![]() I'd first try to steam/press the neck or try a higher string gauge. I would never have a vintage rosewood board like that planed unless absolutely necessary. There's not much to work with in terms of planing it without ruining the guitar. You bring up a good point about the thickness of the fretboard. I'm sure there are luthiers in other places with lower overhead who would do it for a bit less, but unless they are in your town you're going to lose the difference in shipping charges anyway. That's what any good luthier here in NYC would charge at a minimum to do it correctly. I don't think $475 is a bad price for the work. How bad is the backbow in the neck? Is there any chance that a heavier string gauge or steaming the neck will get enough relief into it? Or as someone else mentioned, would you consider setting it up for slide with higher action? If not, you can obviously have it planed and refretted as your luthier suggested. If someone doesn't want to use a guitar, I'd humbly suggest giving it to a kid who can't afford one and who will be thrilled to play the crap out of it.Īs for repairing this one so it's playable, that's a bit more complicated. Secondly, I'd hate to see it end up as wall art. and while they are very nice guitars, none of them is the same as a well worn vintage one. A lot of people here will disagree with me, but I've owned and played modern recreations by Tom Murphy, Danocaster, Vince Cunetto, MJT, GVCG, Fender CS Masterbuilt, etc. No amount of "relic" work is going to recreate the patina on your Musicmaster. And no, it shouldn't go on your wall as a decoration!įirst of all, that's a very cool guitar. A $300 modern Squier is never going to be a 60's vintage Fender. I'm going to throw out another opinion, since that's what we do here on TGP.
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