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prep for frets
It's been a mini run of early vintage Gibson archtops in the shop lately, and by a run I mean two (see the 1957 Gibson ES-175). This L-7 is in for new frets, new tuners and a K&K acoustic pickup.
You can really see Gibson's early banjo styling carried over in the headstock and fingerboard inlays.
Below is a quick video breaking down the guitar and pulling the frets.
Stripping down and pulling frets from the daily vlog.
Pre-refret fingerboard level :: 1967 Guild Starfire IV
This late '60s Guild 335-style guitar is in the neck jig being prepped for new frets. Note that the kitty litter is still in there ...
Check the tags below for the other guitars in this photo