***** Guitar Project Jigs, Tools & Techniques Online Resources Archives OLF Video Page Library of plans MP3 Library Inlay Class
Offical Luthiers Forum





And our community proudly sponsored by:

RC Tonewoods | Stewart MacDonald | LuthiersForum
TasmanianTonewoods | OLF | OLF MERCH
Luthier Suppliers | Pacific Coast Woods | ELEVATE
OLF X | Tasmanian Acoustic Tonewood | Luthiers Forum Store!
Luthiers Forum | OLF Facebook | AVAIL SPACE
OLF | Alaska Specialty Woods | A.Hix Tonewood
Duke of Pearl | Birkonium CNC | Space




Official Luthiers Forum!

Owned and operated by Lance Kragenbrink
It is currently Sat Aug 02, 2025 10:51 am


Board index » Luthiers Forum Rooms » Guitar Building Forum

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Forum rules


Be nice, no cussin and enjoy!




Post new topic This topic is locked, you cannot edit posts or make further replies.  Page 1 of 1
  [ 13 posts ] 
  Print view Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
WudWerkr
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:13 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:52 am
Posts: 4524
First name: Big
Last Name: Jim
State: Deep in the heart of Bluegrass
Country: usa
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
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 .

Attachment:
100_1936.jpg
Attachment:
100_1937.jpg
Attachment:
100_1938.jpg
Attachment:
100_1940.jpg
Attachment:
100_1941.jpg
Attachment:
100_1942.jpg


You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.

_________________
The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/
Top
 Profile  
 
WudWerkr
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:16 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:52 am
Posts: 4524
First name: Big
Last Name: Jim
State: Deep in the heart of Bluegrass
Country: usa
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Attachment:
100_1943.jpg
Attachment:
100_1944.jpg
Attachment:
100_1945.jpg
Attachment:
100_1946.jpg


You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.

_________________
The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/
Top
 Profile  
 
Tom West
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:19 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member

Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:10 pm
Posts: 2764
First name: Tom
Last Name: West
State: Nova Scotia
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Is this any help.............?

Tom


http://harmony.demont.net/model/828.htm

_________________
A person who has never made a mistake has never made anything!!!
Top
 Profile  
 
WudWerkr
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:22 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:52 am
Posts: 4524
First name: Big
Last Name: Jim
State: Deep in the heart of Bluegrass
Country: usa
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Ahh Heck Yeah !! Perfect ! Thanks Tom [:Y:] I owe ya a beer !

_________________
The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/
Top
 Profile  
 
Tom West
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:28 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member

Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2008 4:10 pm
Posts: 2764
First name: Tom
Last Name: West
State: Nova Scotia
Country: Canada
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
Glad to help.........................but I think that's my brother Bob's guitar. :lol:

_________________
A person who has never made a mistake has never made anything!!!
Top
 Profile  
 
WudWerkr
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:34 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:52 am
Posts: 4524
First name: Big
Last Name: Jim
State: Deep in the heart of Bluegrass
Country: usa
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
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

_________________
The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/
Top
 Profile  
 
theguitarwhisperer
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 4:58 pm 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Fri Apr 02, 2010 10:35 pm
Posts: 2561
Country: USA
Focus: Repair
Status: Professional
That looks like a fun project!

_________________
Old growth, shmold growth!
Top
 Profile  
 
SteveSmith
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 5:43 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:36 am
Posts: 7473
Location: Southeast US
City: Lenoir City
State: TN
Zip/Postal Code: 37772
Country: US
Focus: Repair
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.

_________________
Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"
Top
 Profile  
 
WudWerkr
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 6:04 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:52 am
Posts: 4524
First name: Big
Last Name: Jim
State: Deep in the heart of Bluegrass
Country: usa
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
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:]

_________________
The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/
Top
 Profile  
 
SteveSmith
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:09 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:36 am
Posts: 7473
Location: Southeast US
City: Lenoir City
State: TN
Zip/Postal Code: 37772
Country: US
Focus: Repair
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.

_________________
Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"
Top
 Profile  
 
WudWerkr
PostPosted: Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:17 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jul 27, 2009 7:52 am
Posts: 4524
First name: Big
Last Name: Jim
State: Deep in the heart of Bluegrass
Country: usa
Focus: Build
Status: Amateur
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:]

_________________
The Shallower the depth of the stream , The Louder the Babble !
The Taking Of Offense Is the Life Course Of The Stupid One !
Wanna Leave a Better Planet for our Kids? How about Working on BETTER KIDS for our Planet !
Forgiveness is the ability to accept an apology that you will probably NEVER GET
The truth will set you free , But FIRST, it will probably Piss you Off !
Creativity is allowing yourself to make Mistakes, Art is knowing which ones to Keep !
The Saddest thing anyone can do , is push a Loyal Person to the point that they Dont Care Anymore
Never met a STRONG person who had an EASY past !
http://wiksnwudwerks.blogspot.com/
http://www.facebook.com/groups/GatewayA ... rAssembly/
Top
 Profile  
 
SteveSmith
PostPosted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 2:33 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:36 am
Posts: 7473
Location: Southeast US
City: Lenoir City
State: TN
Zip/Postal Code: 37772
Country: US
Focus: Repair
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!!

_________________
Steve Smith
"Music is what feelings sound like"
Top
 Profile  
 
LanceK
PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 4:12 pm 
Offline
Site Admin
User avatar

Joined: Mon Dec 27, 2004 5:02 am
Posts: 8555
Location: United States
First name: Lance
Last Name: Kragenbrink
City: Vandercook Lake
State: Michigan
Zip/Postal Code: 49203
Country: USA
Focus: Build
Status: Semi-pro
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.

_________________
Support the OLF! Bookmark our STEWMAC link Today!
Lance@LuthiersForum.com
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic This topic is locked, you cannot edit posts or make further replies.  Page 1 of 1
  [ 13 posts ] 

Board index » Luthiers Forum Rooms » Guitar Building Forum

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: DennisK, meddlingfool and 47 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
phpBB customization services by 2by2host.com