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Old 10-16-2019, 07:28 PM
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Wonderful job, nice save, beautiful guitar ... well done!
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Old 10-16-2019, 07:30 PM
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Absolutely WONDERFUL story and super Happy Ending!!!

Congrats to you all around, for caring to do all the work the right way, and for now having a truly stellar vintage guitar to enjoy!

I hope you are able to post soundclips at some point.

Bravo Good Sir...Bravo!!!

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Old 10-16-2019, 07:37 PM
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I hate to be the tactless fool that asks, but I'm sure that I'm not the only one who's curious what that kind of quality restoration would cost....congratulations on the addition!!
I don’t mind sharing. As you can see from the list there was a lot that needed addressed. We wanted to keep as much original as possible. The main goal was to make it structurally sound and play and sound good and I was ok with the original very worn top ( love the mojo ). To answer your question around 2k.
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Old 10-16-2019, 08:27 PM
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That is a very nice restoration! I love how some of the original play wear was retained so it keeps some of what must have been a colorful and storied history.
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Amazing restoration. Please show pics of the back and sides.
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Old 10-17-2019, 07:00 AM
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Nice!! I'd say you got a lot of work done for the money invested! Congrats and enjoy!
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Old 10-17-2019, 12:16 PM
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Can you post a pic of the hole repair?

before;



Waiting to see after.
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Old 10-17-2019, 01:03 PM
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John Higgins in Kirkwood MO. Really a nice guy to deal with.
You got lucky. I heard he's finishing up the last few and retiring.
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Old 10-17-2019, 04:55 PM
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Can you post a pic of the hole repair?

before;



Waiting to see after.
Here are a few more pics..

https://imgur.com/gallery/vOVOzcI
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Old 10-17-2019, 05:03 PM
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Nice work;



Man, that guitar's got mojo by the bucket full;

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Old 10-17-2019, 06:23 PM
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Nice work;



Man, that guitar's got mojo by the bucket full;
Wow. The luthier resurrected that baby from the dead. I like the original case.
I hope you keep the mojo going with your Gibson.
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That's just freakin' magnificent...
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Stellar. That’s beautiful Phil.
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Old 10-17-2019, 07:49 PM
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I combined all the photos into one file

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Old 10-17-2019, 08:36 PM
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You are the rescue King of the year, if not decade! I can imagine so many players or collectors that would have walked away. You stood tall and I hope the tone is as beautiful as the restoration. Congrats to you and John Higgins on an amazing job.
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