DonnieLee Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Pretty much impossible to estimate, but if you still have the missing piece you're obviously a lot better off. Is that an LG0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Ouch! Any idea what happened to it? Dropped? Car accident? On this Gibson website there is a Gibson Repair & Restoration communication link. Try going to the main site and look under Support and when that shows, scroll down a bit without clicking on Support, and you can find it. Hope that helps. Let us know how they respond, okay. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff Edited October 25, 2020 by QuestionMark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard McCoy Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Get a quote from Gibson or a luthier directly. There may be more damage to the instrument than is immediately visible, so take that into account as well. What happened to it, Donnie? Edited October 25, 2020 by Leonard McCoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 DonnieLee, Wow! Obviously somebody didn't like the music you play. Assuming you have the pieces, that will be a heck of a cleating job. This repair raises a number of questions. Can this be repaired so that the guitar's sound is not compromised, or will the end result be an instrument that is a "shelf queen"? And will the cost be so great that it would be cheaper to simply buy another instrument? My knowledge of Gibson guitars is limited, so I have no idea whether this particular instrument has vintage significance, which would impact on whether or not to have the repair made, regardless of cost. Having said all that, for me the most interesting details are knowing how the repair would be done. In any event, I hope all goes well getting this resolved to your satisfaction. RBSinTo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedzep Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Hey, once more, do you have the missing piece, and is it an LG0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Splicing in a piece of mahogany is certainly a doable repair. The art comes into how well they hide the fact that even if the wood was cannibalized off another LG0 (assuming that is what the guitar is) the grain will not match up. Unless you really do not care about aesthetics, it will probably require at least a full rim refinish if not the whole body with a darker mahogany stain. The real question in these cases is how willing are you to possibly end up underwater in terms of the value of the instrument. I am only too familiar with this one. One that is not to be unexpected results of having a thing for Harmonys and Kays. Thing is, I have never regretted it and if asked would I do it again will answer" Oh Yeah." Edited October 25, 2020 by zombywoof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) it has to be real expensive getting and bending wood no? unless this is a sentimental guitar, i wouldnt think about it. Your best idea of cost, as well as the right folks to repair it... Brothers Music in Wind Gap PA. Email Strunk Edited October 25, 2020 by Salfromchatham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Take a close look at the top, also.. It looks like there is some kind of band of goop or a giant raised ridge about the size of an inch over the pickguard extending a little bit past it towards the neck. Unless it’s an optical illusion. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 3 hours ago, QuestionMark said: Take a close look at the top, also.. It looks like there is some kind of band of goop or a giant raised ridge about the size of an inch over the pickguard extending a little bit past it towards the neck. Unless it’s an optical illusion. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff DonnieLee has definitely left us (10+ hrs ago) a bit of a mystery. Knowing the guitar's model might help in deciding how to proceed with the repair. No goop or ridge seen by these eyes- only an unbound neck, but a mustache bridge with the more vintage style circular bridge pin location, and... is that a stair step, (J-55 style) forward edge of the pickguard, but with a Hummingbird/J200 contour around the bridge of the 'guard (which seems to show some sort of graphics)? Missing some back bracing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 12 hours ago, DonnieLee said: Baggage handler get it? Hard to see really but from the side, the semi circular bridge pin shape and the pointy end of the pickguard make it look like a mid 60s Dove? Apply some gaffa tape and play on!😁 BluesKing777. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Maybe it is a decal. It certainly is not an original LG-0 pickguard or original LG-0 bridge. Hopefully, the original poster will shed some light on this mysterious and damaged guitar. QM aka “Jazzman” Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 It would be nice to have a photo of the whole guitar from the front. This one picture raises more questions than it answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pohatu771 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Double binding makes it definitely not an LG-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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