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1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 8:40 am
by rockbuilt
working on a beat up D-18
Biggest issue is the top!
very thin in spots and cracks!
I really want to save it...has great patina!
I will try and add some photos!
Rock
can't seem to upload a photo??
Re: 1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 10:02 am
by
Re: 1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 5:32 pm
by ruby@magpage.com
We are all waiting with bated (baited?) breath
Ed
Re: 1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 5:38 pm
by rockbuilt
photo's?
Re: 1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 5:53 pm
by rockbuilt
It is saying my photo's are to large !
how do I shrink them down to upload?
Rock
Re: 1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 6:48 pm
by rockbuilt
I think I got it!!
This guitar is very rough!
I took all the hardware off.
Then I started with the back! You can see that It was already loose, could have been some water damage?
Wow !!! Look at the gorilla glue
The first time I saw the inside my heart sank!
The braces had all been taken off and it was moved forward, not sure if the original braces were used?
the top has been sanded down and not sure I CAN save it! I am going to try...love the patina!
Well that's the beginning....I will try and show my struggle with this first time guitar repair !!
Rock from Kalamazoo
Re: 1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 8:18 pm
by ruby@magpage.com
Rock
One of those braces looks older than the others. Could be a nice guitar - keep us informed.
Ed
Re: 1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:53 pm
by rockbuilt
Ed
here are some photo's of the top once I took the back off!
someone had moved all the braces forward and thinned the top!
repairs with gorilla glue......what were they thinking
enlarged the sound hole ala Tony Rice???
Re: 1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:01 pm
by rockbuilt
they might of used some of the old braces ....I just don't know??
they were hard to get off but the previous owner had dug into the top to get things moved the first time!
I was very careful because the top is so fragile!
I am determined to salvage this top!!!
more photo's tomorrow of the back!!
Rock from Kalamazoo
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Re: 1950 D-18 beat up
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2015 10:23 pm
by padma
Besides the esthetic of originality, providence and bragging rights, just what is it your trying to save in this top besides some patina? Hmmm. Especially if the sound hole was butchered.
Like you need the therapy of cleaning off them braces? For what?
Lots of good spruce available, You could have a new top and braces on that box faster than cleaning off and fixing someone elses nightmare.
Well that s my 2 cents worth.
Other than that ...good luck with her.
blessings
duh ?adma