NCHOGD!

[wildeman]

New completely hammered old Gretsch day!
These stray dogs seem to find me, its a mid '40s? i reckon, Synchro 100 that was stored in an attic (130 deg F+) under tension here in California for the past 50 years or so, basically 90% of the glue joints have failed!
Anyhow, i think i can make something out of it, a planter maybe, nah, i can see getting a player out of it with some work, no guilt in modding it into whatever i want really, well worth $100.00 even if it just hangs in my garage as wall art.
Penciled in serial# looks like 8997

 

[wildeman]

I think im gonna take it in to my local for a setup, its a little hard to play right now

 

[Ricochet]

Congrats, amazing find! What’s with the discolouration of the fretboard?

 

[wildeman]

Congrats, amazing find! What’s with the discolouration of the fretboard?

Dunno, its Brazilian Rosewood though.

 

[radd]

I love it

To funny…..My first guitar, a freebie, had action almost that bad. I chucked in the bin and bought a little Acoustic.

 

[wildeman]

I love it

To funny…..My first guitar, a freebie, had action almost that bad. I chucked in the bin and bought a little Acoustic.

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This thing was headed for the bin for sure, i saved it, if nobody wanted it it was going to be parted out for the bridge, tuners and tailpiece.

 

[Duo Slinger]

I think im gonna take it in to my local for a setup, its a little hard to play right now View attachment 173687

Heh, might be a decent slide guitar. But seriously, great find!

 

[Merc]

Too cool for trash. Nice pick up!

 

[JeffreyLeePierre]

Congratulations on the planned rescue. It deserves another 80 years as a player.

 

[stiv]

I'd put some money in it and make it a player again.
It's soo cool...

 

[Floo]

Just another unplayable old Gretsch with binding-rot. I'd let it pass...

 

[Highroller]

Congrats - those can be real beauties when they're all fixed up! Good project guitar, sure to test your luthier skills!

And I agree, bridge and tailpiece alone are worth the $100 you spent, as long as you don't mind some time waiting for the right buyer to come along. Not much down side to this one.

Good luck with it, maybe some day it'll look like this again!

 

[wildeman]

Just another unplayable old Gretsch with binding-rot. I'd let it pass...

No binding rot!
No binding

 

[freddyfingers]

It just needs some humidification.

 

[JC higgy]

Congrats,pretty cool aul thing that!

 

[Mr Swisher]

Great guitar..

I like the action to fight back a little sonid play it as is

 

[BorderRadio]

Awesome, cool find! Just needs a little elmers glue and a C-clamp...

 

[wildeman]

Awesome, cool find! Just needs a little elmers glue and a C-clamp...

Oh boy, i wish! It may not be fixable at all (top delaminated), im sure gonna try though, if not ill salvage what i can.

 

[DasherF]

I think im gonna take it in to my local for a setup, its a little hard to play right now View attachment 173687

I had a '30s Martin (identical to the one on Stephen Stills' debut LP...I read that was around that type)...passed down from father to son to daughter to my cousin to me ...
Do what I didn't do...go with your plan...
I can't wait to see it restored!

 

[wildeman]

I had a '30s Martin (identical to the one on Stephen Stills' debut LP...I read that was around that type)...passed down from father to son to daughter to my cousin to me ...
Do what I didn't do...go with your plan...
I can't wait to see it restored!

I'm gonna try.