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More fun restoration with the Gibson L-1

6/23/2015

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The internal reparation has been completed and the lining surface has been leveled and ready to return the back to it's old neighborhood.
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The border of the back has been sanded flat and looking forward to reuniting with the sides.
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The bottom bout is being glued and clamped up to the waist.

Now the upper bout is being attached. I glue these up separately so that I can set the correct pitch of the neck angle. This is critical because the bridge must agree with my chosen placement of it's string height .
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While mating the heel cap to the heal, the chisel and old Mrs. Bessie Gibson had her way with me.  In 35 years of repairing musical instruments, this is only my 2nd serious injury. I've been lucky, if you have ever attended a woodworking trade show, most of the audience are lacking a few digits. 

Till next time, Al


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