Gibson Explorer MOP inlay?

[loco68]

Hey all,i'm new member but old stalker.

I had an "84" Explorer refinished,it was plumburst and is now vintage white The guy who did it does good work,however he can't get the headstock logo.

And he sanded the serial number off the back of the headstock,i'm sure people try from time to time to make fake Gibsons,this is NOT one of those times.

Theres some discoloration on the fingerboard thats like DNA,i have before and after pictures of it.

Does anybody know where i can get a new logo and serial number installed?

I'm ready to die from the headache all this has been,not kidding,it's been a nightmare.

 

 

 

Thanks

Jerry

[anaconda]

Hey all,i'm new member but old stalker.

I had an "84" Explorer refinished,it was plumburst and is now vintage white The guy who did it does good work,however he can't get the headstock logo.

And he sanded the serial number off the back of the headstock,i'm sure people try from time to time to make fake Gibsons,this is NOT one of those times.

Theres some discoloration on the fingerboard thats like DNA,i have before and after pictures of it.

Does anybody know where i can get a new logo and serial number installed?

I'm ready to die from the headache all this has been,not kidding,it's been a nightmare.

 

 

 

Thanks

Jerry

Sorry to hear about your trouble. dont want to be a bummer, but the gibson name was silk sreened onto the guitar. they dont sell stickers, or use them on ther guitars.

also once the serial number is gone its gone for good no way to fix either one of theose problems and gibson wont touch it if you knew what the serial number was. it would tell you what year it was. i hope you enjoy your refinished guitar, as for resell vaule. that would be greatly decrease. after all if it plays well who needs a name on there guitar.

[lowb5str]

Actually, the factory might be willing to restore it. Contact them. THe worst they can say won't worsen your situation.

[loco68]

Actually i think i found a place here in Michigan,about an hour away http://www.rockfordcarving.com/index.html

As for serial numbers,i made copy of the serial font,when i go to work tomorrow i'll try to program my CNC and

cut new numbers and make a small stamp,this is the LONG way of doing things,but before i do all this,i got a return

email from Roger Ball @ Gibson,seems like they'll do it but for how much?

Also i searched for custom MOP inlay builders,they can probably do the logo the best and it'll look like the rest

of my Gibsons.

[loco68]

Talked to the factory,and yes they'll do it,logo and serial number,so if somebody is going to restore a Gibson,use the repair shop,and Gibsons price was alot lower than i thought it would be.

[mosquito3]

@loco68: Nice to hear the factory will solve th problem ;)

 

the gibson name was silk sreened onto the guitar

 

Unlike the actual production Explorers the '80s Explorers had the logo just painted under the clear nitro layer (and, obviously, above the black one).

Here a pic of my '85 headstock

 

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3414/dscn0139ui.jpg