Nasty side crack that was poorly glued

[Matt Haugen]

I have an old Framus Jumbo flea market find. The guitar is in poor condition and has had 1 very poor repair done. I am wondering what my options might be to repair a side crack that has dried glue in it. My idea is to focus steam in the area of the glue and try to clean it out with dental tools. I do fear that in an attempt to repair, I will end up with a lot of chipping and could essentially spend hours or days cleaning this mess only to end up with a repair that looks just as bad as the original hack job that was done. Please take a look at the pictures and let me know what you might try or do here. I also should note that the guitar cost $20.00, so I am not interested in putting a new side on, my goal is to keep it original.

[Kerry Krishna]

  You are Dedicated to Learning! If you are on Facebook, I gotta tell you:  I get a LOT os personal satisfaction from posting long detailed Photoessays of shop work that I do. I would LOVE to see this in that format! Friend me there Bucko!

[Richard Bales]

Not a great guitar meaning that it is probably not commercially worth the effort to try to fix properly.  But it is a perfect project to learn with and test your repair skills.  I wish I had more time to tackle this kind of challenge.  Fifteen instruments in the shop now (with just me to work on them), and they have to be ready for the new school season.  Only one is an easy repair!  And at least 6 long-term repairs that are over a year in waiting.    My point is, if you can afford the time, go.  I would.