50s Junior converted to a Special and back?

SteveRobinson

Does anyone recall ages ago there being discussion of a guitar which appeared to be a 50s Junior converted to a Special and back again?

I have one with that history on the bench and wondered if it were the same guitar.

jd0272

Pics chap....

SteveRobinson

As you were, I remember now that @GSPBASSES re-topped the one I'm thinking of. This is quite a different proposition, unless Grahame would like to do the same job on this one?

I'd rather not post pics of a customer's guitar at this time though, sorry @jd0272

jd0272

Fair nuff!

IvisonGuitars

@steverobinson Is it a TV Single Cut Junior that has had the neck pickup route filled? Belongs to a pal of mine from the Leeds area? :-)

SteveRobinson

No it's a 59DC with a very chequered history by the look of it!

IvisonGuitars

@SteveRobinson Ah right! Those poor old DC's had a hell of a time! ;-)

Here's a TV DC I recently had that had been stripped at some point and had actually saved a guy from getting shot...(long story!) complete with headstock repair consisting of 2 nails and PVA!

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/31259/1959-gibson-dc-tv-junior-headstock-repair

zenzeypher

have you tried the search function?

rpr

Rings a vague bell-was it not on @GSPBASSES website?

SteveRobinson

It was on Simnett Guitars forum here http://simnettguitars.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3889.msg27715#msg27715

Shark_Eyes

miserneil;649438" said:

@SteveRobinson Ah right! Those poor old DC's had a hell of a time! ;-)

Here's a TV DC I recently had that had been stripped at some point and had actually saved a guy from getting shot...(long story!) complete with headstock repair consisting of 2 nails and PVA!

http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/31259/1959-gibson-dc-tv-junior-headstock-repair

You never wrote up the story! You should update the original thread.

GSPBASSES

The start of the repair to that Les Paul Junior starts here http://simnettguitars.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=3889.0. Not long after the guitar was finished I believe the owner broke the neck off, that has now been repaired again but I also believe the guitar is owned by someone else now. @SteveRobinson i'm not really into repairs any more but PM me some photos and I'll see if it's something I would take on .