Is it real or is it memorex?

[Ontario_RIC_fan]

Strictly speaking, it's a bodge.

Paul that was a new one to me! I had to look it up.

bodge

A quick and dirty job, something done very hastily. Make it look good for the next day or two and if it falls down after that, it's alright.
1> You bodged together that doghouse, didn't you?
2> How can you tell?
1> The walls look like they can cave in at any time.

[ken_j]

Depends on the thickness of the veneer. You'd need at least 1/16" of wood on top of the patch to keep it from showing over time.

You could also hide the seam with the edge radius and JG paint.

Strictly speaking, it's a bodge.

Once patched you could mill the top down for the new 1/16" piece. As I recall you milled a Gretch for Aitch to make it a semi-hollow body. I would have to use the multicarver with a flat slab as a pattern set to the right depth.

[jingle_jangle]

Correct, Ken. That's how I'd proceed. But, since it was a pretty heavy modification to the original carcass, I'd term it a bodge.

There are degrees of bodginess. The scale as I see it ranges from 1 to 100 to cover all the subtle nuances of bodgism, with 1 being the least acceptable and most-bodged. Sort of a points system for a bodge rubric.

The black thing with the football in relief, I would put smack at 50 on the Dingle Dangle Bodge Index (DDBI).

The veneer would be in the 75-82 range, depending upon the quality of the work to back up the quality of the thinking. An original instrument with no structural mods would bring a perfect score of 100.

In order to qualify for rating, though, the intention would have to be clearly to correct a situation in a way that circumvents original intent.

EDIT: To place Aitch's Gretsch somewhere in the firmament, I'd say it does not qualify. It was intended from the start to be something apart, and plans were in place to create something new in place of the original boat anchor. It really played hot before I shipped it off. I'm hoping it only improved with age.

[ken_j]

I am not knocking Aitch's Gretsch. I felt it was a well thought out mod and executed quite nicely. Kudos to you.

Note: I wouldn't pay too much for this. I would also consider converting it to a 310 since the pickup routes would be covered too.

[jingle_jangle]

I didn't think you were, Ken. I was simply clarifying my terms. So far, nobody's called Aitsch's Gretsch a "bodge". At least, not to his face...

Yeah, you may recall that I completely cored that sucker out, besides trimming the thickness by 1/2" and double-binding it. I always said that I'd build one for myself, but so far no time...