aliasphobias Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Just to be clear - this model is known as a Southern Jumbo, or an SJ for short. There is no such thing as an SJ-45. A J-45 is a completely different model from an SJ. Thanks for listening. Actually they did make an SJ-45 "Deluxe". A wonderful guitar it is/was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasphobias Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 All, just reporting back with good news -- after hunting around for quite a while, i spoke with a luthier on 14th street who was recommended by Gibson. he listened to what i had to say and volunteered that there was a good chance the guitar required neither a re-set nor a re-bracing -- he said he believed the guitar just needed to be rehumidified for a fraction of the cost. long story short, i visited him, and he verified: no need for neck re-set or any other intensive work. he said he merely has to re-humidify the guitar and run a set-up. he is additionally going to create a new saddle to correct some intonation problems that resulted from it not fitting correctly. so in the end i am getting out of this for almost $1000 less than the initial guitar tech told me! anyway, just wanted to say thanks again for your advice and let you know the guitar is in the hands of a very good luthier and should be all set within a few weeks! Glad this worked out for you. Just to let you know I had the bumper jack ready.. ;). Very impressive that nothing cracked IMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PickitPaul Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Just to be clear - this model is known as a Southern Jumbo, or an SJ for short. There is no such thing as an SJ-45. A J-45 is a completely different model from an SJ. Thanks for listening. I own a SJ-45 - and its not a Deluxe. it says so on the label. So there is such a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurfbird Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 aliasphobius, that was extremely kind of you to offer your help with the OP's guitar! Are you a skilled luthier and where are you based? Perhaps other members would be interested in hiring you for a fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliasphobias Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 aliasphobius, that was extremely kind of you to offer your help with the OP's guitar! Are you a skilled luthier and where are you based? Perhaps other members would be interested in hiring you for a fee? Thank you SB. The short answer is no I am not a luthier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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