
This Martin 12-string suffered a broken headstock. Here, I have glued it back together, and am preparing to reinforce the repair.

12-string headstocks sustain high string tension, so this repair will have to be reinforced with splints.

The splints are cut from straight-grain, hard rock maple, and are being glued into routed slots in the headstock.

The finish is being sanded off of the back of the headstock. I will follow up with fresh lacquer and color matching.

I have color-matched and sprayed the back of the headstock with fresh nitro lacquer, seamlessly blending the repair into the original finish.