On the bench, 6/7/09

BCRGreg · 06-07-2009, 02:42 PM

This one should be a challenge....

2003 R7 with a Braz board and an unlucky past.

MesaBoogie · 06-07-2009, 02:50 PM

Are that bite marks on the contour????

I simply love the repair threads!

alk-3 · 06-07-2009, 02:51 PM

wow! what's the story on this one?

Luke122 · 06-07-2009, 02:52 PM

Unlucky past is an understatement! OUCH..

ojedad23 · 06-07-2009, 03:00 PM

do you mainly do repairs uncle greg?

pinefd · 06-07-2009, 03:09 PM

I'll buy the board off you for $50.

BCRGreg · 06-07-2009, 03:20 PM

Sorry, Francis......

I'm gonna play it. Black plastic and Zebra WB Gregwind pickups.....

The Thruth · 06-07-2009, 03:33 PM

hey Greg, thanx for the thread

will you do refinish on body too?

BCRGreg · 06-07-2009, 03:34 PM

Nope. It's PERFECT for a stage guitar.

The Thruth · 06-07-2009, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCRGreg

Nope. It's PERFECT for a stage guitar.

of course, less is more

i'm sure it will be perfect, in a few days

Gothika777 · 06-07-2009, 03:40 PM

Did you buy this guitar?

xsouldriverx · 06-07-2009, 03:47 PM

i do not envy the break, but i do envy the owner after you fix it up.

GreaseBox · 06-07-2009, 04:11 PM

Adds CHARACTER!

BCRGreg · 06-07-2009, 04:21 PM

I am the owner, now.

I just finished a 53 Goldtop yesterday and was moaning that I don't have a Goldtop.

VOILA!

Now I have to moan that I am not sleeping with Jennifer Anniston.

Gothika777 · 06-07-2009, 04:52 PM

How would u fill those chips in if u wanted 2? Would you glue small bits of wood in with a combination of glue and plaster and then sand the whole top, and repaint it?

Jason · 06-07-2009, 04:56 PM

Looks like the result of a particularly nasty divorce/breakup. Bad for dude, good for Greg. I bet you got a hell of a deal on that. May the force be with you on this repair!

Gothika777 · 06-07-2009, 05:11 PM

Note to self :Remember to lock all guitars away from angry women.

Bellows1 · 06-07-2009, 06:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCRGreg

Sorry, Francis......

I'm gonna play it. Black plastic and Zebra WB Gregwind pickups.....

Hey hey hey, no skipping chapters. Start to finish please.

decoy205 · 06-07-2009, 07:00 PM

Hey You bastage!! You scored an R7 brazzzzzzzzzzzzzzzoooo??

Is this gonna be the first historic you actually own Grego? Very cool.

jason_mazzy · 06-07-2009, 07:05 PM

Greg WTF? Who did that to that baby?

diceman · 06-07-2009, 07:07 PM

Nice. I'm glad to hear that you're not refinishing the body - I was thinking about that until I got to your post.

I can't wait to see it when its all done!

diceman · 06-07-2009, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason

Looks like the result of a particularly nasty divorce/breakup. ...

I'll bet you're right...

Mr Bones · 06-07-2009, 08:00 PM

Jennifer says to get your mind out of the gutter. If I ask nicely though, she may sign a photo for you when she wakes up.

mdr40z · 06-07-2009, 09:06 PM

that poor thing... that's a pure case of child, er guitar abuse. I think they need to be reported to the authorities, glad you were there to intervene and salvage her!
I would keep the paint too, makes for a nice story.

bfcg · 06-07-2009, 10:33 PM

I think a bunch of Fender psycho's are doing this and sending them to Greg because they know he will post them here, only they can't win. The breaks will get successively worse and Greg will just fix them until they give up or run out of Gibbies.

twinrider1 · 06-07-2009, 11:01 PM

Looks like an '02 in this pic. Still super cool though.

Is it a bear getting the two raw ends to fit back together tightly? I can just imagine that being a pain.

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCRGreg

Sorry, Francis......

I'm gonna play it. Black plastic and Zebra WB Gregwind pickups.....

BCRGreg · 06-08-2009, 02:49 PM

Hamer early Standard headstock repair

Luke122 · 06-08-2009, 02:53 PM

Wow.

Bellows1 · 06-08-2009, 04:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BCRGreg

Hamer early Standard headstock repair

Great job fixing that one.

What do you do with the truss rod? The pocket must get mangled as well, how do you go about repairing that?

jonesy77777 · 06-08-2009, 08:40 PM

fabulous repair, man what a cool skill to have.

06-07-2009, 02:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
BCRGreg Grumpy Old Luthier Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lemoyne, PA Posts: 6,971 Thanks: 157 Thanked 731 Times in 95 Posts	On the bench, 6/7/09 This one should be a challenge.... 2003 R7 with a Braz board and an unlucky past. __________________ Cool guitars, extreme repairs and brutal honesty. www.bcrmusic.com www.grumpyoldmenband.com http://www.youtube.com/user/unkagreg

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BCRGreg Grumpy Old Luthier Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lemoyne, PA Posts: 6,971 Thanks: 157 Thanked 731 Times in 95 Posts	Re: On the bench, 6/7/09 Sorry, Francis...... I'm gonna play it. Black plastic and Zebra WB Gregwind pickups..... __________________ Cool guitars, extreme repairs and brutal honesty. www.bcrmusic.com www.grumpyoldmenband.com http://www.youtube.com/user/unkagreg Last edited by BCRGreg; 06-07-2009 at 04:29 PM.

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The Thruth Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 619 Thanks: 56 Thanked 14 Times in 2 Posts	Re: On the bench, 6/7/09 hey Greg, thanx for the thread will you do refinish on body too?

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BCRGreg Grumpy Old Luthier Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lemoyne, PA Posts: 6,971 Thanks: 157 Thanked 731 Times in 95 Posts	Re: On the bench, 6/7/09 Nope. It's PERFECT for a stage guitar. __________________ Cool guitars, extreme repairs and brutal honesty. www.bcrmusic.com www.grumpyoldmenband.com http://www.youtube.com/user/unkagreg

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BCRGreg Grumpy Old Luthier Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lemoyne, PA Posts: 6,971 Thanks: 157 Thanked 731 Times in 95 Posts	Re: On the bench, 6/7/09 I am the owner, now. I just finished a 53 Goldtop yesterday and was moaning that I don't have a Goldtop. VOILA! Now I have to moan that I am not sleeping with Jennifer Anniston. __________________ Cool guitars, extreme repairs and brutal honesty. www.bcrmusic.com www.grumpyoldmenband.com http://www.youtube.com/user/unkagreg

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Gothika777 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ringwood, England Posts: 115 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: On the bench, 6/7/09 How would u fill those chips in if u wanted 2? Would you glue small bits of wood in with a combination of glue and plaster and then sand the whole top, and repaint it?

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Jason Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 12,988 Thanks: 84 Thanked 91 Times in 23 Posts	Re: On the bench, 6/7/09 Looks like the result of a particularly nasty divorce/breakup. Bad for dude, good for Greg. I bet you got a hell of a deal on that. May the force be with you on this repair!

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