17/10/2025
A very dear friend came in with his Martin & Co D12 (1971) – a magnificent twelve-string that’s seen a few decades of music and memories.
📸 Pics 1, 2 & 5
The headstock had suffered some serious trauma — cracked in four places — and needed careful re-glueing.
📸 Pics 3 & 4
A full view of this classic beauty. Solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides — the kind of instrument that makes you pause.
📸 Pic 6
Injecting Seccotine (fish glue) deep into the cracks with a wick tip — slow and precise work.
📸 Pic 7
Clamping time! When it comes to headstock repairs, the rule stands: the more clamps, the better.
🎸 Coming up:
Two structural cracks near the soundboard hint at loose braces, and the neck will need a reset to restore proper saddle height and action. More pictures and posts to follow as this old soul gets its voice back.
