Project Guitar: Yamaha SG600

[wicomusic]

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maayong adlaw fellow istoryans!

just wanna share with you some pics of my recently finished project guitar.



this is how i got the guitar from philmusic: severed headstock.

why did i buy it in the first place? because i have always wanted a yamaha sg ever since i first saw & played one back in college. & having a project guitar was a very good idea for me.

anyway, more pics of the severed headstock:


aside from the headstock issue, the fretboard also needed to be repaired & refretted:


so i took this to a guitar maker i know in mactan for fretboard & headstock repair. here are some pics of the repair in progress:

front

back.

the luthier inserted 2 mahogany dowels at the broken back joint (highlighted in the pic) for added stability. he used wood glue to hold everything together.

i've read in some online forums that a glued or repaired neck joint becomes more stable & is least likely to break again, kung maayo pagkatrabaho. mao gyud daw ni ang flaw sa mga gibson style guitars with angled headstocks. very weak ang joint dapit sa headstock. but repairable, nonetheless.

back of the headstock repainted & installed with vintage style tuners


front headstock with a thin rosewood panel for added support to the repaired joint. with shell inlay & clear lacquer finish



i installed a new set of strings immediately after i got the guitar back (after 4 weeks of repair). i wanted to see how stable the repaired joint was. so far, so good. after some truss rod, bridge, & nut adjustment for intonation, the guitar was playable & stays in tune fairly well.

now, we move on to the electronics...

i bought pickups, pots, & everything else from ebay seller bezdez []m.html ? great value and good deals on eBay.ph. i'd like to thank bryanarzaga for referring me to this site.


i covered the whole control cavity in aluminum foil (ordinary household type) & used rugby as adhesive. this is to provide shielding from outside interference, as well as grounding for all electronic parts.


all wired up & ready to go!


push-pull pots for series/parallel switching of the humbuckers

and finally, the completed project:

[walker]

based on the pictures bro, maau lage pagka repair. giunsa man nila pagsumpay? kusog ra ba kaau ang stress dha dapita, how stable is ur tuning?

[mmb777]

sus! pa thrilling2x pa gyud ay!!

post na tanan pics ug pa huwama na lagi ko ana!

[Pi2plank]

kanang burot sa luyo sa imoa headstock mao na gitawag 'volute'.. ang upper end ibanez's (mga prestige) naa ani.. kay diha na dapit kuno sa luyo between sa 1st fret & headstock, diha kuyaw ma bu-ak ang neck if matumba ang gitara.. pero naa sad mga players ni reklamo ani kay samok kuno sa ila playing.. anyway nice to know kahibaw sad diay mo diskarte ang mga luthiers diri sa cebu..

kung ako pa a2, basin dili nalang nako i-repair ang neck, magpahimo nalang ko og bag-o na neck.. & kanang glue sa wood, when it dries, its actually harder than the wood itself.. mao na wla mag duha duha si steve vai pag pa glue sa iyaha precious 'evo', kay dako kaau 2 ang crack sa body, diha dapit sa neck joint niya..

[bryanarzaga]

@wicomusic

very impressed with the repair its good to know that there are guys like you out there interested in fixing and upgrading guitars..the outcome looks really good, did you suggest the volute? if the luthier did that on his own he is talented to do that..

volutes are important when its an angled headstock, it adds strength to that area of the neck, on the other hand i find it more beneficial than annoying and some makers can do without it by using several pieces of wood in different cuts(quater and flatsawn) to strengthen the neck up one is the ibanez 3pc maple neck or 5 pc prestige neck with bubinga stripes,

i also like that fact that the binding's condition is retained not replaced..

awesome job overall, who is the luthier?

[analog man]

wow, amazing!!!

[wicomusic]

thanks for all the positive feedback!

i had the headstock repairs & refret done at ferangeli guitar factory in mactan. very good & experienced guitar makers.

the volute near the headstock is actually part of the original design of the guitar. i think some, if not most, of the gibson-based electric guitars made in japan during the late 70's & early 80's had a volute near the headstock. i see pics of many so-called "lawsuit era" guitars online with a volute. but i'm not so sure though, my observation may be inaccurate hehe

[wicomusic]

to those of you who might have guitars with broken necks/headstocks/whatever, there is still hope for your precious & beloved axe. there are many guitar makers & luthiers here in cebu who can restore your good old guitar to playing condition, while retaining that vintage "mojo"! hehe

[seven_segment]

oi payter ni master jonas!

[analog man]

kung nakahibalo pa lang ko nga naa ra diay na dha.
pagkabali sa ako ti-il, dha lang unta ko nagpatrabaho
dili unta hiwi.