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NAME:
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H. Joshua Gaunt
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ORIGINALLY FROM:
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Born in Fort Wayne, IN… but moved around alot growing up.
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HOW YOU GOT STARTED IN GUITAR REPAIR:
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Went to Full Sail and got an AS in Show Production and Touring. Went to work @ S.I.R in San Francisco as a backline tech, then moved back to Chicago and learned from 3CGS in Guitar Repair
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HOW / WHEN YOU CAME TO WORK FOR 3CGS / BOBS:
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Looking for a job in the Chi Reader, and managed to convince CE to hire me… Feb. 2003
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FREQUENT REPAIRS / SPECIALTY:
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Headstock Reglue with Cosmo, Top Cracks, Inlays, Touchups, refrets, and alot of customizations, routing and cobbling.
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BEFORE YOU BECAME A TECH, WHAT OTHER WORK DID YOU DO:
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Mostly retail in my teens, then alot of stage hand work, and backline tech work.
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ANY BANDS:
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Nope, prefer repairing guitars to playing
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RECOMMENDED LISTENING:
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Sublime, Flogging Molly, Calexico, Slightly Stoopid, Boozoo Bajou, Thievery Corporation, De La Soul, Earatik Statik, Marley and the Wailers (studio one)…
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FAVORITE FIREWATER:
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Makers on the rocks, and a Highlife is all I crave
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FAVORITE GUITAR:
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Early 60′s Gibson SG JR/ Pre Gibson Tobias Basic 5-St. Bass
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FAVORITE HOBBIE:
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Rock Climbing
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LINKS:
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Hi Josh, I own a Takamine EAN10C, Natural Series Acoustic/electric with a Cedar Top. About 5 years old.
I haven’t been keeping it in the case with a humidifier, and it happened. The top cracked.
The crack goes down the center, from top to bottom of the body.
I read some internet articles by Bob Taylor on re-hydration and I’ve used 2 dampits over the last 9 days. The crack has closed up nicely. And the arch on the top and back have come back.
What else should I do? If anything. Should it be professionally gluded? Please provide some advise and/or repair options for me.
Thanks for your help!
Jim Costello
BTW, I contacted Takamine HQ to ask this question. They told me you guys are “the best in the country” and I should ask you for advise. I’d say that’s a pretty good recommendation!
Jim,
It is always a good idea to have that crack glued up. It will most likely come back if the guitar gets a little dry. Also, the crack can cause bracing to become loose on the inside and it can effect the bridge joint as well. You don’t HAVE to get it repaired, but it is a good idea if you want to take good care of the guitar.