A smashed headstock may seem to be a disaster but it doesn't have to be the end of the world.

Broken headstocks come in many guises, these range from the simple split through the machine head holes, to the head having been completely broken through several times. It is rare, but not unknown, for a broken headstock to render the guitar firewood, it's a matter of how much work is required weighed against the value of the instrument. We have a reputation for rising to any challenge and rescuing the lost cause.

We have lots of experience repairing broken headstocks on guitars from the very rare, such as an original Gibson SG 12 string, to those that are very popular such as a Martin D35.

The example here is a Guild D20, which had suffered a catastrophic break. This was the second time it had been broken, though not repaired by us previously, and it soon became clear that clamps and adhesive wouldn't be enough. This repair required a section of the fingerboard to be removed to facilitate reinforcement with carbon fibre. Needless to say, a very happy client.