Custom inlay & new frets :: 1982 Gibson SG R1 [8.0 lbs]

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A player's long-loved SG he named "Norah" in for new frets, new bone nut and dressed up with some fingerboard inlay.  Originally a dot neck, we decided to go with pearl blocks along with a custom "Norah" script designed by the player's friend, cut by Dave Nichols Custom Pearl Inlay and the easy part, dropped in the board by me (video here).

The guitar is set up for slide, strung with flats and tuned to open E.  I highly recommend trying flatwounds if you are into slide.  Sounds killer.

Follow up on this project's photos & videos here.

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Custom fingerboard inlay :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

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Custom fingerboard inlay :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

The SG dot-to-block conversion rolls forward with a custom "Norah" script to be inlaid into the 12th fret.  This mother of pearl inlay was designed by a friend of the guitar's owner and hand cut by Dave Nichols Custom Pearl Inlay.  Below this inlay was featured over on the vlog.

Dot neck turns block :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

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Dot neck turns block :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

A rare Gibson SG R1 in for new frets, but not before converting the dot fingerboard inlays to blocks.  These block inlays were deceivingly difficult to position. If they are off just a little bit they look odd big time.  The blocks will be flushed up with the board before a custom script inlay goes in the twelfth fret.  Below is a quick video on inlaying the blocks.