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Topic: Should I restore this? |
Gary Watkins
From:
Bristol, VA
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 7:59 am |
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I was told that this is a 1939 Supro Collegian. Should I restore it or leave it as is? I doesn't look like much, but I can't believe the sound and the volume that comes out of this.
Last edited by Gary Watkins on 25 Feb 2009 12:00 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Keith Cordell
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San Diego
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 9:14 am
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| I would not restore it unless it has holes in the body- a common problem with these- or it is uncomfortable to play. Collector value aside, you can't get that look back once you restore it and it is gorgeous. If it is uncomfortable to play, well, it is meant to be played. Soundwise I'd do the guts over and give it some volume, a new cone is not a violation. Might even need some other interior lovin'. Sweet guitar though! Wish I'd have found it first. Hehehe. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 9:17 am Ditto
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| Just play it. |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 10:06 am
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| If you install a new cone.....keep the old one..... |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 11:24 am
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If you want something new, instead of restoring it.....why not buy a brand new one of these?....... 
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Keith Cordell
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San Diego
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 12:03 pm
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| On the other hand, just give up on it and send it to me, I'll give it a decent home with a nice warm case and fresh strings... |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 12:26 pm
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Gary, if it plays well and sounds great - leave it alone!
It looks awesome just the way it is . .
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Mike D
From:
Phx, Az
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 2:04 pm
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Absotively leave it alone. Besides the removal of Mojo it strips the value right off 'em too.
In fact given it has what looks like the original pick guard it's in really good shape. Those things gave off some nasty fumes as they aged and if kept in a case tended to eat the nickel right off the plated guitars. Nice find, congrats. |
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Dave Begalka
From:
Minnesota, USA
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 2:12 pm
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| Definitely leave it as is. She's gorgeous... Powerful strong mojo too. |
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Terry Barnett
From:
Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 2:33 pm
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| I read somewhere that after Glenn Gould died, his piano....the one where he did all of his work toward performance etc...was donated to a museum and before it was delivered it was refinished. I'm not certain how true this story is but it made me think about the personality that piano must have had...now lost...maybe at some point in a moment of frustration he carved his initials under the keyboard or something. Who knows, but I'm sure he must have loved that piano the way it was. To me you leave those bumps and bruises, the personality that took so many years to develope. Some guitars get shoved under the bed...some get played to death because they sound so special or they're just great tools of the trade. To echo the others here with what I think is absolutely the right advise....Just play it. It's beautiful. |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 4:12 pm
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| The same with David Kelii's old Epiphone from his Hawaii Calls day's. A friend got it from a pawn shop for next to nothing, and discovered David's signature in the horseshoe PU's body cavity. It was termite damaged a bit, but still had that look of serious mojo-ousity. It sadly got refinned too, which wasn't needed. |
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 25 Feb 2009 8:04 am
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Gary, that guitar is flat out beautiful! I would not change a thing about it! Most of us here would leave it as is and just play it. It's been played a lot and there's a lot of playing left in it!...JH in Va.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2009 8:24 am
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| It's beautiful. Don't do anything beyond a good setup! |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Joe Gretz
From:
Washington, DC, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2009 2:51 pm +1 more
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I'm with everyone else. If you NEED to do something to make it playable...do that. If changes are required, try your best to keep the instrument as original as possible. Save all original parts too.
I also think it looks great as it is. It has "character". 
Joe
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 25 Feb 2009 3:28 pm
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I would change the tuners, and keep the originals.
They're not totally original anyway.
Don't drill holes in the guitar, find proper replacements. Drill them if necessary.
I'd remove the pickguard and store it safely.
(Just because I don't like the look of them. If you like it keep it on.)
HowardR's advice about cone replacement is the only other thing I might do. |
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Jim Konrad
From:
The Great Black Swamp USA
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Gary Watkins
From:
Bristol, VA
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Posted 25 Feb 2009 4:12 pm
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Jim
I thought I would get more for it when I sold it if it was in better shape. I am wanting to get an "F" style mandolin. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 25 Feb 2009 7:31 pm
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You will get less money for a vintage guitar that is not original. (You will also have a better chance of interesting people in the guitar if you start with a lower minimum bid, but that's my opinion only.)
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Jim Konrad
From:
The Great Black Swamp USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2009 8:21 pm
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Your guitar looks like it could use some dusting and cleaning...............
Much different the "restoring".
I sure like it!!
But I am saving for another creature LOL |
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