Fixing A Crushed Guitar-J45

Although I mention spray finishing and airbrushing a few times in this video, none were used. I decided the brush on finishing techniques yielded a satisfactory outcome.
Thank You for watching,
Gibson J-45 Progressive, Crushed / Rescued.
Cheers,
Scotty D.,
Harpeth Guitar Restoration, LLC.
Nashville, Tennessee

[@pablo7182]

Beautiful guitar, horrible bridge, not sure what Gibson was thinking. As for the repair, one word, masterful!

[@harpethguitar]

Thank You Pablo 😊

[@Sci-Que]

I would have bet that you could not make that repair look that good. Excellent job. Puts my work to shame. Keep doing it though, because watching you do great work, that keeps me setting my bar higher. When I see it is possible, that makes me want to try a lot harder.

[@harpethguitar]

Thank you 🙏

[@antoine2333]

Hi Scotty, what an amazing repair, clever and very well made ! The owner has been lucky so far ! Bravo Doctor Scotty !

[@Sci-Que]

Lucky is right. Lucky to have found Scotty to fix it, Fantastic repair vids??? Beam them up Scotty. 👍

[@peterjames2580]

Nice!

[@theloothgroup]

Nice Work!

[@harpethguitar]

Thank You 😊 I couldn’t have done it without your help

[@e4tm333]

Great repair

[@joedespres5693]

very nice work!

[@brucedelaney9606]

This was an amazing repair. Excellent job Scott I never am unimpressed by what you’re able to accomplish you are truly gifted. I’ve watched all your videos, some twice.

[@harpethguitar]

Wow, thanks!

[@cfreeman5631]

Mother Goose !!!!!!! I can't believe I heard someone doing JethroTull ...nice choice , great repair.

[@andyt5559]

Scotty, it's virtually disappeared, you can just about see something when light hits it, but that could be an illusion? Fantastic repair!

[@karmacharmskittens]

Hi Dr. Scott 😻I absolutely loved watching you work through this patient! Getting the crushed top to come together the way you did was a true test of patience and craftsmanship. Your finish work is nothing short of miraculous. I am particularly impressed with your attention to detail and color matching techniques. Its sheer wizardry I tell you😁 Loved hearing Mother Goose 🦆, one of my personal Jethro Tull favorites. Well done, sir!

[@harpethguitar]

Thanks A Lot! Love me some Tull

[@HayesTech]

This is absolutely amazing work. I would have thought that this guitar was ruined for looking good again but wow....

[@stewsim]

DAYAM…nice work Sir…!!!

[@harpethguitar]

Thank You 😊

[@kuhboom22]

Amazing work!! You're a wizard with finishes. It was funny coming from one of Ted's videos to this one only to hear his voice again lol.

[@vadenk4433]

Beautiful repair- you do very nice work. It’s fun to watch a craftsman who knows what they’re doing and who settles for nothing less than the best they can do. Keep up the videos brother.

[@harpethguitar]

Thank you kindly Sir Vaden K

[@galaguitars102]

Liked the cameo from Ian and Ted in the background. 😂. Great work Scotty

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Yes, but why?

[@jasonmyers3847]

Very nice job! I didn't think there was much hope for that guitar.

[@allancopland1768]

You did a great job on that one.

[@Today_I_Want_To]

Nice phone stand! A usb outlet and a 4 inchs cable and we have version 2.0😊

[@dalonergan]

That looks amazing!

[@joemcgraw5529]

Very nice repair ,I will watch again just found your channel and subbed !!

[@harpethguitar]

Thanks Joe!

[@jpracing6913]

Good job mate. BTW, did anyone tell you that you sound like Bob Ross the painter. Calming narrative whilst producing a work of art. Well done !

[@BobDorfman]

Great repair. Does that guitar have one of the infamous plastic bridges?

[@harpethguitar]

Thanks Robert! It has a wooden bridge

[@BobDorfman]

@@harpethguitar What would cause the bridge to sink like that? Whoops, I just saw that you already answered that….with the “soft batch of metal”….so the adjustable hardware, nothing to do with the wooden bridge itself….

[@steveblease]

It would be interesting to know the work hours on that and the drying hours and the cost. Can't have been cheap

[@harpethguitar]

Thanks Steve! 20-25 hours $800 -ish

[@daltonfischer8442]

Amazing repair my man just curious how much you charge for a repair like that I have a Martin that has very similar damage

[@harpethguitar]

Thank You 🙏 $700-$900 perhaps

[@tokairic3925]

Fantastic repair. I wish I could refinish to that standard. Just curious as to how much you would charge for this repair, it must have taken hours and hours.......

[@harpethguitar]

Thanks! I can’t remember how much I changed. Certainly it wasn’t enough!

[@tokairic3925]

I do basic repairs and set ups on guitars and charge nowhere near enough. The refinishing is the part I dread, as that is what people see rather than the work that goes into the actual repair. Last big one (small instrument) was a restoration on a 1880 mandolin. Full top off, neck off, brace and binding replacement and re shellac.

[@robgerety]

Really well done. I have a Bourgeois OM that fell off the wall in a shop and ended up with similar damage. Someone did a great repair job that is solid and lasting. I got the guitar used and cheap because of the damage and it is my favorite acoustic of all time. Love it. I'm curious - did you put any cleats in?

[@harpethguitar]

I put 2 pieces of .5mm veneer on the inside. The same shape as the MDF caul. Thanks for tuning in!

[@toneconsultant]

How long does it take to do this repair? I ask because I keep hearing people say a couple weeks. Is that realistic since I'm sure this isn't the only repair.

[@harpethguitar]

Many many weeks

[@TheWGLOVER]

What is that noise in the background?

[@harpethguitar]

The voices? Ian Davlin’s Council of Elders live on Patreon

[@patrickkeenan6331]

Shellaquer won't kill anybody? Bullsh!t! Shellaquer tried to pull a gun on me yesterday! In all seriousness, a great repair!

[@harpethguitar]

🤣🤣