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Author:  WudWerkr [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:13 pm ]
Post subject:  Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
I was in Mississippi a few days last week and was given this by my sisterinlaw . It was her moms . Her mom passed away several years ago. She asked if I could make it Playable again . According to what I was told , Her mom was given this as a child approx 70 yrs ago , never played it , after a while it was stored in a plastic bag and humidity did the rest ..... basicaly just fell apart. Thats the story .

Ever seen one ? I am curious If there is any value at all here . I have found a couple online that are close , Valued at a couple hundred .

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Author:  WudWerkr [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:16 pm ]
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Author:  Tom West [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:19 pm ]
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Is this any help.............?

Tom


http://harmony.demont.net/model/828.htm
Author:  WudWerkr [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
Ahh Heck Yeah !! Perfect ! Thanks Tom [:Y:] I owe ya a beer !
Author:  Tom West [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
Glad to help.........................but I think that's my brother Bob's guitar. :lol:
Author:  WudWerkr [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
Now I have to find or make a Nut , Saddle , and Fret board . Nut and saddle lost , and fret board didnt survive the humidity . People can be soo [headinwall] gaah some times laughing6-hehe
Author:  theguitarwhisperer [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
That looks like a fun project!
Author:  SteveSmith [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
WudWerkr wrote:
Now I have to find or make a Nut , Saddle , and Fret board . Nut and saddle lost , and fret board didnt survive the humidity . People can be soo [headinwall] gaah some times laughing6-hehe


Ain't that the truth. I've been working off and on on a '49 Gibson J45 that came to me in a plastic trash bag that had been stored in a shed next to the Chattahoochee river in Alabama.
Author:  WudWerkr [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
SteveSmith wrote:
WudWerkr wrote:
Now I have to find or make a Nut , Saddle , and Fret board . Nut and saddle lost , and fret board didnt survive the humidity . People can be soo [headinwall] gaah some times laughing6-hehe


Ain't that the truth. I've been working off and on on a '49 Gibson J45 that came to me in a plastic trash bag that had been stored in a shed next to the Chattahoochee river in Alabama.


I have suggested to Lance that we have a Restoration Subforum . For exactly stuff like this . Got any pics of the Gibson , Id love to see them ! [:Y:]
Author:  SteveSmith [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
Got some pics I posted a while ago in this thread http://luthiersforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=10101&t=34351 when I started the restoration. It's going slow and I'll post some more when I make a bit more progress - I told the guy I would do it because it interested me but that it would probably take about a year as I would have to fit it in between other work.
Author:  WudWerkr [ Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:17 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
Sweet I enjoyed that ..... I look forward to seeing progress pics .. I heard from Lance and He is going to set up a restoration subforum for us ... [:Y:]
Author:  SteveSmith [ Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
WudWerkr wrote:
Sweet I enjoyed that ..... I look forward to seeing progress pics .. I heard from Lance and He is going to set up a restoration subforum for us ... [:Y:]


Cool!!
Author:  LanceK [ Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Looking for Info , Old Guitar Rebuild
I am locking this thread because WudWerkr has opened it up in the New Instrument Restoration forum.
Found at the bottom of the Index page.
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