Nashville LTD Rebuild

Patrick Timmins · From: Seattle

I got this guitar at the Portland jam the other week and just got some customers guitars finished and off the bench. Had a little time to start tearing into this side project.
Looked like it needed a tune up and the Formica was falling off. Played pretty well as it was, but needed to do something about the Formica. Started getting into it and was able to pull the Formica off with my pinky finger. It was put on with double sided office tape.....
The fretboard plastic took nearly an hour to get off with a .010 string and hair dryer. Don't know why they just didn't use that glue to put the formica on.. anyway.

SN 892 (Actually stamped S M 8 92 )

All I know about these is they used to be made by Gary Rittenberry. The wood I found underneath was not what I was expecting. Knots everywhere... And the likely reason for re-covering it, cigarette burns in the wood. Also, wood behind the changer hole just fell off....-

At this point, I'm thinking of just making a lacquer cabinet for it.

I'm more of a machine shop, but have a big band saw, table saw, routers, etc....

Question, what wood do I go for? I was thinking a strait grain maple.
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Tom Sosbe · From: Rushville,In

I think this guitar was probably built by Ed Nayler not Gary.

Andy DePaule · From: Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon

Hi Patrick,
That was a good jam session. My wife and I drove up from Springfield and it was nice to see so many old friends as well as the playing.
That place has good eats also.

Big Leaf Maple, Curly or Quilted is what I'd use. It's a local wood that looks great if you can find a nice figured board wide enough.
There are a couple of good exotic lumber dealers there in the Portland area that may well have something nice.
Another option is Claro Black Walnut for a darker colored beautiful wood.
Also locally grown though the best curly and well colored boards are usually more expensive than the Maple.
Anything would be better than that board it was made from.
You should have posted this on the Builders page.Good luck,
Andy
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Patrick Timmins · From: Seattle

Thanks Andy.

Not sure how I missed you at the jam.
I didn't even know there was a builders page, but I am technically not building, just replacing the most central component of a guitar.

All the good looking Maple my local shop had was big slabs. There was some decent strait grain "hard" maple. My fingernail left a dent, so I don't think it was a "rock" maple.
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Mike Vallandigham · From: Martinez, CA

Is that body ash? That's what it looks like.

Bill Dobkins · From: Rolla Missouri, USA

Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

I agree that it is likely an Ed Nayler (Naylor?) creation.
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Bobby D. Jones · From: West Virginia, USA

That is an interesting piece of wood to be in a steel guitar body. From the picture, The knots, color and the grain in the wood it looks like it may be Ash.

Ron Pruter · From: Arizona, USA

If you want a really solid, no cabinet drop cabinet, find yourself some tight grained, quarter-sawn maple for the top deck or decks. Also, I'd recommend the same for wooden necks. This won't be the cheap way to go, nor will it be the light way to go. RP
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Brian Hollands · From: Geneva, FL USA

With that completely flat top I'd go veneer. See https://www.veneersupplies.com/ and pick something like curly maple - like Williams uses. I put Koa on an Emmons that I'm redoing.
Use a nice binding like Andy makes to join the top and side pieces.
I think Mike Cass has a thread in which he fixed that broken changer area - it's not an uncommon failure.
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Patrick Timmins · From: Seattle

Thanks Guys.

I have no idea what wood this is. I'm an engineer and machinist.... All I know is it looks.. not good, and is warped. It came with an aluminum neck. Whatever wood it is, it's a bit warped as well. I could build a cabinet just fine, but it would probably look terrible, as I don't have the patience for finishing. I finally called Bob L. to build and finish a nice cabinet to give this rig a second life. Very Happy

I'm sure Bob will be able to make something that looks much better than anything I could manage.

I'll update when the project is back together.

Patrick.
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