anyone else having trouble?

[aliasphobias]

www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Gibson-J-45-Acoustic-Guitar-Vintage-J45-ADJ-J45ADJ-Burst-Dreadnought-/121873180563?hash=item1c60352793:g:uG8AAOSwX~dWotH0

 

with their pickguard curling? Out of rivets I guess.

[Fullmental Alpinist]

Here's the link:

 

Curling Pickguard

 

I guess it falls under the category of "Seemed like a good idea at the time."

 

Looks like the Grandfather of Flubber meets Frankenstein. Too bad, I liked the guitar. The tuners? That's another story....

[Mickthemiller]

That's abuse at a criminal level

[aliasphobias]

Here's the link:

 

Curling Pickguard

 

I guess it falls under the category of "Seemed like a good idea at the time."

 

Looks like the Grandfather of Flubber meets Frankenstein. Too bad, I liked the guitar. The tuners? That's another story....

 

 

Thanks FA. That is what I was trying to do.

[capmaster]

[kelly campbell]

I like the statue...LOL That is criminal to put those screws into such a beautiful instrument...they will probably be scratching their head when they can not get a good price for it..wow

[j45nick]

In 1968, they actually screwed the thicker pickguards on, with no adhesive as I recall. They were stiff enough to lie flat, at least then. The screws were tiny flat-head screws countersunk into the pickguard, not the truss head or pan head screws shown on these pickguards. There also weren't so many fastenings--four on these J-series pickguards.

[Mickthemiller]

What defeats me is the guy says a guitar tech has looked it over, left it looking like this and said the frets are 98% - how's he measured that? I'm watching it, not intending to buy, just watching. I'm curious

[aliasphobias]

In 1968, they actually screwed the thicker pickguards on, with no adhesive as I recall. They were stiff enough to lie flat, at least then. The screws were tiny flat-head screws countersunk into the pickguard, not the truss head or pan head screws shown on these pickguards. There also weren't so many fastenings--four on these J-series pickguards.

 

 

Did they only screw them down in '68?(+/- of course) I see one every now and then but not many.

[MissouriPicker]

Too bad that they're not sequins instead of screws. It tends to have a torture room look to it. Something the Marque De Sade might have enjoyed playing..........Seriously, I have a friend who used to have an ancient Martin D28 that had a soft leather pick guard on it. It was considerably thicker than any of the flubber guards. Similar in shape to one of the large bat wings. It looked cool from 15-20 feet away, but when you got up close to it, it was horrible. The edges were rolling-up on it. He eventually peeled it off and left it plain. He said the guitar was louder without it.