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Garbage picked Epiphone 6832--can be saved


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I am continuously amazed that this guitar I originally garbage-picked in Ohio, but sold on ebay (because I didn't have the nunchuck skills, bow hunting skills, computer hacking skills to fix it), soldiers on in a new life. And with a thread of its own.

 

The headstock and neck were sticking straight out of a blue garbage container, I spotted it as I drove by and it seemed to say "pull up here" so I did...and was amazed to find the whole guitar in not-so-bad shape.

 

I always liked the first-wave Japanese Epiphones, one of the very, very few brands of which I don't own an example. Hmm.

 

The neck block...that's the deal maker/breaker with those. As we now see.

 

Well...cheers all.

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  • 3 years later...
On 3/26/2018 at 5:22 PM, Aoresteen said:

Holy Epiphone Batman! That's MY 6832! I bought it off eBay in 2016 and restored it!

 

Check out the top cracks and the horizontal scratch.

 

http://www.oresteen.com/images/Guitars/Epiphone/6832/6832_top_cracks.jpg

 

 

http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/132569-at-last-epi-6832-blue-label/

 

I stumbled on this 2012 thread today looking for more info on the 6832.

 

When Tom Dodson looked at it he couldn't understand the aluminum channel rod braces under the bridge. When he removed them it became apparent why they where installed: the bridge plate had cracked. And no, they are NOT factory!! It was $135 just to make and install a new one. I had Tom do it. He made a maple one like a D-28 Martin has and glued it in. Worked beautifully.

 

http://www.oresteen.com/images/Guitars/Epiphone/6832/6832_bridgeplate.jpg

 

Once the bridge plate was fixed, Tom reglued the neck block, added some cleats to fix the top cracks, filed & re-slotted the bridge, and installed a bone saddle & Fishman Infinity pickup.

 

http://www.oresteen.com/images/Guitars/Epiphone/6832/Epi_6832_top.jpg

 

Note: The black mass on the neck block is the Fishman 9v battery nylon case. Easier to change batteries when put there.

 

All done!

 

http://www.oresteen.com/images/Guitars/Epiphone/6832/Epi_6832_front.jpg

 

The repair cost was far more than the 6832 is worth. Add in the cost of the Fishman Infinity pickup & a 000 hard case and it's even more expensive. Since this was a guitar I had & sold when I was in the Army way back in 1972, I wanted a gigable one. That I have now 🙂 .

 

http://www.oresteen.com/images/Guitars/Epiphone/6832/AJO_Devens_Talant.jpg

Ft. Devens MA ASA Talent Show February 1972

 

 

I was into top hats long before Slash ever even picked up a guitar 🙂 !

Top hat story is great...just came across this thread and had to chime in. I was given a 6832 last summer by a friend I play with that he was going to throw away, it was a mess to say the least. I've put it back together and reworked it all from stem to stern & boy does it sing. Very nice gigabel guitar glad to see yours is still going strong. I just finished the work yesterday & wanted it to look original, no makeup!

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