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Location: USA/Maryland | In addition to the 1117-1 I have in the other thread, I was previously looking at this 1111-4 from 1973. This would be an outright purchase, NOT a trade deal. I put this one on hold when the seller emailed me this pic of the neck... 
This previously belonged to the sellers brother who bought in the late 70's. The repair was done before his brother bought it. If I were to buy it, would this be an issue?
Edited by JeffR 2015-07-29 8:04 PM
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Location: Tennessee | If it's held for the last 35+ years, chance are it's gonna keep on holding.
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Location: SW Mintsoda | Agree with the previous poster ... still, I would ask for several more photos from different angles to see what it all looks like, and if you think you can live with it. |
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Location: USA/Maryland | Does a fracture and repair like this ever effect tone? Does this look like it was repaired professionally?
BTW - this is a bit of a long distance deal. If it were more local I'd have checked it out in person a month ago.
Edited by JeffR 2015-07-30 3:12 PM
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Location: Denmark | I as well would ask for additional photos to see how it looks from different angles. To see how it the fracture interacts with the headstock veneer and truss rod. If the neck broke like this it may have marks or traces from the incident elsewhere. Otherwise propose payment terms 50% now and 50% if you approve the guitar when you have it in your hand. |
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Location: USA/Maryland | It will be an in-person deal if it happens. The other issue with this one is that it doesn't come with the original brown case, but with a newer gray case. Not really a deal breaker, but... |
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Headstock/Neck repair on a 1973 1111-4 I'm considering
