BCR Greg Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Jon has the earliest Classic I have seen, and it fell. So I get to put it back. Here's a few shots of the work....How it arrived(by courier)...Broked up bad...After hours of fiber clearing, coffee drinking and careful refitting...the hot hide glue and clamps come into play....Not strong enough, time for the routing. By hand. With a Dremel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang~Junkie Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 This is a very cool thread to watch the repair progress. You are insanely talented - unbelievably nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velorush Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 That's... well, that's... to quote Byrne, "same as it ever was!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alantig Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Stunning.I should have asked Greg to let me swipe some sandpaper over the repair, just so I could say I participated. Would have been worth $10! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucSulla Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 That might as well be magic to me. Stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carfish7 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 I wonder how many Advil he had to pop when it first tipped over? Nice work BTW Greg................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Well done, Greg. Damn fine work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddie Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Oh no you di nt. Even all the King's Horses and all the King's Men could not have put THAT Humpty Dumpty Les Paul back together again. Next few shows when Mr. Jovi plays it on stage he best give you a shout out or 2. Cheers caddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCR Greg Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 Frets leveled/crowned/polished and rosewood cleaned and oiled.....What break?Color matching done right..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a.bandini Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Very impressive; well done, and thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 The servpro of guitar repair gurus: like it never even happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veatch Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 No one does it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caddie Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I can hardly contain myself. I want to break off a few headstocks just so Greg can fix them!Cheerscaddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBraz Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Wow. That is incredible. It just shows what can be done when you'd think all hope would be gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpriest Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Amazing thread, thanks for sharing. Bravo, maestro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 What a fantastic solution! The guitar appears stronger than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerican gigolo Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Excellent repair work. Greg definitely has the skills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMERMAN Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Another awesome repair!Thanks again for sharing the pics - seeing workmanship like that in action is incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcsride Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 That repair is brilliant. And, in another thread BCR Greg stated that he had a backlog of 1 years worth of work. Makes me think the headstock repair of that caliber is pretty expensive. I'm not saying it isn't worth it - the 12 mos. backlog says many players think it is, but those repairs probably only make sense for "special" guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCR Greg Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Ready to tour the world a few dozen more times...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ting Ho Dung Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Master Greg! Wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alantig Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 I love these threads. I never tire of watching a master.Sa-lute!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devrock Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I want to hear what John has to say to Greg when he gets it back. Keep us updated, Greg. Wonderful job! Hope to have your skills some day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teh Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Simply incredible...Have fun with Jon -- Tell him you did it using only a pocket knife and a subway token... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerhead Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I can hardly contain myself. I want to break off a few headstocks just so Greg can fix them!CheerscaddieYou. Are such a tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matchful Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Beautifully done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jon has the earliest Classic I have seen, and it fell. So I get to put it back. Here's a few shots of the work....
How it arrived(by courier)...
Broked up bad...
After hours of fiber clearing, coffee drinking and careful refitting...the hot hide glue and clamps come into play....
Not strong enough, time for the routing. By hand. With a Dremel.
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