Neck Reset - Gretsch Country Gentleman

Hello People!
Thanks for joining me for more guitar restoration videos!
It's a 1962 Gretsch from Brooklyn N.Y.
Cheers,
Scotty D.,
Harpeth Guitar Restoration, LLC.
Nashville, Tennessee

[@savedaz]

Nice work sounds great

[@henryhunter5026]

Nice reset job! Gretsch seemed to like putting a screw in their neck to body joins, I had a 1957 Jet which had one. I can only think that they relied on the screw to help hold the joint together whilst the glue dried . I’ve got a 2002 Japanese built Country Classic which doesn’t seem to have a screw in the joint, neither do any of the Chinese and Korean built Gretsch guitars I own.

[@harpethguitar]

Right On!

[@EbonyPope]

@@harpethguitar 11:50 What kind of sing is that in the background? Only the first bar is played and then it jump cuts.

[@harpethguitar]

@@EbonyPope lol I don’t know 🤷‍♂️

[@unfair_potato]

Good video! Thanks mate!

[@harpethguitar]

Thank You Brother!

[@jeffsquires6620]

The wrought on the binding of my 68 is enough to make you cry. The neck is still perfect but already had a refret. Remove the plastic guard on the buckle pad. That's what's causing the green embers.

[@EbonyPope]

11:50 What kind of sing is that in the background? Only the first bar is played and then it jump cuts. Anyone?

[@delboyoelmundo4718]

New knobs ? Clean the existing hardware on soft buffing wheel surely

[@christothegreat1]

Scotty, in the video you say you can get an excellent condition country gent for the cost of front and back full binding replacement (2 x 350). I’m interested. Where do you see them at that number?

[@harpethguitar]

That was years ago on Reverb. Figuring it cost 2K to do a rebind and refret

[@EbonyPope]

11:50 What kind of sing is that in the background? Only the first bar is played and then it jump cuts. Anyone?

[@DeLiverpool]

End of the job is a really "Gretschy" nice sounding guitar, does not appear like a '62 to me however but rather a late '64 or early '65. Does it matter? Intrinsically? Naw... Otherwise? In a way I guess... just not the same year. 💐

[@alfsmith4936]

It looks late 66-early 67 to me with the single mute.

[@jcripp7974]

The neck bolt cover seems like a shit way to do it. Some type of removable cover instead of glue and plug. Why???

[@alfsmith4936]

Maybe they didn't want any Tom Dick or Harry messing about with the neck..