Restored t-51 pics

[paul144]

Check out this smokin' T-51 I brought back to life...

http://www.PictureTrail.com/gid8109881

It was a mess when it arrived from ebay...but the price was right...

Needed a neck pickup (Duncan Antiquity) and a new pickguard....and lots of cleaning up, including a touch of clear nitro spray on the neck where the finish was flaking off. Has the original Duncan Broadcaster pickup at the bridge. Weighs 7.5 lbs. A few hours in my shop and its like new. Had to re-wire it with new pots, file frets, remove some spray paint on the bottom horn, de-funk the bridge saddles & buff out the shine.

Sounded great at the gig Sat night!

[JohnnyB]

Very nice!!!

I love the blonde finish over ash. That's how they look before aging turns it butterscotch.

Gotta love a good Tele.

I'm jealous.

[Hamer95USA]

Hey Paul144,

You did a great job restoring that guitar. Now it looks completely stock, has the correct parts, plays great and looks killer. Where did you get the neck plate, neck bolts, & pickguard from? I noticed you improvised a screw for one of the bridge saddles on the Wilkinson HT-100 Tele bridge. The neck finish looks good. I thought the original electronics on the guitar was the stock OEM Hamer electronics.

Guitar George

[paul144]

Thanks!

The neck plate was original, just the screws were incorrect, those came from Stew Mac for a few bucks... The pickguard came from http://www.lostartvintage.com/mainframe.asp

He had some NOS guards for $35.

The volume pots were 500k, so I doubt those were original, I believe 250k was used on this from the factory.

[neastguy]

do t-51 have different size necks or are they all pretty much the same? and if so, what is the size? thanks

[paul144]

at the nut its 1 11/16" wide, C profile, 14" radius so its pretty flat and you can bend off the charts without fretting out.

[neastguy]

dang, my hands really prefer 1 5/8......