Neck-thru??

axel · Post by **axel** » Sat Dec 01, 2001 1:01 am

(all things must pass), so:

Although it has been heavily customized, doesn't this one really look like a neck-thru 365?!?

full size images here.

markthemd · Post by **markthemd** » Sat Dec 01, 2001 4:28 am

it is from that era ! this was done in those days .
It of course is not but the center section did give it a neck through look .

This looks like the guard maker wanted to croaa this guitar with a Gibson Les Paul Jr .

At least it does not have a Floyd Rose vibrato system on it !

axel · Post by **axel** » Sat Dec 01, 2001 5:23 am

thanks Mark,
since the back doesn't show any similarity with a 600s, I wonder:
was this just a thin board glued into a tiny recess of the guitar's top or something more 'in deep'?

Was this one of those one off experiments or a fairly regular custom order?

(LPjr, indeed)

markthemd · Post by **markthemd** » Mon Dec 03, 2001 9:35 pm

THe tops of the old guitars were a 2" wide piece /the center section with the maple sides glued to that .

This sandwich was routed from the back,a crude X brace (sometimes 4 indiviual pieces) glued into the body and then the 1/4" thick back was glued onto that .
The ledge cut for the binding and you have a body.

Of course this is a shortened version for this posting ,but I'm sure you get the general idea.

As a side note ....many backs are indeed plywood not solid maple .And some of them HAVE a seam in the center !