Giannini Repair Before and After Pics...

Boggs

Thanks for the photos, TJ! Now, behold...

Before:

After:

Boggs

Boggs · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 3:26 am Post subject:

Here is a sound clip...

Plugged straight into the PC. Onboard mic and piezo blended with the now onboard Fishman. Set flat. No effects. Strummed hard like the owner typically does. Raw as can be... It is a nylon-stringed Craviola guitar. Pictures will be taken once I get access to a digital camera. Enjoy! Boggs

http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/boggs.com/Gia...r/Giannini1.mp3

Herb · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2004 4:15 pm Post subject:

Outstanding! Surprised

Boggs · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 3:01 am Post subject:

It just struck me that you might think from that post that I just covered up the hole with a pickguard...

I did MUCH more than cover it up... The pickguard is a real pickguard, not just a cover.

I cut a geometric hole where it was worn through and cut a piece of 1/32 aircraft plywood (real high quality stuff) to make a patch. I built up and repaired the bracing and expoxed the cross brace for the patch to bond to and filled the hole. I then shaved and scraped the worst area of laminate destruction from wear and body sweat rot from the top about 1/32 inch deep (the top is only .100 thick) and traced the edges. I used that tracing to make another patch from the 1/32 material and filled the shaved out area with it and filled the edge with wood filler. I then sanded the top smooth.

I had some nice walnut veneer so I designed a pickguard using it and cut out the shape to cover the patched area and bonded it to some 1/64th aircraft plywood. I used a strong double-back tape on the body of the guard and glue around the edges along with a wood fill around the edges to seal it down. It should be a LOT more robust than that cheap laminate that Giannini uses for their tops. I then sealed the guitar with a spar urethane (5 coats) since this guitar sees bad weather and sweat and serious abuse.

I also did the electronics install and repair serious holes in the back where it mates to the side and also repaired where it had debonded from the side and started to delaminate. I did not charge him for labor. The guitar was not worth it. It did mean a lot to him. This also was a great learning or training experience for me. Boggs

SAguitar · Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 9:36 pm Post subject:

Great work, Boggs! I do a some work for friends on their guitars, too, but it's restorative stuff, mainly just setups, and pickup swaps on electric jobs. I'm just a rookie next to a craftsman. It does feel good to hand a guitar back to someone knowing that it's in much better shape than when they left it with ya! Cool