Its your worst case scenario. A bump, tip and crash finalised with a loud crack. Countless guitars get knocked off stands and it often ends badly, with a broken neck/headstock. 

Must would assume that the guitar is a write off but that is certainly NOT the case. In this article, I'll show you how I brought back a broken neck on an acoustic. 

As with the rest of the site, feel free to mouseover the images to get a close look at the repair.

Move your mouse over image or click to enlarge	So, lets start with the damage then. This guitar suffered a drop and whilst not completely broken off, you can clearly see the damage here.
Move your mouse over image or click to enlarge	The first thing to do is to strip off all the hardware. This allows full access and the ability to properly clamp the repair. In this case, the gap is filled with a specialist adhesive. Its filled proud as you can see to ensure that every open grain gets adhered back into place.
Move your mouse over image or click to enlarge	Now, its time to clamp it down. As you can see, I use no ordinary clamp. This clamp ensures an even application of pressure across the joint. Rubber facings prevent damage to the guitar. Now... we wait!
Move your mouse over image or click to enlarge	Once the joint has fully hardened, its time to refinish the repaired surfaces. This is where alot of time is spent, working down through the grades of sandpaper to get the finish flawless. Where needed, further remedial work is undertaken to ensure that evidence of the crack is permanently hidden.
Move your mouse over image or click to enlarge	So... remember this article and if you're ever unfortunate enough to see your pride and joy in this state, you know where to find me!

In this example, its plain to see this was a bad situation! Snapped clean off - this guitar was a write off... until it came to Pearce Guitars for a rescue. I'll let the photos tell the story of how this came back to glory: