Smeigel_12000
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Hi all,
I'm always on the lookout for interesting restoration projects but never pulled the trigger on one untill about 2 months ago I came across a '63 Starfire III on reverb, completely naked but seemingly in a good state apart from the nasty neck break.
I figured out it was worth the risk, I placed an (in my eyes) low bid with the idea he would never sell it to me for that price. Surprisingly the seller accepted my bid so 2 weeks later I was the proud owner of a real vintage Starfire III with a neck break and without any hardware. Roaming for hardware I found an old Kustom Dearmond pickup from a fellow dutchman. He also had a NOS Bigsby B6 and a set of NOS tuners. Later I found a matching Kustom Dearmond from forum member @teleharmonium .
The neckbreak has been greatly restored by my Luthier. The repair is nearly invisible and seems very stable.
All in all I finished the guitar today and it already sounds great on my home transistor amp. Still have to try it out on my Swart Atomic to hear its full potential but everything looks/sounds promising.
More pictures will follow
I'm always on the lookout for interesting restoration projects but never pulled the trigger on one untill about 2 months ago I came across a '63 Starfire III on reverb, completely naked but seemingly in a good state apart from the nasty neck break.
I figured out it was worth the risk, I placed an (in my eyes) low bid with the idea he would never sell it to me for that price. Surprisingly the seller accepted my bid so 2 weeks later I was the proud owner of a real vintage Starfire III with a neck break and without any hardware. Roaming for hardware I found an old Kustom Dearmond pickup from a fellow dutchman. He also had a NOS Bigsby B6 and a set of NOS tuners. Later I found a matching Kustom Dearmond from forum member @teleharmonium .
The neckbreak has been greatly restored by my Luthier. The repair is nearly invisible and seems very stable.
All in all I finished the guitar today and it already sounds great on my home transistor amp. Still have to try it out on my Swart Atomic to hear its full potential but everything looks/sounds promising.
More pictures will follow