1937 Gibson ES-150 Tribute Guitar

**icr** · 08-10-2022, 08:53 AM

Not shown previously, and not many pictures due to frustration, but the back warped and the crack opened up again after spraying the lacquer. So all the braces had to be soaked and removed with heat and it all had to be re-done.

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**icr** · 08-10-2022, 08:56 AM

Crack in binding needed to be repaired:
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**icr** · 08-10-2022, 08:59 AM

Grounding the pickup:
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**Little Jay** · 08-10-2022, 09:56 AM

Originally Posted by icr

Tailpiece modification for jack:

Attachment 93690

Cool! I was wondering about that! Did you drill the hole for the jack cup yourself?

**Doctor Jeff** · 08-10-2022, 01:45 PM

That is a cool project - kudos to you for your effort! What a beauty brought back from the ashes!

I am digging the sound of that guitar too. Hard to believe such a sound can come out of something so old and "primitive" in its design.

**icr** · 08-10-2022, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by Little Jay

Cool! I was wondering about that! Did you drill the hole for the jack cup yourself?

I use mostly hand tools but I do have a power drill.

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BTW I did e-mail Mr Slaman to ask if I could purchase one of his replica jacks advertised on his site, but he denied me.
In the end my Telecaster jack looks pretty close to the original.

**JohanAbrandt** · 08-10-2022, 04:08 PM

Originally Posted by icr

I use mostly hand tools but I do have a power drill.

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BTW I did e-mail Mr Slaman to ask if I could purchase one of his replica jacks advertised on his site, but he denied me.
In the end my Telecaster jack looks pretty close to the original.

That makes the results even more impressive, something to be proud of

**2bornot2bop** · 08-10-2022, 06:32 PM

That’s a lethal combination of both a builder and a player!

**Little Jay** · 08-11-2022, 02:32 AM

Originally Posted by icr

I use mostly hand tools but I do have a power drill.

1937 Gibson ES-150 Tribute Guitar-img_1034-jpg

BTW I did e-mail Mr Slaman to ask if I could purchase one of his replica jacks advertised on his site, but he denied me.
In the end my Telecaster jack looks pretty close to the original.

Awesome!