Fantastic stuff there, great job you did in the guitar giving it another lease of life.

Hi Duncan, congratulations on the reclamation project! It sounds great. I’ve read that wood glue is stronger than the wood itself so that if you can get the repair glued back into the original position it will be as good as new. – Bret

Duncan,
That looks like a fun project, there must be something very satisfying about bringing a dead guitar back to life! Not just that, I love the documentary you did about the process, you took some great photos, too!
I also admire your dedication because this guitar you bought was in a really sad state. I wouldn’t think it was revivable but you did it! Congratulations and thanks for sharing the story.

Nicely done and documented. Makes want to head over to Craig’s List! 😉 Great job

Really well done , these projects are great for giving you the confidence and skills to attack all sorts of guitar work.

Duncan,
Congrats on bringing this one back to life! Sounds really good and looks like it was a fun project and really satisfying.
Tim

Good project! But what I wonder is, what kind of a doofus would damage a guitar to that extent in the first place? And why did his mom even go to the effort to try to sell it for $20? Most moms would have put it straight into the trash. But now it’s maybe in better condition than when it was new.

Nice job Duncan, I have managed to rescue a few old acoustic guitars from good will.
It is a fun hobby to clean them fix them and restring them