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Got this guitar last week....plays a sounds sweet! Jon

A bit of a buying spree...hey, Jon?

congrats nice guitar Jon.

O yes, a buying spree! I actually sold 3 guitars to get these 2...so, it was worth it!

J

Has that headstock been reshaped? It looks more like a C-series headstock than the rounder V-series style.

Lookin' good!

Yes, the seller did tell me that the headstock has been reshaped.....how do they go about doing that?

J

beatlejon wrote:Yes, the seller did tell me that the headstock has been reshaped.....how do they go about doing that?

J

As you can see in this picture, the headstock of a 325 consists of two maple or alder wings glued to the side of the neck. I'd assume that either the wings are replaced or that they are carefully cut to shape while remaining glued to the headstock. Then part or all of the guitar is refinished. I'm not a luthier, though, and I'm sure they all go about it differently.

Wowzers! That sounds like a big process! Whoever did this one, did a heck of a job...it looks perfect...

Jon

dpowell wrote:

beatlejon wrote:Yes, the seller did tell me that the headstock has been reshaped.....how do they go about doing that?

J

As you can see in this picture, the headstock of a 325 consists of two maple or alder wings glued to the side of the neck. I'd assume that either the wings are replaced or that they are carefully cut to shape while remaining glued to the headstock. Then part or all of the guitar is refinished. I'm not a luthier, though, and I'm sure they all go about it differently.

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No need to replace the headstock wings, and no cutting necessary. All it takes is a rotating drum or spindle sander for the sides, a disc sander for the top edge, an hour's worth of hand-sanding, and then comes the tough part--touching up the modifications, blending the new finish into the old and buffing everything so you can't see the point of burn-in.

It's fairly basic luthiery and finishing work, but daunting to contemplate for a non-luthier.

scotty wrote:congrats nice guitar Jon.

+1!

I love my 325v59 JG ... so I know the feeling!

Congrats, really nice score there Jon.

Bill

Congrats Jon,looks great

I regret selling my 325V59 MG,bought it for £500 too!