Crack in Shoulder

[julie-eddy]

I just bought a used Troubadour. There is a crack on the shoulder of the harp – on the inside (the part of the shoulder that faces the strings).
Can I put wood glue in the crack and use a vice to hold it together while the glue dries? I realize this may not fix it permanently – but I am wondering if this could help.

[kay-lister]

Did you buy it from a harp center/music store or from an individual? Were you told about the crack before you bought it? Hmmmmm, I’d take that critter back.

Kay

[robert-hanson]

Troubadours are built like tanks. You didn’t say how big was the crack. If it is a hair line crack it may have been there for a long time and will continue to be there with no harm except for cosmetics. Just keep an eye on it. Don’t worry about it unless it starts to grow.

[fred-lockett]

I looked at one on ebay that had several cracks in the shoulder. It was a Troubadour 1. In any event, the cause is usually a warping harmonic curve or neck. The links posted below go to photos of a more advanced crack, actually a “dislocation” of the shoulder on my old Morley. My vote is to have it repaired. Glue and maybe a horizontal wood dowel between the shoulder and the neck, before it gets too bad and the neck snaps in two!

(http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Paldi/media/random/006B_zps9295fa1c.jpg.html)

(http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Paldi/media/random/007_zps705b1432.jpg.html)

[robert-hanson]

Be careful not to over react and have an unnecessary repair. Since a Troubadour neck is made of plywood , cut from a single piece of multilayer piano pin block material, it will not snap in two.

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