Somehow this worked on the first try even though I hated it the entire time. Months of no left channel: canceled. Knowing how to fix stuff is a curse.

Soldering the right headphone signal to a new headphone jack tip.

Completed assembly with the damned apple connector responsible for the problem in the first place.

Completed masterpiece of slop: Soldering a four wire headphone cable to a new headphone jack tip.