Members rasputin1963 Posted November 20, 2012 Members Share Posted November 20, 2012 My friend Lynn has her granddad's old Hawaiian guitar... Pretty beat up, as you can see. Who could restore this guitar? Thanks, ras[ATTACH=CONFIG]350018[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members scarecrowbob Posted November 20, 2012 Members Share Posted November 20, 2012 Are you looking for someone local to get it "nice" (I know a couple folks around here and can ask my buddy tomorrow), or are you looking to get it museum quality? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rasputin1963 Posted November 20, 2012 Author Members Share Posted November 20, 2012 I think my friend wants: Thoroughly de-dusted and de-grimed; maybe the metal polished; new strings; any other repairs whgich might prevent it from being playable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMS Author MikeRivers Posted November 20, 2012 CMS Author Share Posted November 20, 2012 You might check with Scotty's Music. Send them an e-mail and ask who does that sort of work. They'll know. Hard to tell from that kind of fuzzy photo just what condition it's in, but she might want to start with a clean-up of the metalwork at home using liquid jewelry cleaner and a toothbrush. Keep the liquid away from the pickups and controls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members slider Posted November 21, 2012 Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/index.php post that lap steel on this site. that old National has lots of mojo. I wouldn't clean it too much. maybe enough to get it working. how does it sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted November 21, 2012 Members Share Posted November 21, 2012 I been doing restorations for about 30 years. If you want to post some pics I can tell you whats up. How far from Houston are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members monstermaker Posted December 6, 2012 Members Share Posted December 6, 2012 It looks pretty nice from what i can see in the picture. I'd consider leaving it as is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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