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Author:  dylanger [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:06 am ]
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I was walking around my school yesterday playing guitar and a girl starting talking to me about guitar and whatnot. Her father has a martin but he put his foot through the top (he tried to duct tape it together [headinwall] )the good part is that he is going to sell it to me for very cheap, and I'm going to try an put a new top on it. I am rather inexperienced but I have some people around me that would know how to do this procedure. I thought I would share my excitement and if you dont mind share with me some things that I should look out for.
Author:  Tai Fu [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:32 am ]
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Remove the neck, it is most likely dovetailed so you will need to inject steam into the joint by drilling a hole at the 15th fret or so (remove that fret) and insert a needle and inject steam into it to separate the joint. But first remove the fingerboard that is right over the body because it's also stuck, use a heat blanket or an iron. Then you can just remove the top by cutting it off (since it's trashed anyways) and remake the brace and a new top, reprofile the top rim then glue the top back on. Try and see if you can reclaim the rosette.
Author:  LanceK [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:11 am ]
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Somewhere online (maybe Frets.com?) I seen someone remove a top while leaving the bindings in place. Then they remade the top and installed purflings to clean up the binding/top seam. I just cant recall where I saw that? idunno
Author:  David Collins [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:17 am ]
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If you're using the term "investment" in a learning sense, go for it and more power to you. If you're thinking of investment in financial terms, I think your money would be just as well invested in Chrysler or Fannie Mae.

If and when you get it however, please do post some details on the model, year, condition, etc., before beginning any work on it. I assume it's probably a cheaper or recent model Martin, but in the unlikely case that it may be something of more value, advice on how the instrument should be treated can vary a great deal.
Author:  Pat Foster [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:27 am ]
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Lance Kragenbrink wrote:
Somewhere online (maybe Frets.com?) I seen someone remove a top while leaving the bindings in place. Then they remade the top and installed purflings to clean up the binding/top seam. I just cant recall where I saw that? idunno


Lance,

That's on John Greven's site, under Extras.

Pat
Author:  Jim Watts [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:28 am ]
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Lance Kragenbrink wrote:
Somewhere online (maybe Frets.com?) I seen someone remove a top while leaving the bindings in place. Then they remade the top and installed purflings to clean up the binding/top seam. I just cant recall where I saw that? idunno


I think that's John Greven.
Author:  Bill Hodge [ Sat Apr 25, 2009 12:36 pm ]
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Looks like David, Pat, & Jim beat me to the answer for Lance's suggestion. Here's the link: http://www.grevenguitars.com/GrevenGuitars.html
Author:  George L [ Sun Apr 26, 2009 11:16 am ]
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+1 on what David Collins stated above.
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