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 Post subject: 1934 Gibson L-00 repair
PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:29 am 
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Hey all:

I posted the first half of this about 8 weeks ago. Just getting back to it and have added some steps.

As usual with Flickr, hold your mouse on the text below the title and you will see any description that is there. Then click on any picture to start the sequence from that point.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruby1638/ ... 344222304/

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Hesh - sorry, but I had to do this repair!


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Love it ! I believe I enjoy restoring / resurrecting old guitars more than building . Please post more as time allows

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while you're in there, how high is the x brace and how thick are the braces? Looks like great work you're doing.


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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 2:39 pm 
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On the top, they are just over 3/16" at the base and just over 1/16" at the top, and 1/2" tall. The back are a little bigger for the upper two and bigger still for the lower 2.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 3:39 pm 
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thanks, very close to the grellier plan of a 1940 L-00 that I have used. I assume It's a 14th fret neck joint from the pictures.


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I see some great work and my hats off to ya Ed for your excellent craftsmanship as well as your desire to bring this wonderful old lady back to life!!!

Good going!!!!

PS: These old L-OOs are my personal all time favorite guitars - nice to see one brought back to life!

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 9:20 pm 
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Yes it is 14 fret. It also has the cantilevered fretboard unique to guitars from this year - as far as I know. The tuners are all original and the knobs are in good shape. The neck is a pretty deep V and I love it.

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Thanks - my intention is to do it justice but not do anything that can't be reversed. MY only chance at one of these loverly guitars. I actuallyI have built 2 out of my 4 to this design - one a maple/sitka L-1 from the mid 20's and one a mahogany/sitka Nick Lucas from the same era.

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Ruby50 wrote:
Mike P

On the top, they are just over 3/16" at the base and just over 1/16" at the top, and 1/2" tall. The back are a little bigger for the upper two and bigger still for the lower 2.

Ed



Wow a heavy 3/16's, your pics the X bracing looks tiny.

I built a 13 fret Nick Lucas from a very detailed tracing of a 1937 14 fret Nick the X bracing was .285, tone bars .260 triangular cross section 1/8 flat on top. Is this variance typical of Gibson?

Nice save BTW


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