1937 Gretsch Model 35 Restoration

Ben-Had · #1 11-21-2014, 07:19 PM

I just completed a restoration for a customer I thought y'all might find interesting. I has 36 photos so I'm posting a link to my Facebook page.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?..._album_comment

Hope you enjoy (like my page when you get there

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jseth · #2 11-22-2014, 01:15 AM

What an incredibly cool old Gretsch... and an AMAZING job with the restoration, by the way!!!

I shudder to think what a project like this would cost to have done...

Very impressive! Lovely finish work... the end result is stunning! Love the long-neck martini glass on the headstock...

Thanks for sharing this...

Ben-Had · #3 11-22-2014, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by jseth

I shudder to think what a project like this would cost to have done...

OK, are you ready for this - $800. Repair cracked neck block and loose binding, heat straighten the neck, neck reset, compression refret, complete strip and refinish, new relic tuners, custom made ebony archtop bridge, custom made pickguard, polish tailpiece, new Ivoroid end pin, new strings, custom setup. Ta Da! Some people think I'm crazy to charge what I do but I'm retired and I love the work.