ArnieZ Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 Incredible job all around! Love the way that came out! arniez
GuitarGuy65 Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 Stunning, that is just amazing work!!! Congrats to all involved!!! 😎
ARM OF HAMER Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 I looked at getting this one at one time long ago and doing it over but the BIN was 2K and seller would not take less and it sold for that so I passed,yours turned out so nice and I like the chrome hardware, that is a different but nice touch.These are a cool guitar.
specialk Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 Amazing job of bringing this beauty back to life! Congrats all around.
burningyen Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 So, so cool, and nice teamwork! Would love to hear it in action.
BadgerDave Posted May 5, 2020 Author Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, MCChris said: I'm impressed! ...by your conservative knob choice. You would have been less impressed by the options I managed to resist.
Jakeboy Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 Wow...I have always been intrigued by the L-5. Yours turned out PERFECT. Congrats on a beautiful new Gibson!
kizanski Posted May 5, 2020 Posted May 5, 2020 I open this thread, expecting an interesting read on post Civil War era America, and I find this. My disappointment could only be rivaled by that of the "freed workers" inhabiting the southern states at the time.
RobB Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 23 hours ago, BadgerDave said: Beautiful work all around. That guitar would look at home in a dive bar or a $100k wedding. Nice touch of the sparkle top with the opaque back/sides/neck. It must've been a bitch to get right with all of the multi-ply binding everywhere. Tu salute!
scottcald Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 That's fabulous. Love that sparkle. Great work and great choices.
BadgerDave Posted May 6, 2020 Author Posted May 6, 2020 Some details on the final assembly: The pickups are Seymour Duncan Slash alnico II models. I assumed that the maple body and neck plus ebony board would benefit from warmer voiced pickups. I like the result. The bridge and tailpiece are locking units from Faber - abr-1 with extra long posts and lightweight stopbar. Tuners are Kluson waffle-back models.
kizanski Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 39 minutes ago, BadgerDave said: Tuners are Kluson waffle-back models. What are the "dots" above each tuner?
BadgerDave Posted May 6, 2020 Author Posted May 6, 2020 4 hours ago, kizanski said: What are the "dots" above each tuner? Punctuation Actually those are the original mounting holes for the Kluson Sealfast tuners. Which are huge, gold and weigh about a pound each.
kizanski Posted May 6, 2020 Posted May 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, BadgerDave said: Actually those are the original mounting holes for the Kluson Sealfast tuners. Why were the holes not filled?
BadgerDave Posted May 6, 2020 Author Posted May 6, 2020 49 minutes ago, kizanski said: Why were the holes not filled? The original plan was to reinstall the Sealfasts. I may decide to remove the gold plating and put them on later.
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