Very cool vintage Gibson J50/45 restoration

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Very cool vintage Gibson J50/45 restoration

Post by zhivago » Fri Jun 03, 2016 11:56 pm

excellent video that takes you through the whole process...it's not just pictures with captions...plenty of actual video of the process too,so stick with it 8)

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Re: Very cool vintage Gibson J50/45 restoration

Post by zakmaster » Sat Jun 04, 2016 3:23 am

Fantastic. I could watch this video 100 times. What skill!
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Re: Very cool vintage Gibson J50/45 restoration

Post by StevenO » Sat Jun 04, 2016 5:58 am

That's incredible. Such skill! :)

I have an old Swedish Goya/Levin that needs work. I wonder if he'd be interested in doing some work on it.
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Post by zhivago » Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:44 am

Acoustic guitars are definitely in their own league when it comes to repair work!! :)
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Post by PixMix » Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:46 am

Amazing work! That thing sound so good now. Unbelievable transformation.
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Post by PorkyPrimeCut » Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:48 am

Wow! Amazing stuff!!

The first time I've seen the word Potassium Permanganate since school too :)
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Post by zhivago » Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:24 am

Really happy to hear you guys enjoyed it!! :)
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Post by Kent » Sat Jun 04, 2016 10:23 pm

Wow! Such skill and artistry. I'd have junked it and he turned trash into an instrument that lives on.
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Re: Very cool vintage Gibson J50/45 restoration

Post by StevenO » Sun Jun 05, 2016 3:51 am

zhivago wrote:Really happy to hear you guys enjoyed it!!
I love this stuff!

There's another guy, Uncle Doug (and a few others), who do the same kind of thing but with amp repairs. It all goes way over my head, but it's fun to watch.
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Re: Very cool vintage Gibson J50/45 restoration

Post by zhivago » Sun Jun 05, 2016 10:08 pm

StevenO wrote:
zhivago wrote:Really happy to hear you guys enjoyed it!!
I love this stuff!

There's another guy, Uncle Doug (and a few others), who do the same kind of thing but with amp repairs. It all goes way over my head, but it's fun to watch.

8) 8) 8) 8)
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Re: Very cool vintage Gibson J50/45 restoration

Post by fenderheavy » Mon Jun 06, 2016 1:54 pm

Thanks for sharing. That was mesmerizing.
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