Crack in ebony fretboard

[Spike]

I pulled my '81 Dean Z out of its case to restring it and clean the fretboard, only to discover a crack in the fretboard.
So, can a good repair shop fill the the crack or am I looking at a more extensive repair? 

Not sure what the spot by the nut between the E and A strings is but whatever it is, it was done before I ever owned the guitar. 

TIA for any advice on  this.

[Dave Scepter]

Get a piece of ebony from either a local guitar shop "look for a cheap tuning peg button or acoustic bridge pin" or maybe they'll have a broken bridge piece or similar or a local wood workers store may have a remnant piece laying around... so you can make ebony saw dust, then use a glue perhaps  a "CA glue"... mask off area, fill crack with saw dust, drop glue, wait then sand... (you can use a razor blade to level surface) repeat if saw dust sinks... to answer your question, any competent shop can repair issue... lots of YouTube videos showing repairs..  Good luck & Live long 🖖👽

[Spike]

Great. Thanks! 

And BTW, HUGE  congrats on the Hamer Standard you have coming your way. That's what made me pull out the Dean Z in the first place. (A poor man's...er...woman's Hamer). Be sure to post some pics when it arrives. Sound clips would be welcome too.

Thanks again!

 

[HamerCustomEr]

Good advice on how to "fill an ebony crack"!

[LexxLecter]

Got the same thing on my Guild X79. A few months of regular humidating the fretboard with lemon oil made it i bit less visible. Tho it doesn’t affect sound or playability.