A restoration on Bob Burger's Rickenbacker 12-string guitar. It was repaired by someone before I got it and the repair failed from the string tension slowly pulling the headstock apart. This job was a long process of letting the glue dry and filing the neck to blend in the German quilted maple patch without making the already thin and narrow neck weaker and thinner. This technique was taught to me by its inventor, my Father (Dr. Phil Petillo). This process involves gluing the separated/cracked headstock back together, then milling/filing an 1/8" off the back of the headstock then replacing the 1/8" with a stronger wood than the neck, one that can take the strong pressure of a 12-string tension. In this case I chose German quilted maple. Once the piece is glued to the back of the headstock, the true art form of luthiery begins which involves shaping the maple by hand into the neck to make it have a flush and solid feel. The last part of the restoration was to contact my friends at Rickenbacker and get the red finish, which was a little brighter than the guitar but over time will change from exposure to UV light. Checkout all the pics!