Who can repair a vintage Gibson case?

cousingrandpa · 12-06-2009, 03:42 PM

I have a 64 EBO with the original case & the case is in need of some restoration. The stitching is shot otherwise it is in good shape. Does anyone know of anyone who can fix my case properly? I have owned this guitar since 1991 & the case has been in storage all these years.

Here are some pics of the case.

All of the duct tape was put on the case by the previous owner.

Here is a pic of the bass

krapac · 12-08-2009, 07:47 PM

A good skilled shoemaker with great patience. Cool Bass!

BCRGreg · 12-08-2009, 07:58 PM

Auto upholstery shops can help with that job.

maicolp · 12-09-2009, 06:20 AM

expect to pay good money on that to have refurbished

JBranch · 12-09-2009, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krapac

A good skilled shoemaker with great patience. Cool Bass!

Seconded. We have a guy here who repairs shoes and luggage. Someone like that would probably be able to fix you up.

cousingrandpa · 12-09-2009, 08:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maicolp

expect to pay good money on that to have refurbished

Thanks guys & I feel it's worth spending the money to keep my bass all original.

dspelman · 12-10-2009, 11:08 AM

I've got a similar case from a '67 ES-335. I think it's essentially cardboard (yeah, original Gibson cardboard!). The thread has just rotted over the years, but the holes it went through seem intact. If you find someone who does a good job on it, let me know! I was going to hunt up a luggage repair shop here in LA (I've also got an L5-S case -- absolutely impossible to find a replacement for -- that needs a handle).

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dspelman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 5,291 Thanks: 0 Thanked 17 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Who can repair a vintage Gibson case? I've got a similar case from a '67 ES-335. I think it's essentially cardboard (yeah, original Gibson cardboard!). The thread has just rotted over the years, but the holes it went through seem intact. If you find someone who does a good job on it, let me know! I was going to hunt up a luggage repair shop here in LA (I've also got an L5-S case -- absolutely impossible to find a replacement for -- that needs a handle).

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