krichards -> Contreras re-build (May 5 2013 8:51:14)
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I bought this old Contreras negra on Ebay as a 'restoration' project. It was badly damaged; big cracks in top. big concave sag in the top, bridge coming off, damage to headstock etc. It's old, maybe 60's or perhaps 70's. it had probably had steel strings on it and had been seriously abused. But, it had clearly been a flamenco guitar; lightly built, thin body, lovely neck etc. The label is wonky, not signed, and there is significant glue squeeze out that was not cleaned up. So it was probably cheap when new, and the maestro himself probably never touched it. Restoration, in the true sense, seemed impossible to me, given the extensive damage, so I replaced the fingerboard, soundboard and bridge. I've ended up with a very nice guitar. If you've seen anything like it before please tell me what you know about budget Contreras models Note the studs instead of a back strip. Probably done as a cheap alternative to a continuous strip?
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