boogieongtr
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Here is a conversion I am doing for a customer. The guitar has had a refin to all gold. Lots of great things ahead so let's get started.
Ready to strip:
What a great find! The top is booked matched and 3/4" off center. This will make a great plain top Burst.
OK on the down side. This is why I don't like to buy all gold refins. There is a 1/16" shim in the neck pocket.
And about 1/16" of wood filler in the neck joint and the body has been sanded way out of profile. I'll deal with these 2 issues later.
First I'll steam the neck out. I pull out 4 frets and bore 8 small holes into the neck pocket for my needle.
A little steam:
The neck pops right out with a little pressure from my jig.
Here is another issue. You can see there are bit marks into the neck pockets bottom and sidewalls. These can all be fixed but I'm wondering if the neck is original to the body? Either way it will make a great old LP when the project is completed.
Ready to strip:


What a great find! The top is booked matched and 3/4" off center. This will make a great plain top Burst.

OK on the down side. This is why I don't like to buy all gold refins. There is a 1/16" shim in the neck pocket.

And about 1/16" of wood filler in the neck joint and the body has been sanded way out of profile. I'll deal with these 2 issues later.

First I'll steam the neck out. I pull out 4 frets and bore 8 small holes into the neck pocket for my needle.

A little steam:

The neck pops right out with a little pressure from my jig.

Here is another issue. You can see there are bit marks into the neck pockets bottom and sidewalls. These can all be fixed but I'm wondering if the neck is original to the body? Either way it will make a great old LP when the project is completed.
