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Frenchy
 Post subject: Back to 100% original
PostPosted: Tue 17 May 2011 09:11 PM 
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I'm switching things around on my guitars and finishing off projects. This baby got a little neglected..

I switched the SD's she came with with original MMK53's that I got for her, gave her a nice clean, rubbed all the brass and gave her a set of original brass knobs. A new set of 12 strings...She is pure again.... :bow:

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She looks better now. :D

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Better?? Looks FABULOUS to these here peepers. :love:

Looking just good I'm betting is not in your lexicon.

magnifique!

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Yeah!!! Love that.... :up:
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Very nice Frenchy, gotta be happy with that.
Its a great feeling re-originalising a guitar :loon: .
You can almost hear the guitar give a sigh of relief when the foreign parts are extracted.

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Fine! :love:
Where did you find the knobs, Pierre?

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Iceman wrote:
Looking just good I'm betting is not in your lexicon.


Just trying to make her all she can be... :wink:

Corsair wrote:
Yeah!!! Love that.... :up:


Thank's :up:

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Its a great feeling re-originalising a guitar :loon: .


That was the plan when I got her. I had to take her SD pup's for another project and her 53's were here for the last year. She only had 9 strings on her also when I got her, only the highs had the octave. To finish a main project, have to do a few little ones to get the main done..lol :loon: I understand myself... :toopid:

Love doing the restore clean ups also...they look :love: after... Still have to figure out how to get that perfect shine you get.... 8-)

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Fine! :love:
Where did you find the knobs, Pierre?


Thanks, the knobs come from a project 900 that is being completely redone from wood up. The knobs came with, so they go on the 912, the redone 900 will slap some repro on it.

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Very nice, good job.
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Frenchy wrote:

Trevor wrote:
Its a great feeling re-originalising a guitar :loon: .


That was the plan when I got her. I had to take her SD pup's for another project and her 53's were here for the last year. She only had 9 strings on her also when I got her, only the highs had the octave. To finish a main project, have to do a few little ones to get the main done..lol :loon: I understand myself... :toopid:

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Looking great! Just a note, these guitars are fun to experiment with different string combinations. I've had mine as a 6- or 9- or 10-string at different times, on purpose. Ever try Nashville tuning? Interesting on recordings, for sure.

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Sweet mon ami!
Another great resto. My hero! :rockwoot:

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