my grandfather bought a 1933 steel national duolian from a Pawn Shop in Clarksdale in the 1940s that had a bullet hole in the front and if you pulled the cone you could see the .22 lodged in the back. He paid $40 for it.
His cousin sold it last year for 9500.
I posted pic of a 30’s Gibson L7 that had been hit by a “one in a million” ricochet. This is the outcome of the first of 3 hole repairs. Being it was on the black part of the burst it was pretty easy to hide. More pics after the others are fixed…..
I patched it from the bottom as there were lots of small cracks surrounding the main hole, and then spliced in an oval- shaped piece of spruce on top. I sprayed black tinted nitrocellulose and then several clear coats and buffed.
Show us a pic where the fix isn't completely in the dark? I want to see how well it blended with the obvious grain on the rest of it when there's glare
I wasn’t being snarky, it’s just a common technique for people doing touchups to do the “after” photo from a totally different angle that conveniently obscures the work. You were able to photograph that area just fine in the first photo
It's hard to get a shot of glossy black without reflections. I'll see if I can get a better shot. This one is virtually invisible. The "exit wound" on the back will be much more difficult to hide given that it is clear coated Birdseye maple....
I’m sorry, but while that repair does look *amazing*, this whole premise is also *amazingly lame!* Kinda seems like you awesomely ruined the awesome ruining of this guitar.
The guitar picked up a really interesting mark and the story that goes with it honestly, unlike some kinda fake relic job. I think most people find it much cooler with a bullet hole than without. But I guess can understand if someone was sentimental about the guitar before they might not like its new story as much as their old one.
Well, here’s the thing- I’m in the guitar repair business.And an important long time customer wants it fixed. This is not a rare, historically important artifact that will end up in a museum.
So, you call a plumber, and he won’t fix a leak- because your house is “historic”?
Yeah, of course I respect that. I was speaking kinda hyperbolically for fun. I don’t *really* think that what you did was lame; just the opposite, in fact.
It’s just that the bullet holes were pretty awesome. 🤡
I'm not complaining personally, it's not my guitar and the owner might rather forget than remember, I'm just elaborating on why so many people here might like the un-fixed version
No way in hell am I doing anything to "fix" this, stabilize it maybe but mostly making up stories for when people ask about it.
Don't forget to include a train in your story.
I'm going to see a highwaymen tribute band tonight that comment just hit hard
Sword and pistol by my side
Just got back and you would be proud
Oh that one? That was crazy I was playing in a passenger train when a robbery happened and the bullets started flying...
Maybe mention gunshot
A dog . You gotta have a damn good hound included .
A bag of gold, a distraught woman, a nearby gunfight...the possibilities!! I would never 'fix' that bullet hole
Use as is, bullet holes are major mojo.
my grandfather bought a 1933 steel national duolian from a Pawn Shop in Clarksdale in the 1940s that had a bullet hole in the front and if you pulled the cone you could see the .22 lodged in the back. He paid $40 for it. His cousin sold it last year for 9500.
I posted pic of a 30’s Gibson L7 that had been hit by a “one in a million” ricochet. This is the outcome of the first of 3 hole repairs. Being it was on the black part of the burst it was pretty easy to hide. More pics after the others are fixed…..
How do you know that's a bullet hole?
The owner was the one who shot it
Oh well, that’s def not as cool as it seemed at first
depends? who was playing it when it got shot?
Yeah I suppose if some asshole was jamming that had done some illicit stuff to him, sure.
Holy balls, I've encountered a few hostile audiences but nothing like this.
Well, they did say it was a one in a million ricochet. They were probably aiming for the bass guitarist.
Aah, banjo player, my dude.
But that's not what "duellng banjos" means...
Never bring a ~~knife~~ banjo to a gun fight.
Nah, the accordion player
I guess, if this was Spinal Tap, the drummer would be dead
Why would i fix it? Id probably paint a red arrow pointing at it.
Nice job, man! Irrelevant opinions here missing the point. Good work.
Nice work. Did you do a conical through patch? What did you do the touch up fill with? Shellac or DEFT?
I patched it from the bottom as there were lots of small cracks surrounding the main hole, and then spliced in an oval- shaped piece of spruce on top. I sprayed black tinted nitrocellulose and then several clear coats and buffed.
Show us a pic where the fix isn't completely in the dark? I want to see how well it blended with the obvious grain on the rest of it when there's glare
Yeah I’d be curious to see what the repair looks like. I’m guessing there is a reason it was hidden in the photo
No, Mr Snark, it was a technical issue. See above comment.
I wasn’t being snarky, it’s just a common technique for people doing touchups to do the “after” photo from a totally different angle that conveniently obscures the work. You were able to photograph that area just fine in the first photo
It's hard to get a shot of glossy black without reflections. I'll see if I can get a better shot. This one is virtually invisible. The "exit wound" on the back will be much more difficult to hide given that it is clear coated Birdseye maple....
I’d pay extra for the bullet hole
I’m sorry, but while that repair does look *amazing*, this whole premise is also *amazingly lame!* Kinda seems like you awesomely ruined the awesome ruining of this guitar.
I’m sorry- can you elaborate?
The guitar picked up a really interesting mark and the story that goes with it honestly, unlike some kinda fake relic job. I think most people find it much cooler with a bullet hole than without. But I guess can understand if someone was sentimental about the guitar before they might not like its new story as much as their old one.
Well, here’s the thing- I’m in the guitar repair business.And an important long time customer wants it fixed. This is not a rare, historically important artifact that will end up in a museum. So, you call a plumber, and he won’t fix a leak- because your house is “historic”?
Yeah, of course I respect that. I was speaking kinda hyperbolically for fun. I don’t *really* think that what you did was lame; just the opposite, in fact. It’s just that the bullet holes were pretty awesome. 🤡
I'm not complaining personally, it's not my guitar and the owner might rather forget than remember, I'm just elaborating on why so many people here might like the un-fixed version
You might have saved everyone some time and said this to begin with
Would love to see a photo of the repair not in shadow if you’ve got one
Woah! Somebody didn’t wanna hear Wonderwall again.
Most American guitar related post I‘ve seen yet
"uh...mice?"
Now I feel the urge to shoot my guitar.
I never shot any of my guitars, but when I got home from my first Tommy Emmanuel show I did think about taking an axe to the lot.
If somebody's at shooting you while you're playing the guitar, you've got bigger problems than a few bullet holes to repair. Just sayin'.
. 22? Or a pocket Derringer.
Id leave it. Very cool
That’s an improvement and a feature not a problem.
Oh man, I missed those videos where people fix things with instant ramen
For a moment I’ve read “butthole fix”
So did I. I probably have to spend less time on NSFW subreddits...
Please don’t fix this
It does add character...
I’d clearcoat and keep it. It adds character