leschirons Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 (edited) Managed to take a slice of flesh out of my left arm by falling onto a sharp dry wall rail. The red bit is actually missing. Thought lĀ was having a bad day until the other pic arrived from our guitarist š³ Edited July 23, 2020 by leschirons 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Not good; not good, either of 'em. The headstock break will be an easy fix. Any decent luthier will make an invisible join; countless Les Pauls have suffered the same fate and been glued up (and so stronger than before...). The arm will heal, too, but it'll sting for a while. Maybe time to give up skate-boarding..?Ā 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted July 23, 2020 Author Share Posted July 23, 2020 5 minutes ago, Dad3353 said: Not good; not good, either of 'em. The headstock break will be an easy fix. Any decent luthier will make an invisible join; countless Les Pauls have suffered the same fate and been glued up (and so stronger than before...). The arm will heal, too, but it'll sting for a while. Maybe time to give up skate-boarding..?Ā He'd only had the Les Paul for 7 months,Ā paid 2,800ā¬Ā Ā He won't be happy with a repair although yes, it would be fine.Ā ChrisĀ Leduc would be able to fix it easily and yes, the arm stings like hell. Especially when the antiseptic spray goes onš 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassfinger Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Well, yesterday I awoke find my water bed leaking.Ā I cleared that up, and then promptly slipped over in the shower and landed on my butt - I have a huge bruise on my right arriss cheek and can't sit down properly. Then, and this is the kicker, I was diagnosed with a form of narcolepsy and have been told I cannot drive until the symptoms are under control.Ā This was a real ballache, as I'd driven to the Hospital. So, after that little lot, if anything happened to one of my basses id probably end it all, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 I've seen Les Pauls (and SGs...) busted in the same way when their hard case simply falls flat from its own height. A well-known weakness of the GibsonĀ design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 23, 2020 Share Posted July 23, 2020 Yup, classic Gibbo headstock break. So common, itās almost an easyĀ fix (at least itās not likely to be the luthierās first and certainly not their last). The arm looks nasty but, as @Dad3353 says, itāll heal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) Silly accidents eh .. I walked into a lampost a week ago, full force,Ā which knocked me to the ground.Ā Hit the lampost arm firstĀ and bicep took the full brunt, spun me round, and fell on the ground on the left knee. Hat, glasses,Ā stuff in pockets, all flew off or out over the ground. Bruises and whatnot,Ā couldnt stretch my arm out for a few days. Strange really, as that lampost has been in the same place for as long as i've lived here,.. 10 years.Ā Go figure I'll never play the violin again, though Edited July 24, 2020 by fleabag 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, fleabag said: ...I'll never play the violin again, though Reminds me of the woman, talking to the surgeon who'd operated on her husbands arthritic hands... "Tell me the truth, please, Doctor;Ā will he be able to play the piano..?" "Yes, Madam, he'll have no problem with that." "That's wonderful, Doctor; he'll be so pleased. He never couldĀ before." Edited July 24, 2020 by Dad3353 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, Dad3353 said: Reminds me of the woman, talking to the surgeon who'd operated on her husbands arthritic hands... "Tell me the truth, please, Doctor;Ā will he be able to play the piano..?" "Yes, Madam, he'll have no problem with that." "That's wonderful, Doctor; he'll be so pleased. He never couldĀ before." Ah, the old ones are the best. Edited July 24, 2020 by Dad3353 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Re the Les Paul, he has OCD anyway with constant retuning on stage, changing guitars 15 times in each set, constantly checking connections on stuff that's working perfectly and wearing white gloves for the set up as it apparently tells him how grubby our equipment is š³?? So, I'm hoping he wants nothing to do with the guitar now it's busted and he'll ask me if I want it for 400ā¬š 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthedog Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Not sure if this helps put your wound and guitarist's incident into perspective; but this is a bad day: 4 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 10 minutes ago, Bobthedog said: Not sure if this helps put your wound and guitarist's incident into perspective; but this is a bad day: š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 22 hours ago, leschirons said: Thought lĀ was having a bad day until the other pic arrived from our guitarist To be fair, that is normal for a Les Paul. I mean, is it even really a les paul until the headstock falls off? Thats what you pay extra for. Ā 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Word ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuzzie Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 On 23/07/2020 at 20:32, leschirons said: Managed to take a slice of flesh out of my left arm by falling onto a sharp dry wall rail. The red bit is actually missing. Thought lĀ was having a bad day until the other pic arrived from our guitarist š³ Nah, skins not missing on that, just retracted a little, couple of stitches or glue and steri strips after pulling it across - right as rain as long as nowt damaged underneath. It is a bit hurty tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maude Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 Oh, I see the headstock now.Ā I thought we were looking at that sock and shoe combo with the shorts.Ā 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 3 hours ago, Woodinblack said: To be fair, that is normal for a Les Paul. I mean, is it even really a les paul until the headstock falls off? Thats what you pay extra for. Ā Yup, this one is now officially a genuine Les Paul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hellzero Posted July 24, 2020 Share Posted July 24, 2020 @leschirons ifĀ you want Christophe LEDUC to fix the Gibson headstock that's the best option for sure and it will be totally invisible, but he is on vacation until the 10th of August. I just called him today to have some news as we are friends.Ā š Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 4 minutes ago, Hellzero said: @leschirons ifĀ you want Christophe LEDUC to fix the Gibson headstock that's the best option for sure and it will be totally invisible, but he is on vacation until the 10th of August. I just called him today to have some news as we are friends.Ā š He would be my first choice. I'm seeing ourĀ guitarist tomorrow so will ask what he plans to do. I agree, Christophe's work is second to none. Thanks for info about his holidays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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