BEAT charvel acoustic...

[etaeniura]

I couldn't resist this guitar. At less than $13.00 (under 35 shipped)I figure it will be a good weekend experiment in luthiery.

hopeless?

Some glue, sanding, and a refinish, and possibly replacing the top altogether should give me a hands-on look at acoustic construction-don't you think? Anyone with experience in this dept. feel free to give advice, or just make fun of me for this endeavor!

[RacerX]

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Certainly cheap enough. Have fun!

[etaeniura]

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Like the seller said, at worst, I can enjoy smashing it. I think if I put my mind to it, I can at least make it useable. I may even try my hand at refretting if the frets are bad. A whole neck will give me at least 20 tries at it, right?

[mm2002]

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Nothing wrong with that at all! Hell, a little bondo and that thing'll be like new!!
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Seriously, if you need any help I do have some knowledge in that area, feel free to email me. I actually designed and built the guitar that was used on the space shuttle.

[RacerX]

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<------ mm2002

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[mm2002]

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Little prob with the pic hosting this evening Ron?? I just love those red Xs!!

[RacerX]

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[RacerX]

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You're losing it, dude!

[Boxcar Willie 84]

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Man leave it like it is...pure Willie Nelson style!

[etaeniura]

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The seller says it stays in tune and plays ok. I'm not sure about the bondo thing....it looks trashy enough on el caminos. I was checking out wood sources and a decent spruce top will only be like 30-35 bucks, back pieces run like 50 or so. Binding material is cheap. The roughes part will be if I have to re-set that neck, since it looks like the joint may be cracked. But if it is that badlt broken, it should be easy to get out.

If you played a guitar on the space shuttle, would the lack of gravity affect the intonation? Debate.

[mm2002]

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Originally posted by RacerX:
You're losing it, dude!

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