I guess I need to retract my statement about the sunbursts being incosistent. DB's '75 G-37 top and my '78 D-40 look pretty close to identical.
I bought this one based on the above picture from Gruhn's Guitars in Nashville and had it shipped.....Aarrrg! UPS just left it on my front porch.
It needs a full fret job (first 7 frets on the little e side are down to around .005 in fret height), I have put a TusQ saddle on it and I am building a bone saddle as well so I can do my own comparison. It has a new ameture bone nut that will have to be replaced as well.
DB.....one winter night when you have nothing better to do, could you look inside that G-37 (again, I feel sure you have looked before) and give me some information on the braces? Since Gruhn was involved I wonder if they are scalloped? I have made some measurements of bracing on a nice DV-52 for sale here locally, and I would like to compare if the G-37 is scalloped.
I intend to scallop the braces on this one after I get the basic playability restored. (Sure hope nobody fainted!!)
I bought this one based on the above picture from Gruhn's Guitars in Nashville and had it shipped.....Aarrrg! UPS just left it on my front porch.
It needs a full fret job (first 7 frets on the little e side are down to around .005 in fret height), I have put a TusQ saddle on it and I am building a bone saddle as well so I can do my own comparison. It has a new ameture bone nut that will have to be replaced as well.
DB.....one winter night when you have nothing better to do, could you look inside that G-37 (again, I feel sure you have looked before) and give me some information on the braces? Since Gruhn was involved I wonder if they are scalloped? I have made some measurements of bracing on a nice DV-52 for sale here locally, and I would like to compare if the G-37 is scalloped.
I intend to scallop the braces on this one after I get the basic playability restored. (Sure hope nobody fainted!!)