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This was a day-and-a-half project from a few weeks ago. The basis was a Teisco EP-9 my mom's ex gave me in the 8th grade. I used it hard in some punky bands and for noise when I did that sort of thing. The head was broken off when I got it; I fixed it with super glue. Then it got smashed at the end of a sweet WhiteLight/WhiteHeat cover and I had to put it back together, gluing the headstock on again. It broke on it's own 2 years ago and that's how it sat until 3 weeks ago.

I finished the break and cleaned up the wood and removed splinters as best I could. I used Elmer's Nano glue, which foams to fill cracks and supposedly is the strongest wood glue you can get. After sanding down the glue lines I rebuilt the thickness and filled all the gaps with a two-part wood epoxy. I sanded everything smooth and then scuff-sanded for finishing. Keeping it simple, I used flat black auto primer. Hardware was all stuff I had around my bench.
Sound is awesome - woody and smokey and takes fuzz very well. Intonation drifts on the low E because the zero fret is too high. A little set-up work and she'll be good to go!

Didn't get a before, but it was a much less classy and more beat up version of this:

i'm pretty sure i just spoodged in my pants a little bit

i'd love to hear a demo of this.

ooh, robocop police car finish! looks nice.

I had a teisco before. Well do now in pieces. I hated those truss rods, is there even a way to get the neck straight with those things?

nice work dude...i has no skillz to put headstock back on...so very jealous of the dudes on the board that can pull this shizz off no sweat!

this is awesome. i have a 67-68 tesico mustang knock off. would trade that plus my future children for bolt on vintage semi-hollow. bangin'.

Josh wrote:I had a teisco before. Well do now in pieces. I hated those truss rods, is there even a way to get the neck straight with those things?

Those flexible mystery-wood necks make it hard. It helps if you tighten it with the string tension off the neck. You can also gently back-bow with your hands as you tighten.

My U1 reissue had a stuck truss rod and a bowed neck. I took the truss rod nut off to clean and lubricate the threads. Then I (carefully) clamped it to my bench so I could bend it to a back bow while putting a bit of tension on the rod. Worked great!

This looks really great. I love the finish.

yea, those are probably some of the coolest teiscos. looks like a mini coronado...