Gibson Les Paul value??

[davismanLV]

That sounds kind of overkill/non-standard to me. I'm not a repair guy, but this really looks like a tight, simple crack that you just let water-thin CA wick into and be done with. And I don't know why you'd keyhole the ends of the crack unless you were leaving it open. If it's properly glued up, there shouldn't be any risk of it growing.

Are you guys sure the crack isn't already glued up?

Hey @kakerlak it's a bit of a shit show because I don't know about these guitars. He's rushing to resolve a problem which may or may NOT help him. I've told him this, but he's headstrong. Not sure what the rush is, but I'd surely advise CA glue to fill the defect and .... beyond that I don't know. However, the drilling the ends of a crack is a very common solution to release the pressure and when more stress comes, it mitigates the additional stress, and actually stops further damage once it's fixed. I've used this technique before. And it works. but this is a vintage guitar....so I'm a bit lost. but on furniture and old stuff, the drilling of the holes at the ends of a crack will, ultimately, save further damage unless you don't fix the problem.. Right?

 

[kakerlak]

Hey @kakerlak it's a bit of a [****] show because I don't know about these guitars. He's rushing to resolve a problem which may or may NOT help him. I've told him this, but he's headstrong. Not sure what the rush is, but I'd surely advise CA glue to fill the defect and .... beyond that I don't know. However, the drilling the ends of a crack is a very common solution to release the pressure and when more stress comes, it mitigates the additional stress, and actually stops further damage once it's fixed. I've used this technique before. And it works. but this is a vintage guitar....so I'm a bit lost. but on furniture and old stuff, the drilling of the holes at the ends of a crack will, ultimately, save further damage unless you don't fix the problem.. Right?

In my brain, drilling out the end of a crack allows the two sides to flex and shift without tending to shear the crack further along. I don't see a benefit to doing it on something you plan to glue up.

 

[dreadnut]

Well the cracks certainly affect the value. How much I don't know. But with a guitar of this value, I would bring it to a highly qualified luthier for an assessment before attempting any homemade repairs.

 

[walrus]

I simply would leave it alone...

Ralf

This. And play it!

walrus