Gibson J-55 scary repair!

[@monday6524]

Another amazing restoration tour! I found myself saying, multiple times…, how is he going to fix that!

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Did I keep you on the edge of your seat?

[@monday6524]

@@dougmaccormack9485 Always! 🙂

[@208414]

That guitar was an inch of its life from the scrap heap. I'm kind of shocked at how well it turned out. Good work!

[@dougmaccormack9485]

It turned out great and has a nice balanced sound!

[@markfogleman8438]

That buffer will give me bad dreams. Great job on the salvage!

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Thanks! I think it looks cool!

[@markboreen3359]

Fantastic job on giving that old Gibson a second lease on life, Doug. You never cease to amaze me.

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Thanks for the kind words.

[@edwardpetersen4309]

Yes, mustard not ketchup on those back braces! Another fantastic job. Liked that dovetail sanding jig. Never thought of that.

[@dougmaccormack9485]

It seems to work pretty well. Give it a try!

[@PGMR30]

Nice little performance at the end there, the guitar turned out great.

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Thank you very much!

[@fredr2694]

hope even a casual viewer can appreciate the massive skills applied here, my friend! a true resurrection for that geetar.

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Awe, thanks Fred! It sounded great!

[@brettbunke9096]

Here we go Doug you are a wizard!🧙

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Bret! Thanks bro!

[@chickenlickin3820]

Successful mission accomplished

[@dougmaccormack9485]

It came out very well I'm pleased to say! Thanks for the sub! It means a lot!

[@MegaWimberly]

Amazing!

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Thank you very much!

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Thanks, it was a doozy!

[@reijerlincoln]

Nice results.

[@dougmaccormack9485]

It all worked out and has a wonderful sound!

[@mikelivingston3244]

I KNOW THAT SONG!!!!

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Love you Mikey!!!

[@KenDavisUK]

Hi Doug, tricky job. @ 10-12, the top may have been replaced at the Gibson factory without removing the neck, which would have covered the tenon. It looks too good to have been done by the idiot who messed up the neck joint. Also, I believe that back in the 60's Gibson sometimes fitted the neck, then the top covering the tenon to some of the J45 > J55 models giving some Luthiers a surprise when trying to do a re-set. It sounds great, it's good to find a Luthier who can play as well as you can, keep it up. Have you ever done a classical Spanish guitar with the slipper neck block joint?

[@dougmaccormack9485]

Hi Ken, I didn't find the that the top was covering the tenon joint. Maybe the original top did? Perhaps more than one persons have "worked" on this poor thing. That's my guess. The first guitar I built as a student of William Cumpiano (not a classical style) used a slipper neck joint.

[@lindsaythompson726]

What they did to that guitar is sickening.

[@dougmaccormack9485]

It all turned out well in the end!