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Location: Avondale, AZ | I was playing my 1979 Viper which until last night only had light pick rubbing on the pick guard. The strap came off the back peg while I was standing up without my hands on the guitar. My Viper fell butt first to the ground. It hit the back peg and bounced into the air. I caught it before it could hit again. The damage done is that the thick finish around the peg chipped off. It is in a 3/4 circle around the peg with the widest point about 1/4 inch out from the peg. The deepest part is about as thick as a penny.
This got me wondering what is this red coating on my viper made of? How thick is it (this injury to my guitar did not reach to the wood)? Can this be repaired and how?
This had to happen right before my new Gibson is due to arrive. How do I let my Viper know it is still my number one? This guitar survived without a mark a roll over accident in 1981 when it was pack in the back of a pick up truck. The case was scruffed up and needed a couple of hindge pens but the guitar was still like new.
Need I say I threw away the old strap? |
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Location: NJ | TwoWords:
StrapLok. |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | My Epiphone ES 335 came with them. They always seemed like too much trouble until now. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | What is this....Solidbody Damage Week??? :eek: |
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | I know exactly how you feel! It's been a hard week on vintage electrics.
Wayne |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | OldLiverJones, I apologize for my insensitive post above. I know you feel terrible.
Maybe you could use some red nail polish to repair/hide the chipped area.(as suggested for another solidbody mishap) |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | Trboy, I didn't take as insensitive. I found it to be informative. Until I read that I didn't know about Bluebirds mishap. |
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | The first time is always the hardest! ;) |
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Location: Upper Left USA | The poly finish is about 1/32" thick and once it is cracked it is very difficult to repair.
Tough as nails but not a good material to work over.
My condolances to all. The first one hurts, but so do all the other ones!
I am starting to appreciate the tung oiled bodies. |
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Location: Avondale, AZ | I guess I will just leave mine as is. It doesn't show and fixing it might just add to the problem. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I have installed straplocks on ALL of my guitars...both acoustic and electric.
Small price to pay for the added protection.
Sorry, I know how you feel. I stupidly raised one of my mint electrics into the blades of a whirling fan last summer. Put a nasty nick on the back of the headstock......wanted to cry! |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | ....he cried |
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Location: NJ | ". . I am starting to appreciate the tung oiled bodies. . ."
. . . eh, . . . never mind.
. . . there's a joke in there somewhere (at Witko's expense, naturally) . . but it's just TOO easy . . . |
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Location: Upper Left USA | And the Academy Award for the "best non-statement, statement goes to... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Childish. At least SPELL it correctly. It's "bodys". Dave |
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I damaged my prestine Viper
