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1951 Gibson ES-175 and 1954 Gibson ES-150
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1964 Gibson ES-330 and 1968 Epiphone 12-String
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1973 Fender Stratocaster and 1964/66/68/78 Fender Mustang
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1977 Martin D-28 and 1976 Martin D-28
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Some notes on these guitars:. The '51 ES-175 is all original stock, with the
exception of a replacement tailpiece; I also have the original case. The
'54 ES-150 is all original stock (but I don't have the original case). The
'64 ES-330 I got from a neighbor in the late 70s, after one of his kids cracked
off the headstock. When I fixed the headstock, I put on Grovers.
Otherwise, it is all original
(including the case). The '68 Epiphone I picked up at a junk shop because
it is identical to one
my dad had given to me and my brother in the mid-70s. The neck had pulled
off that guitar, and I ended up using it for a home-made electric 12-string (not
pictured here). This '68 Epi had the same problem with the neck, but I've got it to where it is almost
playable. The '73 Strat, I got from my brother. It is all original stock except for
a 5-position switch (which I put on in 1980), and the nobs (which are from
my brother's '68 Les Paul). I've recently blocked the bridge, which improved the
tone and sustain tremendously. The Mustang--my Frankenstang--has
a 1964 body (refinished), 1966 tailpiece and bridge, 1968 neck and pickguard,
and 1978 electronics (the case is from 1968). The '77 Martin, which I
bought new, recently went through the Martin factory repair shop, where it
received a neck reset, a new pick-guard
and a new bridge plate, and repairs to cracks caused by the old (shrunken) pick-guard. Otherwise, it is all original (as
is the case). The '76 Martin is my brother's, and is awaiting
treatment from the kind folks at Martin.