Re: How to fix a crack in a neck...
Repairing a crack depends on many things. if the crack is a relatively "fresh" crack where many repairman haven't patched and buff on the area to "clean it up", I would probably strip the neck down to the tube. that is, take off all soft soldered parts and remove the solder and lacquer. I would then dedent the tube, clean the crack. slightly V out the crack with files and rifflers, then silver solder the crack shut. I would then re assemble buff and lacquer. I could do this in about anhour so $100 bucks would be pretty good pay. Making a brace would be extra. I hate patches so i avoid them unless i can't, like in the case of an area of a horn that is too thin or rotted.
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