BCR Greg Posted April 8, 2014 Posted April 8, 2014 Jon has the earliest Classic I have seen, and it fell. So I get to put it back. Here's a few shots of the work....How it arrived(by courier)...Broked up bad...After hours of fiber clearing, coffee drinking and careful refitting...the hot hide glue and clamps come into play....Not strong enough, time for the routing. By hand. With a Dremel.
Boomerang~Junkie Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 This is a very cool thread to watch the repair progress. You are insanely talented - unbelievably nice work.
velorush Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 That's... well, that's... to quote Byrne, "same as it ever was!"
alantig Posted April 26, 2014 Posted April 26, 2014 Stunning.I should have asked Greg to let me swipe some sandpaper over the repair, just so I could say I participated. Would have been worth $10!
carfish7 Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 I wonder how many Advil he had to pop when it first tipped over? Nice work BTW Greg................
Caddie Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Oh no you di nt. Even all the King's Horses and all the King's Men could not have put THAT Humpty Dumpty Les Paul back together again. Next few shows when Mr. Jovi plays it on stage he best give you a shout out or 2. Cheers caddie
BCR Greg Posted April 28, 2014 Author Posted April 28, 2014 Frets leveled/crowned/polished and rosewood cleaned and oiled.....What break?Color matching done right.....
a.bandini Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 Very impressive; well done, and thanks for sharing.
tbonesullivan Posted April 28, 2014 Posted April 28, 2014 The servpro of guitar repair gurus: like it never even happened.
Caddie Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 I can hardly contain myself. I want to break off a few headstocks just so Greg can fix them!Cheerscaddie
DBraz Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Wow. That is incredible. It just shows what can be done when you'd think all hope would be gone.
motorpriest Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Amazing thread, thanks for sharing. Bravo, maestro!
gorch Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 What a fantastic solution! The guitar appears stronger than ever.
hamerican gigolo Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 Excellent repair work. Greg definitely has the skills!
HAMERMAN Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 Another awesome repair!Thanks again for sharing the pics - seeing workmanship like that in action is incredible.
bcsride Posted April 30, 2014 Posted April 30, 2014 That repair is brilliant. And, in another thread BCR Greg stated that he had a backlog of 1 years worth of work. Makes me think the headstock repair of that caliber is pretty expensive. I'm not saying it isn't worth it - the 12 mos. backlog says many players think it is, but those repairs probably only make sense for "special" guitars.
BCR Greg Posted May 1, 2014 Author Posted May 1, 2014 Ready to tour the world a few dozen more times......
alantig Posted May 1, 2014 Posted May 1, 2014 I love these threads. I never tire of watching a master.Sa-lute!!!
devrock Posted May 12, 2014 Posted May 12, 2014 I want to hear what John has to say to Greg when he gets it back. Keep us updated, Greg. Wonderful job! Hope to have your skills some day.
Teh Posted May 12, 2014 Posted May 12, 2014 Simply incredible...Have fun with Jon -- Tell him you did it using only a pocket knife and a subway token...
hamerhead Posted May 13, 2014 Posted May 13, 2014 I can hardly contain myself. I want to break off a few headstocks just so Greg can fix them!CheerscaddieYou. Are such a tool.
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Jon has the earliest Classic I have seen, and it fell. So I get to put it back. Here's a few shots of the work....
How it arrived(by courier)...
Broked up bad...
After hours of fiber clearing, coffee drinking and careful refitting...the hot hide glue and clamps come into play....
Not strong enough, time for the routing. By hand. With a Dremel.
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