The 450 returns
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2012 1:54 pm
In record time too I might add. This was the hulk that I bought a few months back. It had been stripped of all hardware except the original Klusons and the truss rods, had the bridge mounting holes drilled all the way though the body, and was covered in layers and layers of thick black brush paint. It also had several layers of aluminum foil glued into it. Once I stripped it and gave it a light sanding though, it revealed itself to be a very solid and straight guitar, ripe for resurrection. So from there, it was off to Paul W for his usual flawless treatment, and back to me. It plays and sounds beautiful, and I'd venture to say, better than the day it left the factory in 1967. After all these years, my first actual RIC 6 six string 
- The 450 all restored
- The 450 body with classic toasters
- The headstock with original vintage Klusons
