When I say HOT, I mean as in fire damage!
Kind of neat BUT I can't stop thinking about what it COULD become. Candy Apple Red would be nice!
A pretty "HOT" little number here circa 1975.
This one has suffered enough and whose identity has been lost...
...it deserves better.
Original keys survived...
ahh...the ink stamp has survived as well.
This was originally a black one.
...as did the good stuff! The original pickguard is on the way but may be too far gone to use. Everything else is original and fully functional.
The back was charred pretty good and thus divits have formed when sanded smooth. I'll run her thru the planer.
I noticed that the original glue joints were beginniing to open up, so I'll just bandsaw them, square up on the jointer, and reglue.
We all know what that impression was.
Thickness is also lost when squaring up the glue joints. I have inserted two 1/8" alder strips to get her back to stock width.
Instead of the planner, I just ran all sides over the jointer. Alas, we loose about an 1/8" of body thickness BUT better than loosing the whole guitar! Can you say "less weight!"
The neck was smoked as well but the harder maple didn't divit nearly as much.
I left as much of the factory stamping as possible.
The body is now back together...total elapsed time since beginning this project....2-1/2 hours.
I hated to pull the original frets which were in great shape, but we might as well go all the way on this one.
The edges were in great shape. Also, I like to "skim" the cavities with the router so as to make for a much cleaner refin.
Sanded to 320, she's ready for sealer.
Well, I sold the guitar to a local friend and he wanted it to match my factory original Fiesta Red Deluxe.
Now on to the new owner and on to another project...a 1964 Gibson SG Special that's in 2 pieces!
All together now with groovy old silk strap.
After buffing out the finish, Shop Cat decides to curl up to the warmth of the "Siesta Red".
