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Larrivee OM-10 Broken Headstock, Split Top Shipping Repair

Another beautiful old “Victoria Label” Larrivee OM10 model arrived in the shop. This one sustained some shipping damage, which fractured the neck. It also had a couple of other issues: a split top and a lifting bridge.

J. Blackwood
September 15, 2011
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On the Bench

Gibson Broken Headstock Syndrome

For every ten guitars I repair with broken headstocks, nine of them are Gibson Les Pauls. Besides being heavier than the average guitar, they also have a radical headstock angle, which is their weakest point… so, if you drop or…

J. Blackwood
October 12, 2010

Larrivee OM-10 Broken Headstock, Split Top Shipping Repair

Gibson Broken Headstock Syndrome

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