78 Mustang... to the bandsaw or not?
Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 9:54 pm
Hello, first post and all that.. but straight in the deep end with pics a project plus a good chance of upsetting a few purists 
Back in 2002 I won a Mustang body off ebay, it came with a few bits, a re-issue pickguard, 2 pickup covers and the original chrome bridge cups. I've always wanted a Fender Mustang, ever since I worked out what those groovey customised guitars Adrian Belew used to use.
I ordered some hardware to make the body complete and was thinking about getting a neck made up by someone like USACG.
But luckily enough the seller had the neck listed a few weeks later along with some other vintage bits in his listings. 1966 bridge, some old Fender "F" tuners and a re issue trem.
Stuck it all together and came up with this...
I already knew the body had been repaired as it was mentioned in the ebay listing, but hadn't really noticed what was fundamentally wrong with it.
Spotted it yet??
Top half was repaired from what looks like a Strat template!
Bottom corner looks like it was smashed off as well, but that has been put back on.
Now I've just dragged the guitar back out of the attic, it's been up there for about 7 years. I've given up messing about with cars and turning my attention back to guitars and this Mustang is first on the list to fix.
Just wondering whether to leave as is, aa an unusual oddity or get it on the bandsaw and back to it's correct shape.
Serial:
Rear view:
F tuners:
1966 bridge:
Bottom repair, front:
Back fractures:
Neck pocket is way too wide, used match sticks for now:
Cardboard template from other Mustang:
The Neck had been varish/laquered over by a previous owner and after being up the attic for a few years now, has devleoped a crakled glaze effect:
Back in 2002 I won a Mustang body off ebay, it came with a few bits, a re-issue pickguard, 2 pickup covers and the original chrome bridge cups. I've always wanted a Fender Mustang, ever since I worked out what those groovey customised guitars Adrian Belew used to use.
I ordered some hardware to make the body complete and was thinking about getting a neck made up by someone like USACG.
But luckily enough the seller had the neck listed a few weeks later along with some other vintage bits in his listings. 1966 bridge, some old Fender "F" tuners and a re issue trem.
Stuck it all together and came up with this...
I already knew the body had been repaired as it was mentioned in the ebay listing, but hadn't really noticed what was fundamentally wrong with it.
Spotted it yet??
Top half was repaired from what looks like a Strat template!
Bottom corner looks like it was smashed off as well, but that has been put back on.
Now I've just dragged the guitar back out of the attic, it's been up there for about 7 years. I've given up messing about with cars and turning my attention back to guitars and this Mustang is first on the list to fix.
Just wondering whether to leave as is, aa an unusual oddity or get it on the bandsaw and back to it's correct shape.
Serial:
Rear view:
F tuners:
1966 bridge:
Bottom repair, front:
Back fractures:
Neck pocket is way too wide, used match sticks for now:
Cardboard template from other Mustang:
The Neck had been varish/laquered over by a previous owner and after being up the attic for a few years now, has devleoped a crakled glaze effect:
to be expected I guess.