aamapes
Junior Member
Hi All - In a weak moment (not infrequent when it comes to guitars), I picked up a G-37 Bld on the bay. Price was cheap, so I knew it would need work - and it does. But the big surprise was the 1 5/8" nut width. This is a 1985 (advertised as a '74). References I've found say they have the more normal 1 11/16" nut width. This one is reallllly skinny - did they perhaps do these for electric players used to a narrow neck?
This one sounds really good, given the old dead strings and lifting bridge. It's a beast on weight at 6.2#, but that's a Westerly, eh? The seller says he'll knock off $100 for not disclosing the bridge problem, so I'll put that into tools for doing the reglue. I pick these things up to work on as a learning experience, so I got my wish, I guess. It may not stay for the long haul, though, as I'm leaning toward 1 3/4" nut these days...
Cheers, Alan
This one sounds really good, given the old dead strings and lifting bridge. It's a beast on weight at 6.2#, but that's a Westerly, eh? The seller says he'll knock off $100 for not disclosing the bridge problem, so I'll put that into tools for doing the reglue. I pick these things up to work on as a learning experience, so I got my wish, I guess. It may not stay for the long haul, though, as I'm leaning toward 1 3/4" nut these days...
Cheers, Alan