Re: Cracked banjo headstock
If as you say this crack is unchanged over several years, I assume it starts at the nut and goes down toward the first fret and the back of the neck. Thus, string tension is holding it shut. My approach to gluing these is after removing the strings [duh] and the tuners, I use a clamp fixture to slowly and controllably open the crack enough to get a thin spatula in. Work in hot hide glue, flex it shut and open a time or two, and clamp shut.
With the neck pre-warmed, hide glue penetrates deeply. Titebond would probably be fine for this but it just doesn't wick in as well.
Shade Tree Fretted Instrument Repair, retired
Nevada City, California
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