crack repair

[vince sauter]

i have recently obtained a 1974 ovation legend. it has the typical crack in the face that runs from the bridge toward the end pin and another from the sound hole to the bridge. i have cheked with a mirror inside but i dont see the crack in the face of the wood so i think these crackes are mostly in the finish but i am not totaly convinced of that yet. what i am wondering is , is there any thing to fill these cracks with and level of the finish so they are not so pronounced?
vince

[Tim Mace]

Pictures are better to gauge by but if you're convinced it's lacquer crackage only you may be able to fill w/ca
and smooth it out. It depends how good a disquise artist you are.Wet sanding,super duper fine grit,buffing and the like.I'm no pro but that's what comes to mind.

[vince sauter]

can you tell me about ca where i can get it , what is it.

[thefishinmusician]

super glue..Me thinks that the Ovation is plywood..Is the " crack " peaking up?

[vince sauter]

it seems to be a bit raised but it had been sitting in someones basement for years so it could be due to a few things. i put a light inside the sound hole under the crack and at first i thought it was cracked thru the wood. i then put a mirror inside to see if i could some how brace the crack from the inside to stabilize it but i could not see the crack from the inside. it looks like a standard spuce type of wood from the inside.