Hole in my Martin

MartinDC-16GTE · Post by **MartinDC-16GTE** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:40 am

So this past weekend some drunk person at my house accidently knocked over my guitar while i was gone. Now there is a hole in the side of it. Does anyone know if this can be repaired, and if so, about how much will it cost me?

buffjam9011 · Post by **buffjam9011** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:16 am

dam. i am no help to you but i'm sorry. i have the same guitar, assuming its the same as your name (except mine's rosewood) and i love it. that really doesn't sound like a fixable problem. as least not significantly cheaper than a whole nother guitar.

AlpineValley · Post by **AlpineValley** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:42 am

damn, that sucks man, sorry to hear that.i have not heard of anything that you can do. talk to that drunk idiot and tell them to give you money for a new martin.

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:46 am

AlpineValley wrote:damn, that sucks man, sorry to hear that.i have not heard of anything that you can do. talk to that drunk idiot and tell them to give you money for a new martin.

Fuck that's painful...

Go to the Unofficial Martin Forum. I am sure they will have ideas for you:

http://www.umgf.com

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:16 pm

as painful as it may be, can we get some pictures so we can better evaluate the situation?

6_strings_for_life · Post by **6_strings_for_life** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:18 pm

sfmartins wrote:
AlpineValley wrote:damn, that sucks man, sorry to hear that.i have not heard of anything that you can do. talk to that drunk idiot and tell them to give you money for a new martin.
Fuck that's painful...

Go to the Unofficial Martin Forum. I am sure they will have ideas for you:

www.umgf.com

wow I never knew that existed, thanks for the link!

edit-dont know why these letters are big

sfmartins · Post by **sfmartins** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:00 pm

6_strings_for_life wrote:
sfmartins wrote:
AlpineValley wrote:damn, that sucks man, sorry to hear that.i have not heard of anything that you can do. talk to that drunk idiot and tell them to give you money for a new martin.
Fuck that's painful...

Go to the Unofficial Martin Forum. I am sure they will have ideas for you:

www.umgf.com

wow I never knew that existed, thanks for the link!

edit-dont know why these letters are big

It's a very nice site with a lot of guys that know A LOT about guitars (especially Martin, of course)

whatshername · Post by **whatshername** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:04 pm

did a seam split open or is there an actual hole? a couple years ago my strap on my martin came off the endpin and it dropped straight down, one of the seams split open. i took it to a licensed martin luthier in the next city over and he fixed it in a week or two. i'm not sure what they could do with an actual hole. you should try to find out who knocked it over or something, that's fucked up.

MartinDC-16GTE · Post by **MartinDC-16GTE** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 1:06 pm

there might be hope... i just hope it doesn't cost too much. http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/crackrepair.htm

huff · Post by **huff** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:11 am

wow! i am so sorry! that is horrible news.

checkii · Post by **checkii** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:27 pm

it depends where the hole is and how big.

the flatter the area the more likely it can be fixed.

if it is just a stright acoustic, and this may be a coletely idiotic idea, but depending on where the hole is on the die, maybe install a pick up system there?

Kahn · Post by **Kahn** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 12:54 pm

^ thats what I was thinking