Ball peen hammer and martin D28

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tippie53
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Ball peen hammer and martin D28

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here is a unique problem , a ball peen hammer was sent through the back of a D28. A 1975 , and it caused sever damage to the back You can see the hole and fractures in the back. The first think I did was to get the pieces lined back up and using CA got them set.
Then I took out and repair the brace , as it seems they don't like hammers either. So once the structure was fixed I could address the repair.
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John Hall
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the neck process was making the piece to fit. I actually made it oversized to get into good wood and treated it as an inlay. I searched my scrap bin for matching wood.
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once the piece was set it was all about sanding , seal , fill, seal and finish
as you see the pick the final pic is the first build finish coats final finish will be posted when complete

I am very happy with the result so far.
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Pretty impressive fix John. She is a player again! Yah!
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Keeping our heritage alive, John. Thank you! I think we're all grateful.
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Could call it a plug for a sound port that didn't work out.

Bruce,
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Nice fix. Thank you.
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