fenderbass6
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Alright... This is my grandpa's 1977 Gretsch That he gave me before he passed away. I showed you guy's this guitar a couple days ago, and
I've been working on getting it back in good shape ever since..
First off, the neck was horribly bent forwards. Although it was hard to tell, when I turned the truss rod, all the strings lowered about 3 centimeters and the action felt amazing..
There was green, brown, yellowish nasty grim covering the frets because I don't think it was ever cleaned, and That took 2-3 hours alone trying to get those clean. My grandpa mostly played with flat wound, which is a good thing. The fretboard wasn't too worn..
The nut is pretty worn down too... I have to put little pieces of paper under the E and A to keep them from rattling on the frets. I'll have to replace it.
The finish was icky and blurry and didn't really shine at all.. I used a soft wax and some wood polisher.. That's still a working process. I need some opinions on how to get the "shine back."..
The pickups are pretty scuffed, but it's not bad.
It still has acoustic strings that he put on about a year before he passed, which I have yet to take off.. That's why I made pickups so slanted, and why put the screws are so far in.. That B and G strings are incredibly loud.
The bridge still needs to be disassembled and cleaned..
Thanks for looking!
Love ya gramps!
Tips are appreciated!
I've been working on getting it back in good shape ever since..
First off, the neck was horribly bent forwards. Although it was hard to tell, when I turned the truss rod, all the strings lowered about 3 centimeters and the action felt amazing..
There was green, brown, yellowish nasty grim covering the frets because I don't think it was ever cleaned, and That took 2-3 hours alone trying to get those clean. My grandpa mostly played with flat wound, which is a good thing. The fretboard wasn't too worn..
The nut is pretty worn down too... I have to put little pieces of paper under the E and A to keep them from rattling on the frets. I'll have to replace it.
The finish was icky and blurry and didn't really shine at all.. I used a soft wax and some wood polisher.. That's still a working process. I need some opinions on how to get the "shine back."..
The pickups are pretty scuffed, but it's not bad.
It still has acoustic strings that he put on about a year before he passed, which I have yet to take off.. That's why I made pickups so slanted, and why put the screws are so far in.. That B and G strings are incredibly loud.
The bridge still needs to be disassembled and cleaned..
Thanks for looking!
Love ya gramps!
Tips are appreciated!
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