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Hmmm....I brought this 2 years ago...foolishly...smashed like someone had jumped on it. It was well and truly farked. Had to slice the back off and do internal surgery before anything. I'll leave it with most scars intact. More to come.
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That's just...........wonderful! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Too cool. Looks like a recent-ish one? Got any photos before you restored it?

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Noice, stairway to heaven and hotel California covers time ;)
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BG wrote:Noice, stairway to heaven and hotel California covers time ;)
:lol: :lol: :lol: That was my first thought too. :mrgreen:

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BG wrote:Noice, stairway to heaven and hotel California covers time ;)
Two songs eh? Does that mean it's like a mandolin?
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Yeah, if had a mandolin neck it would double the repertoire ;)

Looks damned good though....
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Ain't all that the truth!

Yep, got some shots of it's initial state....here's one halfway through....
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woo! looking forward to progress pics :clap:

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Damn that's cool!!
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Triple tail block hilarity!

Looks like they just chopped up a couple of stock guitars and glued them together.
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Wasn't as horrible when the back flopped like a muppet's mouth.

Now it's unspeakably awful.
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benderissimo wrote:
BG wrote:Noice, stairway to heaven and hotel California covers time ;)
:lol: :lol: :lol: That was my first thought too. :mrgreen:
Perfect Ryan Adams guitar. :thumbup:

That's right Beeg, no 'B' :P
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Run to you?
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BG wrote:Run to you?
Nah. I only do 69's in summer
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