Bashed up Horugel Guitar: What should i do with it?

[Stickman]

Hey guys,

I found a guitar in my storeroom and it used to belong to my dad.
It's an old Horugel Guitar and google tells me it's cheap and old.

But i want to do something to it instead of leaving it there to gather dust!
It's in a really bad condition but heck that's where the challenge is.

The head is about to snap off anytime now..

Yes it may seem like a dumb idea..
But i have a long holiday ahead and i don't exactly want to throw this away as it probably stores some sentimental value to my dad.

What should i do with it? Ideas please!

P.s not a guitarist.

 

[funktastic]

bring it down to a luthier to get it fixed and then pick up the guitar! \m/

 

[Stickman]

Hmmm Luthier? The one in Bukit Timah ar?
How much would it roughly cost for a repair job? Will they have to replace the whole neck?

I really dont feel like spending more than the guitar's actual worth (LOL)

 

[RyanZ]

Nah..a luthier is someone who repair guitars Since you got the time, DIY Get some wood glue and a clamp. The charges to fix this probably about 100 bucks You can check Guitar connection at Peninsula. Ask them to quote you.

 

[funktastic]

i think u might need pins. notice that you only have 2...
unless i saw wrong. =x

 

[Stickman]

Damn i look stupid. HAHA okay anyway.

Pins are the knobs to tighten/loosen/tune the strings right? If so, they're all intact..

Yeah i was thinking of DIY.. any specific brand of wood glue or normal super glue will do?

 

[funktastic]

nononooo. to tighten/losen are the tuning pegs. LOL

 

[RyanZ]

Nope... funktastic is referring to the bridge pins.

 

[lightice]

Looks like a tie wrap bridge. No pins.

 

[Stickman]

LOL SHIT LA.

ahhahaha but cant i just tie the ends into knots?
I dont think this guitar even came with bridge pins (may turn out to be a stupid statement).

 

[ikilledkenny!]

haha only acoustic guitars have bridge pins la..
classical use tie knot method
unless they have a crossbred

 

[Stickman]

okay got that.

So really is that all im gonna do? fix up the headstock via glue/bringing down to A LUTHIER, fit it with some classical strings and there's nothing much left to do huh..

Except to start playing it

 

[ikilledkenny!]

haha clean it up man.. polish the frets..it looks so rusted

 

[Stickman]

mmm yeah will do.
So about the glue.. Any kind is fine?

 

[funktastic]

NOT ANY!
you need the right type of glue to keep it in good shape.

i think there's special glue just for wood. or you could ask our some seniors for help. gr3y, edder and fgl. these are the 3 i know that build geetars. not too sure about the rest. but yeah, you could approach them and hope they help you.

 

[Gr3y]

maybe super glue?
since it's supposed to be able to stick down a superman?

or maybe... elephant glue



oh but dun try Mr.Muscle !

 

[Stickman]

hahaha okay elephant glue it is!