| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
| Total number of notes: | 61432 |
Often I run across guitars with nice older cases that are starting
to come apart; usually the top/back separating from the sides, at the
upper and lower edges. If the decay has been in progress for awhile,
there may be duct tape already in place. Sure, you could buy a new one,
but sometimes materials and construction (not to mention vintage vibe)
seem to make these worth restoring. Does anyone know of anyone who
does guitar case restoration? Or know of any books/other sources for
information on how to do this. Or have some ideas on this themselves?
/rick
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| 3262.1 | STAR::KMCDONOUGH | SET KIDS/NOSICK | Fri Mar 14 1997 12:34 | 8 | |
My guitar case wears its duct tape as a badge of honor, just like the
"atmosphere" on the inside.
8-)
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| 3262.2 | here's a thought,, | ASABET::pelkey.ogo.dec.com::pelkey | Professional Hombre | Fri Mar 14 1997 13:55 | 20 |
I'll ask my buddy Dave if there's any such service around.. But I think what you could try, would be to get the structural parts of the case solid again, then check your phone book to see if there are any Automotive reapolstering places, (like places that do Viynl tops and stuff for older cars..) There's a guy in Leominster that does this, and on several occasions, he's made slip covers for amps for like 25/30 bucks (he made the slip covers for my marshalls) and I know he's recoverd a few amps where the tolex was trashed. sort of what you'd be into with restoring a case... Not sure the materials he'd use would be the same as what the original covering materials were,,, but I'd bet you could come close. | |||||
| 3262.3 | head-case! | MILKWY::JACQUES | Fri Mar 14 1997 15:33 | 11 | |
I was thinking in terms of a shoe-repair place. Cases are stitched
together with very heavy-duty sewing machines. Places that repair
convertable tops and car-seats are known as "trim shops". There
is one located on rt 20 in Shrewsbury near the Edgemere drive-in.
Getting parts for cases is easy. Stew Mac sells hinges, handles,
and closures for hard shell cases. I know a simple but affective
way to repair a broken handle if anyone is interested.
Mark
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