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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:10:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JupiterMaximus]
You just don’t see these every day, much less get one as an inheritance. It needs a good light, non-altering cleaning and has a large crack on the front and some gaps along the edges on the bottom. I will be looking for a competent luthier to do the repairs and return it to playability.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 8:16:47 PM EDT
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Whatever you do, don't let Quentin Tarantino use it as a movie prop.
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Posted: 8/26/2024 9:23:01 PM EDT
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Beautiful. Have you considered having Gibson do the work?
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Posted: 8/26/2024 9:49:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mindless: Beautiful. Have you considered having Gibson do the work? I agree with this post. There are many good luthiers out there, but they seem to be getting scarce. I would get a consultation with Gibson. https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Support/Virtual-Repair-And-Restoration?utm_source=Gibson+Newsletter&utm_campaign=2d8a66690c-4.22.21%3A+Repair+%26+Restoration+Launch&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d5d26bcb8d-2d8a66690c-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&ct=t%284.22.21%3A+Repair+&Restoration_Launch%29=&mc_cid=2d8a66690c&mc_eid=ef1f2686d8 |
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Posted: 8/26/2024 10:45:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Mindless: Beautiful. Have you considered having Gibson do the work? Actually, I am considering them. Been reading up on their services. I will send an inquiry to them this week with pictures of the problems. |
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Posted: 8/27/2024 11:44:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JupiterMaximus: Actually, I am considering them. Been reading up on their services. I will send an inquiry to them this week with pictures of the problems. Very cool instrument. Denny Rauen and Ron Jones up here in Milwaukee are both absolutely top tier but I'm sure you can find some one more local. |
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Posted: 8/27/2024 12:36:16 PM EDT
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It makes you wonder how many 105 year old guitars are still out in the wild waiting to be found.
I would think Gibson would want it in their museum. What a great inheritance! |
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Posted: 8/27/2024 1:08:49 PM EDT
[Last Edit: cgrant26]
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FYI OP, I'm seeing them on Reverb in various conditions from $1500-$5700. Hope that helps determine how much is worth sinking into it.
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Posted: 8/27/2024 2:52:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cgrant26: FYI OP, I'm seeing them on Reverb in various conditions from $1500-$5700. Hope that helps determine how much is worth sinking into it. Yeah those and the more stripped down archtops really aren't worth a whole lot but it shouldn't need anything more than maybe a few cleats and a setup which should be a few hundred bucks. |
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Posted: 8/27/2024 8:37:53 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By cgrant26: FYI OP, I'm seeing them on Reverb in various conditions from $1500-$5700. Hope that helps determine how much is worth sinking into it. Originally Posted By RickFinsta: Yeah those and the more stripped down archtops really aren't worth a whole lot but it shouldn't need anything more than maybe a few cleats and a setup which should be a few hundred bucks. I’m laughing at the 2 on Ebay with various replacement parts and new sprayed finishes that are both around $7500. I have exactly $0 invested in this thing currently, a few hundred to bring it back to life wouldn’t be a big deal. |
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Posted: 8/28/2024 1:40:26 PM EDT
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Cool! must be preserved!
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Posted: 8/28/2024 1:44:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JupiterMaximus: I’m laughing at the 2 on Ebay with various replacement parts and new sprayed finishes that are both around $7500. I have exactly $0 invested in this thing currently, a few hundred to bring it back to life wouldn’t be a big deal. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JupiterMaximus: Originally Posted By cgrant26: FYI OP, I'm seeing them on Reverb in various conditions from $1500-$5700. Hope that helps determine how much is worth sinking into it. Originally Posted By RickFinsta: Yeah those and the more stripped down archtops really aren't worth a whole lot but it shouldn't need anything more than maybe a few cleats and a setup which should be a few hundred bucks. I’m laughing at the 2 on Ebay with various replacement parts and new sprayed finishes that are both around $7500. I have exactly $0 invested in this thing currently, a few hundred to bring it back to life wouldn’t be a big deal. That's worth a lot in it's current condition. I wouldn't let anyone but Gibson touch it. |
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Posted: 8/28/2024 2:47:07 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By RickFinsta: Yeah those and the more stripped down archtops really aren't worth a whole lot but it shouldn't need anything more than maybe a few cleats and a setup which should be a few hundred bucks. Originally Posted By forager: Cool! must be preserved! As is sometimes the case with these “barn finds”….they can cost A LOT to restore. Pre-war Martins can double purchase price in repairs. Tagging for updates. |
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Posted: 8/28/2024 4:01:47 PM EDT
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wut?
To get a six figure bill from a luthier the guitar is gonna have to be smashed to fucking pieces. Also, plenty of luthiers better than the guys working at Gibson. Have any of you guys actually worked in the industry? |
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Posted: 8/29/2024 7:44:01 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JupiterMaximus]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BTccw: As is sometimes the case with these “barn finds”….they can cost A LOT to restore. Pre-war Martins can double purchase price in repairs. Tagging for updates. I lucked out. This isn’t a barn find. It was brought to our house in the mid 80s when my step-mom’s father died and we moved her mother is with us. It has been in this shape since then. I tried for years to get her to let me have it, but she always said it belonged to my sisters. Now that both her and my dad have left us, my sisters told me to keep it, but I have to get it cleared with them if I ever decide to sell it. Fair enough, it was their grandfathers guitar. There was also an old violin that my eldest sister kept. |
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