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Topic: 51 fender restoration project |
Jack Musgrave
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Springfield, Missouri, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2015 11:09 am |
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Back from a professional refinish. now the joy of putting it all back together 
still have to put a divider and foam in the gator case |
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2015 11:38 am
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I can't decide!!! Lust or Envy!!!!
Joe Elk |
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Jeff Mead
From:
London, England
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Posted 25 Jul 2015 12:48 pm
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That's going to look amazing when it's all back together.
Which model Gator case is that? Is it for a mixing desk or something?
Looks like what I need for my Custom T8. |
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Jack Musgrave
From:
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2015 2:28 pm
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| yes Jeff. it's a 20x30 mixing case. its perfect for a t-8, although a little thick, but you can use an eggshell type foam filler. it also has wheels. the guitar is turning out so nice, that I wanted a nice case to go with it |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 25 Jul 2015 3:35 pm
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That will be a fine look in' steel when it's all done, Jack.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2015 6:12 am
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| Is that walnut? |
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Jack Musgrave
From:
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2015 12:39 pm
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Erv, I found original finish in areas that I know had not ever been touched on the guitar in a walnut finish. the guy that done the finish work said it was not walnut wood, but he did not believe it was swamp ash either. so we tried to get in the range of the orginal color with a few more highlights. I think it turned out great' heres a pic with the fretboards just laying on it
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Jack Musgrave
From:
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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Posted 26 Jul 2015 1:19 pm
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| let me also say that I don't advocate refinishing just to make a guitar look better. original is always best if you can find it. unfortunately this guitar had been horribly painted by someone years ago, and refinish was the only option |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 27 Jul 2015 7:33 am
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Jack,
I really like it! You did a great job.  |
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 27 Jul 2015 7:49 am
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That looks great! Did you salvage the original decal or get one made?
The Gator case is a great idea. I might have to get one for my D-8 National. |
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Jack Musgrave
From:
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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Posted 27 Jul 2015 3:27 pm
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| new decal Paul. yes the case works great! |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Bob Tuttle
From:
Republic, MO 65738
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Posted 28 Jul 2015 1:08 pm
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Jack, That's going to be a beauty. My Dad bought me a brand new blonde T-8 Custom for Christmas in 1953. Sure wish I had kept it. I got the pedal steel fever in '58 and traded it for a new Fender 400.
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Jack Musgrave
From:
Springfield, Missouri, USA
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Posted 28 Jul 2015 2:07 pm
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| thanks Tom! Bob thanks for sharing your story. when I get it finished you are more than welcome to play it! |
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Bob Tuttle
From:
Republic, MO 65738
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Posted 28 Jul 2015 2:25 pm
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| Wow! I would love to do that. |
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Keith Barron
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 28 Jul 2015 9:27 pm
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| A nice triple neck in 1953! Bob, you had it made! |
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Bob Tuttle
From:
Republic, MO 65738
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 6:43 am
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Yes I did. Had a good Daddy too. He drove me 60 miles, one way, once a week, after working in the oil field all day, for a steel lesson. He did this for three years.
He wanted to make sure I had the chance that he never had. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 8:12 am
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Bob,
I got a Fender triple neck in 1954 but by then they were building the Stringmaster. Your story parallels mine, when I ordered my first pedal steel from Sho~Bud I sold my T-8 Stringmaster. However, some years later, I had the chance to buy it back and I jumped at it. It had seen considerable neglect in the meantime so I gave it a lot of TLC and got it back in shape again.
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Bob Tuttle
From:
Republic, MO 65738
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 9:41 am
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| That's a nice one Erv. I've often wished I could find mine, but I have no idea where to look. I traded it in to a music store in Odessa, Texas in 1958. |
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Robert Allen
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2015 10:33 am
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| I think a lot of people who sold or traded them would like to have them back. I bought a D-6 in 1957 then traded it for a Fender 400 four years later in Massachusetts. Two years later I was back to playing non-pedal. |
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