Bought a guitar yesterday. I think it is a fixer upper.
 

I read Jasmine was made by Takamine but then someone told me that they separated ways. In either case, looks like someone was removing the pick guard and had some trouble.

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Came with a decent case also, not too badly worn although it needs a new handle. But for $15 bucks who is going to complain? Plywood top, might put a solid one on it. The back is not braced all that bad, it might play nicely with a new top. If not, the missing pieces are in the guitar.

I think you overpaid by $15.

Obviously you are missing the fun factor.

I see they managed to get it off in the end.

that looks like exactly what happened to my Uncles 1937 martin 00-17. his son took it to a party (without permission of course) and laid it on the floor and some drunky the clown stepped on it. what a shame :(

I have an Ibanez Herringbone dreadnaught. I sold it to a friend who admired it. A couple years later it came back to me in similar condition for free. He had put his foot through it during a argument.
Maybe some day I will have the skill to put a new top on it.

This looks to be the recommended procedure. I just do not know how the neck comes off. When Takamine was making them the neck was joined to the body with five dowels and epoxy.

http://www.grevenguitars.com/retopping-demo.html

If the top replacement goes okay, you can then consider replacing the back and sides.

Bruce, you read my mind. That is step two.

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And replace frets 1-thru-5?

I picked up a Jasmine -no case - for little money, did a set-up, and it is a decent strummer / picker. Currently behind a living room chair 2,350 miles away but I may retrieve JAS next visit.

A usable case is always nice to have. Plus cutting off a top without scoring the binding is good practice.

There's a guy on here that would slap a coat of paint on it and call it a custom! Fact!

It is a peculiar sound hole enlargement, but I say play it a while and see how you like it before doing any custom alterations.

Looks better without the pick guard. More like Willie Nelsons guitar now. I'd leave it as is.:D

I bought a GS Mini about 3 years ago off the forum, and proceeded to replace the top with torrefied spruce, and a friend helped me along the way. He had all the tools needed, and I did as much as I knew how to do. It turned out to be the best sounding GS Mini I have ever played, and with a K&K PWM I put in it, it sounds really nice amped. I will post photos of the process, and it probably cost $150 including the pickup.


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