Taffy Evans's Discussions

The Old Gibson Story
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The old Gibson Story.The lady who owned this guitar said it was her late husband's and that over the years he had done repair work on it, and that she would like it made payable.After I got it on the…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Allen L Wall Aug 5, 2021.

Palathetic Pickups and top distortion.
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Hi, I recently posted a photo of repairs to the damaged bridge pin holes in a guitar top. That got me thinking about maybe sharing the reasons for such a repair, and how I go about the repair.For…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark McLean Jul 9, 2021.

Old Gibson Question.
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Hi, late last year I did major repairs and some restoration to this old Gibson. It had been painted all over with brown paint years ago, evidently to hide the very unprofessional repairs done at that…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Taffy Evans Jul 12, 2021.

Left-hand right-hand tuner swap
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Hi, this may be already known to many of you out there, but I’ll share it anyway.Some years ago, I ordered Sperzel tuning machines, the locking type 6 in line, and had a set leftover. And as the…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Russell Vance Jun 9, 2021.