Members acousticdepot Posted November 16, 2011 Members Share Posted November 16, 2011 How hard would it be to change this from a lefty to a righty ... because it seems like a great deal. http://rochester.craigslist.org/msg/2705097236.html New nut, new bridge, new pick guard. How hard is it to remove the nut? pick guard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted November 16, 2011 Members Share Posted November 16, 2011 Well Bob, I think if a left-handed player wanted it, it would be an "ok" deal. But, unless you can do a proper conversion on it yourself, I think you'd be money ahead to just buy a used right-handed version of the same guitar. Even if you could do it yourself, that pick guard is gonna leave a tan line once it's removed. I'd pass on it. But, that's JMO. MF sells 'em for $1049 brand new, ya know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members acousticdepot Posted November 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2011 MF sells 'em for $1049 brand new, ya know? No, I didn't know that ... I thought they went for about 1600. Good to know ... thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Freeman Keller Posted November 19, 2011 Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 To answer your question, the conversion requires a new nut and filling the bridge slot and cutting another one, followed by a new saddle. New pick guard (there is probably a tan line under the original one, leave it on) and dots on the other side of the neck. If it was truely built as a lefty the bracing will be bass-ackwards. You can't change that of course, people argue about how much effect it truely has (I say not too much). If you really want to see the procedure find the thread on the left handed conversion that I did for TESmith's daughter a year ago. I'd say leave it a lefty for those people who truely need one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarcapo Posted November 19, 2011 Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 There's this left handed piano I'm considering having converted to righty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Opa John Posted November 19, 2011 Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 There's this left handed piano I'm considering having converted to righty. rots o' ruck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony Burns Posted November 19, 2011 Members Share Posted November 19, 2011 Definitely not worth your time - changing the bracing alone would be a big ordeal - Ive seen leftys play righties - when you strum up they strum down and visa versa - but decent guitars are not that exspensive to have to go threw a conversion ordeal -Id look at another guitar .Lefties are hard enough to find as they are Righties shouldnt dismantle them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members leftync Posted November 20, 2011 Members Share Posted November 20, 2011 Gotta be tough looking for a right-handed guitar. My heart goes out to all of you northpaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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