jojo_iso

What do you mean by "Set-up"? And as mentioned before, I'm not sure how to go about cleaning a wooden guitar like this one. Any tips appreciated!

Thanks for the link! Pictures were already in the post! https://imgur.com/a/Ys2utyb

Alright, I've read a few posts, I know the drill! https://imgur.com/a/Ys2utyb (Lots of pictures, 500kb limit was too little). I recently inherited this Les Paul, it was my Father's. I remember him buying it when I was a teen and playing it with his band - though not long after he stopped playing for health reasons. It sat in a garage for what I would guess would be a decade, and this is why I'm here. First of all, while I've played most of my life, I've never had a guitar like this one in my possession. I've always played on cheap Squiers and I was happy enough, we're people of little means. I'm used to cleaning bodies made of plastic with either a damp rag or sometimes a little bit of alcohol and leaving it at that. I don't even know what type of wood any of this is! Anyway, now that I have this Les Paul, I want to restore and maintain it to the best of my ability. I already fixed a solder point: the Pickup Switch only worked in the Rhythm position. Easy enough to figure out, I know my way around electronics. However, as you'll see in the pictures, the instrument is fairly beat up- My father was never one to take care of his things, frankly. I am, however, and seeing this beautiful thing in such a state hurts my soul. With all of that said, let's go point by point. Please keep in mind that I would like to keep the original pieces wherever possible. If replacement is unavoidable, then I ideally want the exact same piece made by Gibson. All of the following parts are in the pictures, please take a look! The metal cache of the Tuning Pegs is really tarnished. Any tips on how to get them back? if impossible, acquire new ones and where? The Bridge is filthy as all hell, how should I go about cleaning it? The caches on the Pickups are pretty beat up, and the screws are rusted to all hell. I'm guessing I'll have to replace them? Where should I go? The Rhythm-Treble little plastic label doo-dad is also pretty beat up, I'm guessing I'll have to replace this as well? Any tips on cleaning that Pick Guard and ideally buffing out some of the scratches? I think the Fretboard has shrunk ever so slightly. Nothing uncomfortable, but is there a solution to this and how do I keep it from shrinking further? The Fretboard is really dirty, how should I go about cleaning it? The Fretwire is blue in a lot of places? It reminds me of the way copper oxidizes, is this rust? I've never seen this before and have no idea how to remedy it. Now, these are all fairly straightforward questions which I hope will get fairly simple answers... So let's get into the main reason I'm here: the Body. First of all, what kind of wood is it? I'm guessing the fretboard is Ebony but I truly have no idea. Is there a web page somewhere with all of its specifications? I'd love to know what the pickups are as well. Is there some kind of finish on this guitar, or was there supposed to be? I'm guessing the wood has been tinted but it definitely doesn't have a gloss or varnish like I'm used to seeing on acoustics. With all of this in mind: is there anything I can do about about the area in between the two pickups? I'm guessing my father was hitting this area with the tip of his pick, and it's made some pretty unfortunate marks. I thought about a light sanding or maybe wood filler, but I simply don't know enough and care too much about the instrument to just try stuff out. Additionally, you'll see some pretty rough marks from what I'm assuming was a pick holder and a rash from his belt buckle. Anything I can do to remedy these? Finally, just for shits and giggles, any idea how much this guitar is worth? This thing will never get sold and get passed on to my son, but one can't help being curious. Don't be afraid to ask for any more pictures if they will help. Ideally we'd keep the cost down on most of these fixes, like I mentioned earlier we're not rolling in gold. Thank you all very much for your time, John.