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1956 Les Paul GT Darkback broken headstock

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Need a repair recommendation for a 1956 Les Paul GT Darkback broken headstock

I picked up a 1956 Les Paul with a broken headstock yesterday. Dave Johnson has done some great repairs for me in the past but I am not sure he is available. Dave if you are, please let me know!!! I am not sure anyone in central virginia could do the repair. Does anyone have a good contact for a luthier to do a vintage headstock repair?

I'll post some pics when I get a bit more time. :salude

Thank you
Bryan
 
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AtomEve said:
I picked up a 1956 Les Paul with a broken headstock yesterday from a UPS salvage store. I am not sure anyone in Richmond could do the repair. Does anyone have a good contact for a luthier to do a headstock repair?

I'll post some pics when I get a bit more time. :salude

Thank you
Bryan
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Joe Glaser in Nashville has done amazing work for me in the past.
 
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AtomEve said:
I picked up a 1956 Les Paul with a broken headstock yesterday from a UPS salvage store. I am not sure anyone in Richmond could do the repair. Does anyone have a good contact for a luthier to do a headstock repair?

I'll post some pics when I get a bit more time. :salude

Thank you
Bryan
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Ian Davlin,
Main Drag Music in Brooklyn. 330 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211.
 
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Thanks guys. I called Glasers, thye don't do "ship ins" as in receive the guitar by mail. I offered to drive to Nashville to drop it off and send email pics of all the damage but they said they would need to see the guitar in person to know whether they could\would do the repair.
 
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Close by you is Brian Howard. I think he is in Hummelstown, PA. Extremely talented and will not add un-needed splines etc. Just really good clean restoration work.
 
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Oh…and David Colins up in Ann Arbor Michigan. He has a really cool headstock jig for getting things aligned just right and clapped tight. I would go to either Brian or David in a heart beat.
 
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Thanks for the link to that repair job. Brilliant. I recalled seeing it a while ago and have never been able to find it. I made a mental note to "send a guitar to that guy" if I ever broke one!!
 
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AtomEve said:
Thanks guys. I called Glasers, thye don't do "ship ins" as in receive the guitar by mail. I offered to drive to Nashville to drop it off and send email pics of all the damage but they said they would need to see the guitar in person to know whether they could\would do the repair.
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These guys are difficult to deal with take a pass , you will find capable people easy to deal with . The gold top repair looked really nice !
 
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AtomEve said:
Thanks guys. I called Glasers, thye don't do "ship ins" as in receive the guitar by mail. I offered to drive to Nashville to drop it off and send email pics of all the damage but they said they would need to see the guitar in person to know whether they could\would do the repair.
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crazy .. it seems it would be easier to get an audience with The Pope than have this place do some repair work ..
 
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Arnold M. said:
crazy .. it seems it would be easier to get an audience with The Pope than have this place do some repair work ..
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Who? Send it to me. I have some leftover tar and feathers. I can fix it for ya!
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Great leads folks. Thank you! More to the story to follow!!!
 
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Sorry, I didn't see this before. There's a guy in Fredericksburg, Thom Schiff. He is very sought after around here. I know a number of folks who will use nobody else.
 
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Re: Need a repair recommendation for a 1956 Les Paul GT Darkback broken headstock

AtomEve said:
I picked up a 1956 Les Paul with a broken headstock yesterday. Dave Johnson has done some great repairs for me in the past but I am not sure he is available. Dave if you are, please let me know!!! I am not sure anyone in central virginia could do the repair. Does anyone have a good contact for a luthier to do a vintage headstock repair?

I'll post some pics when I get a bit more time. :salude

Thank you
Bryan
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We have up here in Akron, Ohio Lay’s Guitar Shop. Been around since 1962 under Virgil Lay and now under the ownership of Dan Shinn who’s worked there since 1979. They’ve done work for Joe Walsh, ZZ Top, and also had worked on Jimmy Page’s #1 Les Paul.
 
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