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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-01-10 2:14 PM (#434095)
Subject: Rebuilt 1117


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Mark in Boise
Posted 2009-01-10 2:24 PM (#434096 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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Wow!
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-01-10 2:38 PM (#434097 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117
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Nice! What was done to it? Is this one of your projects?
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kotadawg
Posted 2009-01-10 2:52 PM (#434098 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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Beautiful! A Mothership job, I assume?
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MusicMishka
Posted 2009-01-10 3:11 PM (#434099 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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Very nice Paulie...
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Gallerinski
Posted 2009-01-10 3:24 PM (#434100 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117
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Ditch the label. Nice strap.

I've been following this one for awhile. Can't wait to play it next week. Looks beautiful Paul.
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Weaser P
Posted 2009-01-10 3:33 PM (#434101 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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Very nice, Paul. Let us know how it sounds!

(And your clock might be off by about four years too. Too soon to tell. ;) )
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-01-10 3:39 PM (#434102 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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In 1979 I bought a 1117 with my tax refund. I was too dumb to know that it wasn't that good of a guitar, and over the years, I disliked it more and more. Finally in 1993, I traded it, w/ some cash, to a local GC and got my 1537. Unfortunately,this had been the guitar that I wooed my wife on (numerous stories) and she cried. I bought it back, making the whole deal a money loser for me.

Finally decided last year to make the guitar into something I would enjoy playing (it was really only good when strung Nashville). It went back to the factory where the old body was trashed. Using the old neck, we built a new body w/

cloth bowl
AAA spruce top
A bracing (replacing that dreaded VT-11)
bone saddle and nut
5 point rosewood bridge
Moody Leather strap, courtesy of my wife

I got it back yesterday. It sounded pretty good with the EXP lights from the factory, but much better with mediums. It's my "front porch" guitar. No electronics. It's a "one of a kind".

I like it......
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Weaser P
Posted 2009-01-10 3:49 PM (#434103 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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That's all that's necessary. Enjoy, Paul.
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cliff
Posted 2009-01-10 3:56 PM (#434104 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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I agree w/Wit - ditch the label.
I'll design/print you a custom one.
Get somebodythat y'want t'sign it, & stick it in.
(W'll have nuthin' t'do in, . . oh, . . 10 days . . .)


NICEguitar!!,btw.
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MWoody
Posted 2009-01-10 4:51 PM (#434105 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117



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Very nice!
No wonder you haven't had the time to open any OTHER boxes...

Sweet story too.
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Charlie Ramon
Posted 2009-01-10 5:42 PM (#434106 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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Great looking guitar, congratulations! Is the bowl shiny (would match the five-point bridge)?

Karl
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-01-10 6:06 PM (#434107 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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Karl, I thought about a shiny bowl, but I've got 2 shiny bowls now (GCDB and rebuilt 1118) and they do slide around. This one's meant to be a player.

The 5 pointer is just because I've always liked them, this one was available, and I thought it would make this guitar very unique (well that and probably one of the few AAA spruce tops on a 1117)....
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marenostrum
Posted 2009-01-11 9:07 AM (#434108 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117



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Nice guitar. I like the way it looks and specially that old style bridge... congrats.
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Waskel
Posted 2009-01-11 9:19 AM (#434109 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117



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Very nice, Paul.
You get bonus points for keeping the wife happy AND winding up with a beautiful guitar!
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dobro
Posted 2009-01-11 3:12 PM (#434110 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117



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Excellent! We are brothers in 1117-hood, as you know. I, too, serenaded my wife to be (and, then, wife) on this Legend. It has grown into a nice tone monster over the last 35 years. Best wishes on your refurbished beauty!
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-01-11 3:27 PM (#434111 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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Dob, what strings do you use on yours?
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Gallerinski
Posted 2009-01-11 4:32 PM (#434112 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117
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DING
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-01-11 5:05 PM (#434113 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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You are anal sometimes......
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dobro
Posted 2009-01-11 6:42 PM (#434114 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117



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Lately, the Elixir (coated) Phosphor Bronze: A warmer sound and longer life. I seem to have "Rory Gallagher hands" in that my sweat corrodes a normal set in one evening (true story).

The phosphor gives the warm sound you hear on "Lullaby"...
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moody, p.i.
Posted 2009-01-11 6:52 PM (#434115 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117


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Lights or mediums (or the medium/lites)?
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dobro
Posted 2009-01-12 6:58 AM (#434116 - in reply to #434095)
Subject: Re: Rebuilt 1117



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A bit of a hybrid, actually: I use lights for the wound: 3rd = 24 4rth = 32 5th = 42 6th = 53
But for the top I use a 13 and 17 for "beef". So: medium top and lighter bottom. Sounds great on the Adamas.

For me the "bottleneck" is the third string. I simply can't handle anything heavier than a 24 there. The downside is that a wound 24 is rather brittle and does not last long, even coated!
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