jannusguy Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 anyone have any idea of what this might cost on gibby or a martin dread size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenumber2 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Now why on earth would you want to do that? Unless the current top is just sawdust I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 looks like someone dropped a 10 lbs. bowling ball just under the bridge. i have it on good authority it would run around 2.5k. thought i could save a few bucks buying the damaged geetar and having it re-topped. guitar is 4k new. am rethinking this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 2.5 sounds a little hefty....if you can get the guitar for free....then I would send pics to the factory in Bozeman and Nazareth, they do repairs and can probably quote you a price.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suburude63 Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Contact Kevin Kopp or John Greven ! Both do excellent work!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Contact Kevin Kopp or John Greven ! Both do excellent work!!!! i would think they'd be too busy building their own guitars to be accepting repair work... but, it's a thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 2.5 sounds a little hefty....if you can get the guitar for free....then I would send pics to the factory in Bozeman and Nazareth' date=' they do repairs and can probably quote you a price....[/quote']i tried to reach martin today but they closed due to the weather. it will be interesting to see what they say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksdaddy Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Last I heard, Martin's repair dept was just about non-existent. Just repeating.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Last I heard' date=' Martin's repair dept was just about non-existent. Just repeating....[/quote'] Martin has recently done a fair number of retops. The most recent Fretboard Journal documents one retop in detail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpbiii Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Re-topping is a fairly common repair for high end guitars -- of course, it would only generally be done as a last resort. Any good luthier/builder/repair guy should be able to do it -- there are lots of them out there these days. Best, -Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oubaas Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 A re-top should run you in the neighborhood of $1200 more or less, depending on what you want to re-use and what you want all new. In addition to Kevin Kopp and John Greven mentioned above, Del Langejan does exceptional work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 that's the bridge in the upper left corner of the pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gearbasher Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Maybe, you can try Elderly Instruments. Read: http://www.elderly.com/articles/gsm199602dm.html Edit: The article is kinda old. 1996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Oh hell, the way you described it, I thought it was serious. Just fix the top. Replacing it is silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 martin quoted me upwards of 2k for this job. could get to 3k with a neck set. at that point, i'm only a grand off of a new one with warranty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 martin quoted me upwards of 2k for this job. could get to 3k with a neck set. at that point' date=' i'm only a grand off of a new one with warranty.[/quote'] At 2K-3K, I'd just go buy a brand new one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 that's the bridge in the upper left corner of the pic. The guy who has my DIF has an old Martin he repaired. I thought he told me he had to re-top it, but I'm not sure. When I saw it, (we played together last Halloween at my BIL's house), the Martin looked brand new. If you'd like to contact him, his web site is http://www.aantones.com Maybe he can help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchabalk Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 how's it sound? it might be totally stable, or be able to be made totally stable for relatively little money. then the shopping can start for a clean one too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 All the wood is there. It should be a fairly straightforward repair of knitting the splits back together and refinishing. The repair would not be invisible and might require some excising of some of the sections and splicing in new spruce at those points but it seems totally doable. I've seen worse repaired for less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy Posted February 11, 2010 Author Share Posted February 11, 2010 All the wood is there. It should be a fairly straightforward repair of knitting the splits back together and refinishing. The repair would not be invisible and might require some excising of some of the sections and splicing in new spruce at those points but it seems totally doable. I've seen worse repaired for less. i thought you were kidding. i have sent pics to a few factory authorized service folk and , have spoken to martin in Pa. no one seems to be inclined to tackle this. i have one more feeler out to a SF,CA shop that i have not yet heard back from. depending on what they say, if anything, i may let it go. i do not yet possess the guitar but it is a model i covet. i'm trying to wheel and deal. i'm not overly concerned about cosmetics but the rest, well, you know, it's gotta sound right. i'm thinking this is a fool's errand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 Jannus....I talked to a luthier friend about re-topping......he said a lot of the cost would also depend on the rosette around the sound hole....got any pics? Thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted February 13, 2010 Share Posted February 13, 2010 I second what Tom wrote on Wednesday. You should be able to find a good luthier in a mid-sized city who would welcome a challenge like this. Gibson, Martin are probably inclined to price things like this high because they aren't as 'hungry' for the business. When I lived in Waco, the best luthier there was not of the caliber you'd find at Gibson or Martin. But he did things like this all the time. Very Well and Reasonably Priced. Don't give up on the guitar ! It can be saved .. G'luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted February 14, 2010 Share Posted February 14, 2010 i thought you were kidding. i have sent pics to a few factory authorized service folk and ' date=' have spoken to martin in Pa. no one seems to be inclined to tackle this. i have one more feeler out to a SF,CA shop that i have not yet heard back from. depending on what they say, if anything, i may let it go. i do not yet possess the guitar but it is a model i covet. i'm trying to wheel and deal. i'm not overly concerned about cosmetics but the rest, well, you know, it's gotta sound right. [b']i'm thinking this is a fool's errand[/b]. Well, who better to perform it then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jannusguy Posted February 14, 2010 Author Share Posted February 14, 2010 Well' date=' who better to perform it then? boy howdy! that was good un'! heyuck yuck yuck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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