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Started by mini, May 26, 2009, 02:24:02 PM

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May 26, 2009, 02:24:02 PM Last Edit: May 26, 2009, 02:31:16 PM by minnesota68
I have been meddling in the dark arts of guitars for several years, and still have a knowledge of about 0 on how to play.  Being the ADHD person that I am, my talents run short...LOL

I was telling a buddy (the revered bishop of Spiro, OK, and my identical twin in mentality and onerousness, James Stewart) one day my secret desire to restore or refinish a old electric guitar, and told him that if he ever ran across a cheap old electric that I wanted it.  Someday, I should post the picture of him with a drum on the top of his head...LOL  I'm sending him the link to this post.  He will kill me for comparing our mentality.  Anyways, I told him my price range (no more than $50) and said "Sic' em..."

He called me later and said he found me a guitar.  He warned me and said it was uglier than sin warmed over.  After describing it to me over the phone and sending me a blurry picture, I told him to get it for me and we would go from there.

Heres what I got:

A Harmony Rocket, single gold foil DeArmond pickup.


A close up of the "custom" sunburst paintjob someone did...


Back...they did a "custom" sunburst on here too...


Front of headstock...


Back of headstock...


Moments before I start disassembley...


Neck is off....


Starting to strip the old paint off...


Paint is coming off quickly!


Beautiful blonde wood is showing! :grin:


Showing how easy the paint is coming off.  On a side note, I dropped a bit of the paint I scraped on my toe and dun had a glory hallelujah fit!  :ugly:  It burned!



Chelleebelle photo sniped me...LOL


More wood showing.


In the sun, but not totally clean.  The wood hid under the old paint is amazing.  Simple, but pretty.


Back 99% clean:


Front half clean...


More pics as I dive deeper into this project.

-mini
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I wonder if we made a wax figure of Mini, and then melted it, if we'd get Roscoe... -MellerYeller

SippinTea

#1
May 26, 2009, 02:32:01 PM
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. That poor, poor guitar! The paint job was... interesting. :o

Mini, if your family ever makes it out to Oregon, we've got a guitar manufacturer near us that gives truly fascinating tours of their plant. I don't even play guitar, but I was completely intrigued by observing guitars in process... all the way from sheets of wood on a rack to those gorgeous beauties hanging in the showroom. Every single stage was a precise work of art, and one mis-step along the way meant the whole project to that point was dumped in the trash. Some things just can't be un-done. And apparently a mistake in making a guitar is that way.

Looking forward to more pics of your project! :)

:beret:
"Not everything that is of God is easy." -Elona

"When you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything." -F. Chan

"A real live hug anytime you want it is priceless." -Rachel

Sis

#2
May 26, 2009, 05:18:16 PM
Awsome. Keep the pics coming. Got me hooked on the story.  :great:

EricShane

#3
May 26, 2009, 05:19:40 PM
wow, yes this is Awesome!

I dont think it was that ugly before.. lol

but, Im excited to see what your going to do with it!
Hebrews 12:12-16 Wherefore lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way; but let it rather be healed. Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord: Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you

Gingerale

#4
May 26, 2009, 06:54:56 PM
I was soooo reading "my new hubby"

Gingerale

#5
May 26, 2009, 06:57:24 PM
i mean newest hubby.

Sis

#6
May 26, 2009, 07:10:37 PM
He's not allowed to have one of those! :rofl:

mini

#7
May 26, 2009, 08:09:55 PM
Seeing I am male, straight, and happily married...I hope not!  LOL
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I wonder if we made a wax figure of Mini, and then melted it, if we'd get Roscoe... -MellerYeller

Gingerale

#8
May 26, 2009, 11:11:04 PM
*giggle*

BeccaBoo

#9
May 27, 2009, 12:48:20 AM
Awesome story line with the pics...

:thumbsup2:


Do Justly, Love Mercy, Walk Humbly. Micah 6:8

Sis

#10
June 06, 2009, 09:13:11 PM
Waiting for more pics.

mini

#11
June 07, 2009, 01:59:42 AM
I have not had a chance to work on it lately.  Very busy with family, church, and work.  :sadbounce:
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I wonder if we made a wax figure of Mini, and then melted it, if we'd get Roscoe... -MellerYeller

sunlight

#12
June 07, 2009, 04:29:14 AM
:lurk:
  :attackhug: Be full of hugs!

Tsalagi

#13
June 08, 2009, 02:45:12 AM
I am drooling on your guitar.

SippinTea

#14
June 08, 2009, 03:01:17 AM
*wipes the drool off the guitar and Tsoggi's chin*

:beret:
"Not everything that is of God is easy." -Elona

"When you're wildly in love with someone, it changes everything." -F. Chan

"A real live hug anytime you want it is priceless." -Rachel

Ashlee

#15
June 08, 2009, 04:13:47 AM
BOL!

The Purple Fuzzy

#16
December 09, 2009, 09:50:13 PM
Any new developments on this?

mini

#17
December 13, 2009, 10:07:00 PM
No...*sigh*

One of these days, I will slow down long enough to finish it...sorry about the delay... :sadbounce:
DISCLAIMER: All rights reserved. Meant for entertainment purposes only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. Not necessarily the view of this website. This supersedes all previous notices.

I wonder if we made a wax figure of Mini, and then melted it, if we'd get Roscoe... -MellerYeller

sunlight

#18
December 14, 2009, 03:16:23 AM
nothing as sad as a half told story... :grin:
  :attackhug: Be full of hugs!

The Purple Fuzzy

#19
September 30, 2011, 09:07:50 PM
Did you ever finish this project?

mini

#20
September 30, 2011, 09:29:09 PM
No...I had a offer from a guy for more money than what I had tied up in it.  He saw it, wanted it bad, and offered cash.  So...I parted with it.

:(

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I wonder if we made a wax figure of Mini, and then melted it, if we'd get Roscoe... -MellerYeller

mini

#21
September 30, 2011, 09:29:58 PM
Just noticed, im wearing the same t-shirt today...LOL
DISCLAIMER: All rights reserved. Meant for entertainment purposes only. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead is purely coincidental. Not necessarily the view of this website. This supersedes all previous notices.

I wonder if we made a wax figure of Mini, and then melted it, if we'd get Roscoe... -MellerYeller

sunlight

#22
October 01, 2011, 10:19:45 PM
Ha, This is the exact thread I was wondering about when I saw the other one... :grin: At least the half untold story has a somewhat partial ending...
  :attackhug: Be full of hugs!
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