My New Old Guitar

[pharoh]

OK folks here is my 1953 Harmony archtop accoustic guitar.

A little background.

My teacher got this last year and it was in shambles.....the neck wasn't attached to it at all, the body was busted up and in pieces, and the back piece was busted off a quarter way in.

Well we put our blood sweat and tears to bring this back to life, and it has the brightest, cleanest tone I have heard out of any guitar with the exception of maybee an Ovation. All of it is vintage with the exception of the the nut and bridge, which is ivory/ebony/ivory and the bridge sits on a custom cut slab of rosewood.

This guitar will be great for solos over dreadnaught sized box guitars.

forgive the pics, I'll put some up with a real camera, at the time all I had was my sidekick.

A pic without the bridge and tailpiece, just fretted, cut, and sanded down

A pic of the back, you can see the part that broke on the back

[Jadis]

Looks good. I'm sure your happy to have completed this project. Very cool and thanks for sharing with us.

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

I bet it felt great to see all your hard work come together! Dude, considering the bacxk story of the crippled guitar, it looks amazing!!

[pharoh]

I bet it felt great to see all your hard work come together! Dude, considering the bacxk story of the crippled guitar, it looks amazing!!

Thanks bro, alot of blood sweat and tears went into it trust me

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

Thanks bro, alot of blood sweat and tears went into it trust me

So, is it stable or do you have to be gentle with it? I'd be overly paranoid and treat it like an egg if I did that you know? LOL!

[pharoh]

So, is it stable or do you have to be gentle with it? I'd be overly paranoid and treat it like an egg if I did that you know? LOL!

It's solid, but it's not one you beat on.....that wood is 55 years old and is less than a half inch thin, so you can play alittle harder to get a good sound, but a good musician doesn't have to beat the hell out of an instrument to play it....unless it's drums lol

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

It's solid, but it's not one you beat on.....that wood is 55 years old and is less than a half inch thin, so you can play alittle harder to get a good sound, but a good musician doesn't have to beat the hell out of an instrument to play it....unless it's drums lol

55 YEARS OLD?! Wow!! What do you do to keep the wood in such good condition. I'd assume it would rotted by now. But this is coming from someone who plays piano/keyboard. I've never had to do maintaince on an instrument other than cleaning dust off the keys, you know"?

[pharoh]

55 YEARS OLD?! Wow!! What do you do to keep the wood in such good condition. I'd assume it would rotted by now. But this is coming from someone who plays piano/keyboard. I've never had to do maintaince on an instrument other than cleaning dust off the keys, you know"?

Well the wood itself is cracked from drying out, but with the finish (treated to I am sure) that is on it protects it from moisture, the fret board was dry rotted and I had to put a new on on it, cut, glue, sand, and polish the frets.

The guitar itself was played so much that the back of the neck has the finished rubbed off to the bare wood. Thats why I like it so much it has alot of character to it, and a history....someone played the shit out of this guitar and loved it, I am hoping it will last me another 55 years.

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

Well the wood itself is cracked from drying out, but with the finish (treated to I am sure) that is on it protects it from moisture, the fret board was dry rotted and I had to put a new on on it, cut, glue, sand, and polish the frets.

The guitar itself was played so much that the back of the neck has the finished rubbed off to the bare wood. Thats why I like it so much it has alot of character to it, and a history....someone played the shit out of this guitar and loved it, I am hoping it will last me another 55 years.

Well, I'm sure you love it for another reason. Literally bringing it from shit to a kick ass guitar! You should be very proud, you did a DAMN good job, seriously!!!

On another not, wanna work on my legs next? HAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!

[pharoh]

Well, I'm sure you love it for another reason. Literally bringing it from shit to a kick ass guitar! You should be very proud, you did a DAMN good job, seriously!!!

On another not, wanna work on my legs next? HAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA!!!

hahahaha dude your to funny

teacher did alot of it, he guided me and was teaching me so credit goes to him...I did most of the fret work, but ya dud I am happy with it. Thanks man!

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

hahahaha dude your to funny

teacher did alot of it, he guided me and was teaching me so credit goes to him...I did most of the fret work, but ya dud I am happy with it. Thanks man!

Naw, I think you deserve some credit too! Just having the patience to do something like that is commendable!!

[jadnifer]

You did a very good job. It looks great!

[TomCat]

It looks gorgeous. Kudos on reviving it!

[Kit Kat P]

I would have typed sooner but I was too busy drooling.

[Steven]

guess who's gonna get to play that mutha soon?

oh yes I shall.

oh yes.

[DeadBurgerKing (10)]

guess who's gonna get to play that mutha soon?

oh yes I shall.

oh yes.

I wanna see you play "Paint It Black"!!

[creatureofthenyte]

Al, that guitar looks awesome!!