I've been watching out for another #guitar for the last year or so.
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I've been watching out for another #guitar for the last year or so. Had hoped for either a good second hand one, or a terrible, beaten-up thrift store special to rehab.
Finding ourselves near a thrift shop tonight, I spied seven terribly abused guitars (incl a Disney Hannah Montana model).
Most were nearly firewood, but one (also trashed) appeared rather well made, and had vaguely believable name. Very damaged, but maybe just what I was looking for. A rainy day project!
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I've been watching out for another #guitar for the last year or so. Had hoped for either a good second hand one, or a terrible, beaten-up thrift store special to rehab.
Finding ourselves near a thrift shop tonight, I spied seven terribly abused guitars (incl a Disney Hannah Montana model).
Most were nearly firewood, but one (also trashed) appeared rather well made, and had vaguely believable name. Very damaged, but maybe just what I was looking for. A rainy day project!
…the guitar is Japanese-made, from 1978-1982 by maker Yamaki. Key for me was the solid cedar top and rosewood sides/neck, and properly chamfered frets. Good signs.
It cost me an astounding $15. I see non-trashed ones listed for $500-1500, so it may be substantial enough to hold up to a renovation.
Here's an interesting ad from the early '80s…
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…the guitar is Japanese-made, from 1978-1982 by maker Yamaki. Key for me was the solid cedar top and rosewood sides/neck, and properly chamfered frets. Good signs.
It cost me an astounding $15. I see non-trashed ones listed for $500-1500, so it may be substantial enough to hold up to a renovation.
Here's an interesting ad from the early '80s…
Mine is the 374 model, furthest right.
It's really beat up though, so the before pics will be quite a spectacle. Watch this space.
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Mine is the 374 model, furthest right.
It's really beat up though, so the before pics will be quite a spectacle. Watch this space.
A couple of snapshots of that abused guitar I picked up last evening for $15 at the thrift store.
It's in rough shape, which is the sort of thing I was looking for. Should be an interesting project over the fall and winter.
I won't be seeking perfection, but hope to stabilize it, and make it playable again. Fun to apply my woodworking skills to a guitar – which I haven't explored before.
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A couple of snapshots of that abused guitar I picked up last evening for $15 at the thrift store.
It's in rough shape, which is the sort of thing I was looking for. Should be an interesting project over the fall and winter.
I won't be seeking perfection, but hope to stabilize it, and make it playable again. Fun to apply my woodworking skills to a guitar – which I haven't explored before.
Not so obvious in the pics, but the top is split in eight or ten places along the grain.
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Not so obvious in the pics, but the top is split in eight or ten places along the grain.
I've been gradually accumulating the supplies I need for my experimental rehabilitating of a broken-down old guitar.
I have some parts arriving today. New tuning machines, bridge pieces, and nut.
A rainy day here. Conducive to doing a little planning & prep. I've been doing a humidity raising with the plastic bag treatment to tighten some joints.
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I've been gradually accumulating the supplies I need for my experimental rehabilitating of a broken-down old guitar.
I have some parts arriving today. New tuning machines, bridge pieces, and nut.
A rainy day here. Conducive to doing a little planning & prep. I've been doing a humidity raising with the plastic bag treatment to tighten some joints.
A bit of a win on the most obvious issue with the solid-cedar #guitar top! That big line of light coloured material appeared to be either a failed finish, with water damage to the fibres, or wood filler smeared over a crack.
Under magnification I could see that it was indeed filler. Yay.
Someone had attempted a "fix" by just filling the low side of a split with what looks like the infamous plastic wood. Yikes.
I had a run at it with a dental scaling tool.
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A bit of a win on the most obvious issue with the solid-cedar #guitar top! That big line of light coloured material appeared to be either a failed finish, with water damage to the fibres, or wood filler smeared over a crack.
Under magnification I could see that it was indeed filler. Yay.
Someone had attempted a "fix" by just filling the low side of a split with what looks like the infamous plastic wood. Yikes.
I had a run at it with a dental scaling tool.
The filler material came away quite well, as it's thin and brittle. Was happy to get it off and that I was able to free the crack and get the top surface level again!
The wood fibres inside the crack are somewhat discoloured but I should be able to deal with that. Maybe some bleaching (oxalic).
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The filler material came away quite well, as it's thin and brittle. Was happy to get it off and that I was able to free the crack and get the top surface level again!
The wood fibres inside the crack are somewhat discoloured but I should be able to deal with that. Maybe some bleaching (oxalic).
A cursory cleaning, but so pleased to see that part of the top level and free of crud.
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@andre123 me lo segno, grazie🙃
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Sono indecisa se chiudere l'esperimento istanza, anche se mi piace averne una, oppure impostare la cancellazione automatica per rendere tutto sostenibile. Se però cresce e arrivano persone non voglio imporla, anche se l'ipotesi è remota.
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@snow e fai bene...
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@adriananselmo Che dirti, l'ambiente in quei posti è così, non per niente non voglio averci nulla a che fare.🙏
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@adriananselmo Fu M.me Elsa Fornero (governo Monti) a dire che i giovani erano "choosy", 2012 o 2013....
In pratica diceva che erano i ragazzi a esser "sbagliati", non il disastro che stava creando la crisi di un sistema (il capitalismo) che sta creando sconquassi e danni....
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@snow mi distraggo... mi chiedo se non sono troppo arrogante, mi metto in discussione. Ma finisce sempre nello stesso modo. Vorrei comunque trovare il modo di usarlo per il mio lavoro, ma mi sento fuori posto e fuori ritmo.
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@andre123 Choosy... ma che anno era? Non mi ricordo neanche chi l'aveva detto...
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@adriananselmo Non farlo.😉
