365 Capri/Combo 1957 Resto

[jdogric12]

Would this be a twin to the blue one I picked up for Graham a few years ago? I remember it had the extra butcher block piece on the bass horn too.

Hmm. Can you post a photo of that one?

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I can't get to any pics. Graham's site has never worked for me, ever, on any computer I've ever used. It's a global conspiracy.

[jdogric12]

That's not the 325 longbody you're talking about, is it?

Yep, that's it... quite different I suppose.

[360girl]

That is sooo nice! Congrats!

I can understand why you want to leave it natural/mapleglo - I have a a Gretsch Country Club from early 1954 (it was made in February, and as a result, has some features that are more like the Electro II it replaced, than the later Country Clubs). It was originally finished in Caddy Green, since it was made as a Model 6196. Due to the finish getting totally trashed over the years, the previous owner completely restored the guitar (reset the neck, rebound the body & neck, and refinished the guitar). Since he liked Gretsch Country Gents, he applied a new transparent burgundy finish to the guitar. While this is not a correct finish for a Gretsch Country Club (they were never made in that color), it shows off the guitar's fantastically flamed maple top (a production oddity, since 6196 'Clubs normally had spruce tops) off to a tee. So, like the finish on your early Capri/Combo, the finish on my Country Club is staying the way it is.

[libratune]

That's not the 325 longbody you're talking about, is it?

Yep, that's it... quite different I suppose.

Here's the one I think you are talking about. It used to be up on William Young's website showing the resto process, but his site is temporarily (?) down. I got this photo (pre-restoration) from his FB page. It is a 325 Longbody and did have the extra piece at the top of the bass horn. But no butcherblock top and no soundhole.

[scotty]

I can't get to any pics. Graham's site has never worked for me, ever, on any computer I've ever used. It's a global conspiracy.

Nothing worth looking at it just full of old tat...

[leftybass]

That's not the 325 longbody you're talking about, is it?

Yep, that's it... quite different I suppose.

Here's the one I think you are talking about. It used to be up on William Young's website showing the resto process, but his site is temporarily (?) down. I got this photo (pre-restoration) from his FB page. It is a 325 Longbody and did have the extra piece at the top of the bass horn. But no butcherblock top and no soundhole.

Blue Capri Longbody pre restoration.jpg

This guitar has the same body as V87, but has a full-scale Combo-Style neck and peghead, and is the one featured in Graham's avatar here.

[8mileshigh]

I can't remember off hand, but I think it's a 9 or 11 piece butcher block top. Not particularly highly figured.