Members bobbo Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 A guy brought me a guitar that has been under the bed since his son died in 1981. He wants me to restore it back to playing condition. Turns out to be a 1973 Jaguar in very good condition. I checked out all the electronics and everything works 100%. It was missing 2 string saddles and one of the vintage style tuners had one side of the split shaft broken off. I ordered new string saddles and happened to find and buy an original tuner on eBay. The guitar didn't have any strings on it and the neck is back bowed some but I'm hoping that after it's strung up that the tension is enough to straighten the neck. All I'm waiting on now is the parts. Here's a couple of photos taken after I shined it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sharpsk8101 Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 thats a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Voltaire Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 Oh, indeeeeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BobbaFret Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 Sweet Mojo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 NIICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Attila Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DenverDave Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 Awesome looking Jag! I hope you get that back in playing shape soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackCat Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 That's kind of sad but it's a sweet guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobbo Posted May 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 Thanks. Wish it were mine. I can't wait for the parts to get here to finish her and crank it up. It looks like he filed out the G string slot on the nut. I may have to do some repair or make a new nut. The frets are still in good shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orzklegbok Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 So, is the Father going to play it? Its beautiful! :love: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OGG Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 Sad story, beautiful guitar.Treat it well. I hope the owner does the same. OGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobbo Posted May 11, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 So, is the Father going to play it? Its beautiful! :love: The Father will play it. I met him at a an acoustic jam session. He just played rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Quarter Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 Sad story, but it looks like it will have a happy ending, cool guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BlackHatHunter Posted May 11, 2007 Members Share Posted May 11, 2007 Wow, what a sweet guitfiddle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbelt1 Posted May 12, 2007 Members Share Posted May 12, 2007 Very nice story, and nice work. So how old is the father?~Blackbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orzklegbok Posted May 12, 2007 Members Share Posted May 12, 2007 The Father will play it. I met him at a an acoustic jam session. He just played rhythm.Ah - thats very cool: playing his son's guitar. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kanamvar32 Posted May 12, 2007 Members Share Posted May 12, 2007 nice guitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobbo Posted May 12, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 12, 2007 Very nice story, and nice work. So how old is the father? ~Blackbelt I would say between 60 and 70. I didn't ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kerouac Posted May 12, 2007 Members Share Posted May 12, 2007 I had something kinda similar happen... a guy who bought a guitar for his son's birthday donated it to Goodwill when I was working there. His son died a week or so before his birthday, and it sat in a closet until 2000. It was a Fender 80's acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jrockbridge Posted May 12, 2007 Members Share Posted May 12, 2007 Very cool guitar! I hope the neck is ok because that part doesn't sound very promising. Bobbo, do you have the tools and skills to fix a back bowed neck? Just curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted May 12, 2007 Members Share Posted May 12, 2007 Too sad a story:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobbo Posted May 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 Well I got the parts needed to restore the '74 Jaguar. As you can see from my first post I was concerned about the back bow in the neck due to it being stored for 26 years in the case with no strings, The pull from the truss rod has caused a back bow that won't pull out from the tension of the strings. I loosened the truss rod all the way and overtightened the strings (10's) to about F# and let sit for a few days hoping that might work to straighten the neck. It helped a little but there is still to much back bow for it to be playable. Open strings are ok buy it frets out bad on the first 3 or 4 frets. I need some advise as how to remedy this situation. I know that the frets can be pulled and the fretboard sanded straight and re-fretted. But it has a bound fretboard that may cause problems. I don't have the skills or tools to do this. Would you guys recommend having this done to preserve the value of the guitar, or maybe just get a new neck from Warmouth and install it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alienesque Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 sad seeing the guitar and knowing the poor guy who loved it is no longer around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bobbo Posted May 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 Very true. And sadder still that the father couldn't bear to open the case for 26 years. Also to bad it wasn't stored with the strings on it and tuned to scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spadoctor Posted May 16, 2007 Members Share Posted May 16, 2007 I would try removing the neck, block it on a bench below the nut and at the base and while protecting the fingerboard clamp the center down causing reverse pressure to be placed in the center. Leave it this way for a few days and tighten the clamp....repaeat a few times. This will take about a month or so. ALSO DO NOT OVERTIGHTEN....BE PATIENT!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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