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I have volunteered to fix up this Maxtone nylon string guitar. It looks like a pretty low-cost item, so I will not spend too much time on it.

The neck has a crack, cause unknown, before I pointed it out, the owners did not even know it was broken.

The fingerboard appears to be not real wood, probably why the frets are loose. I am hesitant to use superglue, but on a guitar such as this, it is probably OK to glue the frets down.

The tuners are a very rattly fit in the head, but I will ignore that.

So, Epoxy the neck, see if dowels are required, press and glue frets, do a simple fret level job, new, cheap-ish strings. The grandchildren will probably eventually destroy it anyway.

modulator The grandchildren will probably eventually destroy it anyway.

True words!

Decent superglue (aka cynoacrylate) is fine for frets - at least at this price point. I've refurbed more than a few sets of tuners on cheepie nylon's - sometimes the holes the slot into need a little extra finishing (sanding), the screws holding on the gear wheel need to be tightened/loosened or a little Q20 sorts everything out (sometimes all of the above).

I dunno if any strings are cheap in Rands anymore 😅

      2 months later

      Crack epoxied up, the refinish did not go too well.

      The frets were not loose, just badly fitted, and refused efforts to improve it. Against better judgement I scraped off the finish, just ot see. Very soft wood. Some work on fret polishing, then strings.

      Of course, trying to protect the finish, I used some masking tape, which just ripped off the cheap sticker….

      I console myself, it is a cheaper guitar, it was broken.

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        modulator I console myself, it is a cheaper guitar, it was broken.

        But now playable, which is the important bit - you should see my current nylon - yours is in better condition! I'll fix it, eventually (bracing and fretwork, eish!)

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