project for the guitar repairers on here...

[HTH AMPS]

Here's a PRS Mira with headstock damage - would still be a nice guitar once repaired, but it'll £COST£.  Probably one for the handier of the guys on here (Jon, Wez)...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PRS-Mira-USA-built-Ltd-Korina-Model-DAMAGED-/110730536929?_trksid=p4340.m8&_trkparms=algo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D6%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D2106646859332021892#ht_1585wt_905

[Philly Q]

I saw that this afternoon!   Brings a tear to the eye.... 

I imagine that would be a really tricky repair?  If the original pieces of wood had just broken off clean they could be re-glued, but making a new piece and trying to get it to to blend in would be hard work.

Having said that, the grain of korina is quite good for hiding joins - I'm struggling to tell if that's a 2- or 3-piece body.

[FELINEGUITARS]

Hmmm - wouldn't be that tricky in some ways
You may have to lose the logo though - maybe have a fight to get a new one from Headline Music

Maybe put an ebony or rosewood fascia on the front to make it stronger
Nice guitar - but worth it for resale?

[Philly Q]

Maybe put an ebony or rosewood fascia on the front to make it stronger
Nice guitar - but worth it for resale?

Good idea about the fascia, but I think it looks better with the korina headstock.

And good point about resale value - from my limited experience, although the Miras are my favourite PRS models, they don't seem to hold their value as well as the better-known models like Custom 22s, McCartys etc.  Most people seem to prefer maple tops.

[HTH AMPS]

I'd have though you'd just loose the headstock altogether and scarf-joint a new one ????

In terms of resale, it would need the PRS logo, but I was thinking more as a cheap option of having a nice PRS for those who are handy with repairing guitars.

[WezV]

doesnt look like too bad a repair job, but i dont think its going to stay cheap enough to be worth doing.

no need to lose the whole headstock at all.  for the sturdiest repair i would be looking at planing the sides of the headstock down, glueing on new ears and doing a headplate as jon suggests - although i would consider a korina headplate for aesthetics. 
but a functional repair could possibly be done by just replacing the missing headstock with the end grain join hidden mostly under the tuner - wouldnt be ideal having such a join under the tuner though, especially with more wood needing to be removed to get a good join in that spot.  so i would advise for the full repair

[Philly Q]

doesnt look like too bad a repair job, but i dont think its going to stay cheap enough to be worth doing.

The ad has some confusing waffle about a £500 buy-it-now, my initial thought was that doesn't seem a bad price for those with the repair skills......  although thinking about it, an undamaged one would probably only sell for about £700 on eBay.

The model was about £1,100 new, but they were often discounted to £999.

[mikeluke]

So, what is it worth, realistically? Bearing in mind loss of resale value? £350-400?

[HTH AMPS]

I'd imagine it won't fetch over £300 - ebay is SLOW right now.

EDIT: its at £281 already, guess I was wrong.

[Philly Q]

If anyone is thinking of buying this, I can sell you a matching bit of wood to repair the headstock.....*




(* It has a Mira Korina attached to it, yours for £900)

[WezV]

it is sometimes odd with 'projects' on ebay.  i still keep an eye out as habit, but the bargains are few and far between.  i got my john birch at a relatively good price because it was split in two, but it was still past the point of a profitable rebuild.  i still think it would have gone much higher if it had clearer photo's - i took a gamble


if a few people think they are going to get a bargain because something needs work, they invariably go higher than you think.  i wouldn't be at all surprised if this got to near its second hand value, maybe even reaching the lower end of it.   You see it happen quite regularly with broken gibson's.

my guess is that this will end at  £500-600 - probably doubling in the last 30 seconds

[FELINEGUITARS]

if a few people think they are going to get a bargain because something needs work, they invariably go higher than you think.  i wouldn't be at all surprised if this got to near its second hand value, maybe even reaching the lower end of it.   You see it happen quite regularly with broken gibson's.

my guess is that this will end at  £500-600 - probably doubling in the last 30 seconds

So not worth it really from a value point of view - although it could be a nice guitar to play

[Telerocker]

I would not burn my fingers on this piece.

[Philly Q]

Sold for £466.

I bet if I sold mine I'd get less.  :(

[AndyR]

Sold for £466.

I bet if I sold mine I'd get less.  :(

I got a plan. But only if you need to sell and there's no possibility of changing your mind.

It involves your Mira and ebay.

But, before you start, you need a house-brick and a few beers... Almost guaranteed sale (you might even cover the cost of the brick and beers)(as well, that is...)