Rare bird, F-30 NT Special 1964?

[chazmo]

What happened to the soundhole, Ginridge? Looks like treble and bass side have both been carved away a little bit, fairly symmetrically?

 

[rampside]

Thanks for sharing your great project with us, Ginridge! Nice work!

 

[SFIV1967]

What happened to the soundhole, Ginridge? Looks like treble and bass side have both been carved away a little bit, fairly symmetrically?

Looks like from a previous too wide soundhole pickup installed!

Ralf

 

[chazmo]

^ Ah, I'll bet that's right, Ralf!! That's a shame, but it sure makes this one unique. Looks like Ginridge put some finish over the bare wood that had been stripped by the pickup. Nice!

 

[SFIV1967]

There was a thin mahogany veneer between the fingerboard extension and the top which I erroneously thought indicated a previous neck re-set.

Hans had explained about this in the following post:

F20 neck reset question...

I'm doing a neck reset on my '66 F20 and there's something odd going on here.(aside from the fact I'm doing it myself..) Typically the fretboard extends out over the body to the sound hole and sits directly on the top. On this guitar there was a thin mahogany shim glued to the bottom of the...

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Ralf

 

[Ginridge]

^ Ah, I'll bet that's right, Ralf!! That's a shame, but it sure makes this one unique. Looks like Ginridge put some finish over the bare wood that had been stripped by the pickup. Nice!

Yes. I very lightly french polished the guitar to protect raw wood and even out the finish which had taken quite a bit of damage from the super glue used on it in the past.. I had hoped to avoid that, but the neck reset caused enough finish damage on the back to make it necessary Then it becomes a slippery slope! My goal is always to protect the instrument but not take away the character (though this one had a bit too much character when I got it!). And yes, I assumed the damage to the sound hole came from a pickup mount. There was also a hole in the side for an input jack. originally the owner wanted a pickup installed so I didn't fill it.

 

[adorshki]

Yes. I very lightly french polished the guitar to protect raw wood and even out the finish which had taken quitea bit of damage from the super glue used on it in the past.. I had hoped to avoid that, but the neck reset caused enough finish damage on the back to make it necessary Then it becomes a slippery slope! My goal is always to protect the instrument but not take away the character (though this one had a bit too much character when I got it!).

On eekBay they calls that "mojo".

 

[chazmo]

Yes. I very lightly french polished the guitar to protect raw wood and even out the finish which had taken quitea bit of damage from the super glue used on it in the past.. I had hoped to avoid that, but the neck reset caused enough finish damage on the back to make it necessary Then it becomes a slippery slope! My goal is always to protect the instrument but not take away the character (though this one had a bit too much character when I got it!). And yes, I assumed the damage to the sound hole came from a pickup mount. There was also a hole in the side for an input jack. originally the owner wanted a pickup installed so I didn't fill it.

Gotcha'. The repair you did on the back with that awful superglue ickyness looks REALLY fantastic, Ginridge. Magic! You're definitely doing right by this old F-30!

 

[wileypickett]

I thought the wear must be from a LOT of heavy strumming.

 

[Ginridge]

Hi Folks, I just realized that I never updated this post! I completed the restoration over the next few months. I sweated bricks over the neck re-set, but did manage to get it right (whew!). Here are shots from the rest of the work and the finished product.

 

[GGJaguar]

Wow, that was a lot work and the guitar looks great!

 

[jedzep]

Wow! A worthy guitar for sweat and blood. Beauty!

 

[walrus]

Great work! Beautiful result!

walrus

 

[Rayk]

Welcome and wowzers ! Nice project awesome work now let’s hear it !

 

[HeyMikey]

That looks fantastic! Great job. I’d love to hear what it sounds like.

 

[chazmo]

That's a great piece of restoration, @Ginridge !! I love that you made a compensated thru-saddle. I assume you widened the slot, right? Very cool.

Looks really great!

Do you know what happened to the sound hole? Is that wear from a pickup?

 

[Stuball48]

Sure glad you updated this post or, likely, I never get to see your beautiful work. Now, just an awesome guitar.

 

[chazmo]

Do you know what happened to the sound hole? Is that wear from a pickup?

Oh, haha, I see we already discussed this two years ago. Best wishes.

 

[bobouz]

A rare bird saved - Wonderful!

 

[Norrissey]

Beautiful restoration! Amazing! Thanks for posting.