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Location: nashville | Makes me want to tune my guitars down a whole step. Reminds me of when my Martin fell out of the stand. However it snapped the head almost into.It was my only guitar at the time.
The repair guy Gruhn recommend was unbeliveable and the repair is barely noticable Cost me about $250.00 . That was almost 10 years ago and Sonny has since passed away but it looks like his work will stand the test of time. HOpe your repair will to. |
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Location: Brighty in Blighty | That's not a nice picture.
My FUD has JUST had the Spa treatment...
Replace top/bowl
Replace bridge
Install elects
Gloss neck!
Level and dress frets
Adjust & set action
String & play test
...now all they have to do is ship it back to me ;)
Sent it to them and let them do their magic. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Well, the MS wizards do their magic again... 
  
What a piece of work! The grain matching is superb. And so help me, I truly think this top has more projection than the old one.
A huge thanx to John B. and the crew!  |
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Location: Michigan | Nice! Glad it worked out for you. John and Kim are da man-s! |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Whoa... That was a long wait. :eek:
But I am happy that you got it all fixed up! :D |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Now be berry berry careful...lol...congrats! |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Arthur, it took about 3 1/2 months. Sure beats the rumored six... More than worth the wait.
I loved the ol' top, but this one has more bass presence with sweet clear highs. It's a different, but better sounding FUD. And the wood grain is tight and straight. Just wonderful... Happy camper here!
Hey Mike, likewise! ;) |
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Location: Eugene, OR | Awww....that is soo hard to look at..
I can remember when I rolled over my VW Beetle three times.
When it spun over the third time and all was a-Blurr, the thought came to me....., "I don't think I can fix it this time"..
Though this may leave you thunderstruck, slack-jawed and stupified,
fear not..... It will be great again.
......"This?"....."This is Nothin !!" |
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Location: SoCal | Iff, whole new body on the FUD? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Paul,
Yes, as per the MS's pre-repair evaluation:
Replace top/bowl assy
Replace bridge
Level & dress frets
Adjust & set action
I'm still very impressed with the sound of this 'new' FUD. It has something special that the ol' one didn't. Maybe it has something to do with the wood under the ol' bridge.  |
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Location: Vernon CT | Nice Johnny!! Glad you are not disappointed in the "New" FUD. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Glad it worked out well for you. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | 130 pounds of pressure will do that |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I remember a friend of mine rolled a Volkswagon three timnes. He was thinking to himself as it was going around and around, "How am I going to explain the broken windows?" |
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Location: closely held secret | Yeah, but nobody would notice the broken tail light. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | btw
wht did they stop usind bolts along with glue.
that always seemed like a great idea. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
Well, the MS wizards do their magic again...
What a piece of work! The grain matching is superb. And so help me, I truly think this top has more projection than the old one.
A huge thanx to John B. and the crew! |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | I have to wonder though...
since this was not a design problem but, rather, an inherent inability of Cedar to hold up to all that string pull...
might this happen again some day?
If it was mine, I might be tempted to use bolts. Maybe a couple of Tortoise dots on top. |
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Location: Right now? | Iffy, she looks fabulous! MS 'magic' fer sure. What beauty.
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W. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Yeah, WOW !!! |
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Location: California | Good to know that you are impressed with the sound. It looks really nice. |
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