Joe White and his son James run ‘J White Guitar Workshops’, a custom guitar build and repair business just outside the English town of Aldershot, Hampshire and can boast many celebrities amongst their clientele. Guitars belonging to Status Quo, Stereophonics, The Rolling Stones, The Kaiser Chiefs and many more have all come in for ‘a bit of magic, ’ as Joe puts it. The business was established in 1988 and is entirely family run. Joe and James are the craftsman and know all about how to repair guitar headstock / neck breaks with epoxy, whilst Sue and Charlotte White look after the administration side of the business.
The professional team at ‘J White Guitar Workshops’ builds and repairs a wide range of guitars and often uses the WEST SYSTEM epoxy in their day-to-day work.
When the strings of a guitar are fully tensioned, or tuned, there is a great deal of strain put on the neck of the instrument. Typically, tensions range from 20kg’s (44lbs) up to 100kg’s (220lbs).
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The headstock (where the string tuners are located) is under the same pressures as the neck. Due to the location, this makes the headstock/top neck area quite vulnerable to general damage and even to a complete breakage. When the headstock or neck of the guitar starts to crack or break completely, the only option is a professional repair.
The bridge (where the strings are attached to the body of a guitar) is another vulnerable area on an acoustic guitar. Often, the high string tensions start to rip the bridge from the top of the guitar. The bridge is normally held to the body of the instrument by glue alone, so it is of paramount importance to have 100% faith in the glue that you use.
When a customer brought in a rather valuable Gibson Les Paul to J White Guitar Workshops that had a broken headstock/snapped neck, he could have been forgiven for expecting the worse, but Joe and James were able to make an invisible repair and return the guitar as good as new.
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“We use WEST SYSTEM epoxy to build guitars and also to repair them, ” Joe told . “If your guitar has a broken headstock or even starts to crack, our advice is to release the tension from all of your strings, save all the little pieces and try to keep them in position if you can. (A bit of masking tape will work to hold the chips in the split). We can sometimes estimate a repair from an email description and photograph of the damage, but it’s always best if you can bring the guitar in to us.”
The crack in the headstock is gently opened up to expose the full extent of the damage and WEST SYSTEM Epoxy mix is generously applied to the crack.
Stains, paints and lacquers are then applied, and highly polished when dry so the repair literally vanishes. Depending on the extent of the damage, any repairs are usually completely undetectable, and stronger than the original wood.
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“This repair would typically take about 1-2 weeks, and would cost around £400, ” Joe explained. “However, each repair is different, so prices can vary depending on the work needed and the materials required. The owner of the Gibson was delighted with the work and knows that the guitar will never break in the same place again. WEST SYSTEM epoxy is a powerful adhesive and will hold the guitar together indefinitely.”
James added, “We prefer WEST SYSTEM epoxy over other glues due to its strength and speed to cure. Other advantages are that it generally remains unaffected by variations in temperature and humidity and it isn’t water-based. This is important, as water-based glues cause the joints in the wood to swell, creating instability in the substrate. WEST SYSTEM epoxy is quite easy to work with and is a must have tool in the workshop.”
For more details of the full range of repair and refurbishment services, or to have your dream guitar hand built, call them on: +44 (0)1252 520911 or visit their website: www.jwhite-guitarworkshops.co.uk
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If you have a technical enquiry or want to learn more about WEST SYSTEM, find the support pages on the West System International website.To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same condition that you received it, unworn or unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. You’ll also need proof of purchase.
To start a return, you can contact us at shop@. If your return is accepted, instructions on how and where to send your package will follow. Items returned to us without first requesting a return will not be accepted.
Please inspect your order upon reception and contact us immediately if the item is defective, or damaged, or if you receive the wrong item so that we can evaluate the issue and make it right. We must be notified of any item found to be damaged or faulty when received within 7 days of receipt, and this item must be returned to us within 14 days of receipt.
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Please contact us atshop@and we will send you shipping labels. We will provide a Freepost label for use to return faulty items within the UK. For returns coming from outside the UK, we will find a reasonable quote for the cost of shipping the item back to us and reimburse this price. If the postage costs more than this quoted price, a receipt will have to be put forward as evidence, then we will evaluate the price paid and decide if this cost will be refunded.
Any returns of faulty goods which are not received within the 7-day time frame will be judged on a case-by-case basis with return postage payable by the customer.
We acceptthe return of non-faulty goods for exchange or refund. These items must be returned to us carriage paid in the original packing and in a saleable condition WITHIN 14 DAYS of original receipt. P & P or carriage is chargeable if an item is to be exchanged or replaced. Please get in touch with us before returning the goods for a returns address and enclose a copy of the original order.
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Courses, Custom Guitars, and custom orders of Kit Guitar Bodies and Necks are subject to a 50% non-refundable deposit. Any problems or faults will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
Any Course Deposits takenduring promotions at shows are held asa 10% non-refundable admin fee, and any balance is to be paid upon confirmation of the booking date.
We do not accept returns for the Spirit Based Stunning Stains, Guitar Finishing Oils and Lacquers, or any hazardous, flammable products. Please get in touch if you have questions or concerns about your item.
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You will cancel your order prior to shipping with no cost penalty being incurred and full credit of your account if monies have already been taken (this explicitly does not apply to Courses or Custom Guitar orders where a cancellation means the loss of the deposit, or of full monies paid to date if work has commenced on the guitar in any way).
You can cancel an order by following the links on the Crimson Guitars website, or by phoning us at +44(0)1300 348863. We will refund goods bought through the website, (explicitly not Custom or Master Built Guitars) if they are returned within 14 days of receipt in the original packaging and in the original saleable condition.
We will notify you once we’ve received and inspected your return, and let you know if the refund was approved. If approved, you’ll be automatically refunded on your original payment method. Please remember it can take some time for your bank or credit card company to process and post the refund too.
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