Junk shop acoustic refurbs (various)

[JohnH]

Not from a junk shop, but a gift from a friend. She found this in her mum's closet

[FrankenWashie]

That is some funkiness, i likes it!

[Sonic Mountain]

So much potential in this one. It's gorgeous. Whats the plan? Bare minimum to get it playing would be my approach.

[JohnH]

So much potential in this one. It's gorgeous. Whats the plan? Bare minimum to get it playing would be my approach.

Pretty much my thoughts exactly. Still thinking about it, but the tuners should clean up fine, it needs a few new frets, new nut and a new bridge but apart from that (and a good clean!) I think it should stay pretty much as it is

[JohnH]

Oh, and it's missing a fretboard inlay dot, but I have a bunch of those in a drawer somewhere so will try to match it with the old ones

[JohnH]

Looking at the bridge it seems I could do one of three things:

- Keep the base but replace the missing thumbwheels and top/saddle
- Replace the whole thing by buying a new one
- Replace the whole thing by making a new one

The scale is quite different from most of the floating bridges I've found online (only 126mm long, to fit between the F holes). The only one I've found so far that looks like it fits the bill is this:

http://www.chguitars.co.uk/bridges/a...ar-bridge.html

There are a few missing tuner screws, so I'll replace those too. I've also got a bag of bone nut blanks somewhere, so I'll start cutting a new one tomorrow when the kiddos are back at school.

[JohnH]

Also, just went to replace the inlay dot and found on closer inspection the original ones are bone. Will have to have a search for a suitable replacement...

[Sonic Mountain]

Some info here on Wayne guitars...

https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=385727

[JohnH]

Some info here on Wayne guitars...

https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/...d.php?t=385727

Just found that too - pretty interesting. Haven't found much more though, but will keep digging.

I just took out the nut, which had been shimmed up by gluing a couple of jagged slivers of wood underneath (I think they're matchsticks), which overhung the nut slot by a mm or two either side. I've managed to get those out too, so now I'll clean out the slot and cut a new nut.

A few other observations:

- The tailpiece is pretty oxidised, but I think will clean up fine.
- The fretboard is radiused, but it doesn't seem very consistent. I'm not really sure how to approach that when it comes to replacing the missing frets
- The fretboard has also been finished in the same way as the rest of the guitar, which feels pretty weird.
- The neck has a slight bow to it, but nothing drastic. Still thinking about whether it matters or not.
- After a bit of a clean it's clear the inlay dots are cream plastic of some kind, but looked like bone because the lacquer over the top was both cracked and dirty. I've ordered some replacement dots, and will see if the colour matches.
- I've taken all the tuners off to clean, but notice they aren't the original. There is an indent in the finish from what I assume was the original 3-on-a-plate style tuners. The bottom tuners are also screwed right on the edge of the timber, which isn't great. I initially thought I'd keep them but now I'm contemplating replacing them with a vintage style 3-on-a-plate as it seems there are some available that are the right dimensions (like these)
- The only real damage to the instrument is on the back of the neck, but I'm still considering what to do about that, if anything.

[Sonic Mountain]

Hmm got some work ahead of you there. Going for a 3 on a plate system seems sensible. Do you think the fret board finish is original?