Old Guitar rescue

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El Kiko

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From: The South Ireland

Old Guitar rescue

Dear Luthiers ,.and all , . soon-ish maybe in a month or so I will be starting a project to rescue an old flamenco guitar...yes I will be doing it myself , mainly, but I have plenty of time so I can go real slow ...
Anyway I was wondering about a good place to get some supplies as I would rather get everything from the same place in one order rather than thi from here and that from over there.
Or recommendations for stuff like ,,Golpeadores . hand made rosettes. tuners . . stuff like that .I have been looking around and found a lot of things I could use but thought why not start with advice form here . and if maybe I could post to one of you guys from time to time , to help with the decisions , and you know , when it all goes wrong ...
This is just a little project I'm setting up , I have been thinking about it for a while now , and I think I should be able to do it over the summer , in between other things , ( life ) ,,..

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 5 2012 21:23:31

KMMI77

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From: The land down under

RE: Old Guitar rescue (in reply to El Kiko)

quote:

hand made rosettes.

new rosette? Are you going that far? That sounds like a serious restoration if you are going to change that.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 6 2012 6:36:58

Flamingrae

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RE: Old Guitar rescue (in reply to El Kiko)

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This is just a little project I'm setting up

Thats what we all say.........

Joking apart, I'd put a budget aside and say - thats what I'm willing to spend. Dont go crazy and put the best/most expensive of everything on it - (what was the name of it - oh Santo something.) Chances are that your taste will dictate where and how you shop and spend. That probably wont be in one place. A budget, a list, then see what you can get, where.
These "little repair jobs" can take up more time than building from scratch - but good luck.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 6 2012 12:47:39

El Kiko

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From: The South Ireland

RE: Old Guitar rescue (in reply to Flamingrae)

@Flamingrae I understand what you say , i will be using good stuff , maybe not the best but its just as easy to put on a good bridge as a bad one ,
I have found most of the stuff I want in different places and thought, wouldnt it be nice if I could just get it all off one guy , to make things easy you know ...but maybe not ,....Its a fairly big project ,for me , but I have years to do it if I need ,,....you will be the first one to know when it all goes wrong ( or right)

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Mar. 6 2012 15:57:01

El Kiko

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RE: Old Guitar rescue (in reply to El Kiko)

So I have been rescuing this old guitar and look forward to playing it , this guitar was almopst totally destroyed ,,,it's a long story ,,,.
so far it looks like this ,........

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2012 21:52:51

El Kiko

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RE: Old Guitar rescue (in reply to El Kiko)

For example the head stock was broken off completely , , the stage lights fell on it while in the back of a lorry ....another long story ,,,,,,,.
Anyway this is now repaired and pinned in , now it is actually the strongest part of the guitar..........
You can see that curve under the head stock which is the repair ...........

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2012 21:54:00

El Kiko

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RE: Old Guitar rescue (in reply to El Kiko)

I thought that the rosette would have to be redone but now I think that it is saved by some sanding and polishing and a lot of messing about with no clue ..........

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2012 21:55:22

El Kiko

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RE: Old Guitar rescue (in reply to El Kiko)

The front of this guitar was really bad , like it was used for ice skating ,,.and anyway I kind of skimmed it down a bit and it still needs polishing .........

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2012 21:56:42

El Kiko

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RE: Old Guitar rescue (in reply to El Kiko)

The back and sides were not too bad , just a bit of polihing to smooth it out a bit

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jun. 28 2012 21:57:46

El Kiko

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From: The South Ireland

RE: Old Guitar rescue (in reply to El Kiko)

I have been french polishing the front and sides a bit and soon it will be cleaned up and ready for new bone saddle nut ..golpeadores and tuners ,.... not sure what type yet ,........but it should get better today it is this ......
Sorry if I it looks like I spammed this post out ...........