Off came the glued in saddle, bridge and nut. There is a slight remnant of it on the top, but not bad considering what I started with. Than, with some goof off, I was able to remove all the permanent marker, paint marker and gook from the guitar. I purchased all of them for $4, and combined all of them to get one complete set. I found a used music store not too far from me, and the guy had a set and a half of non-complete tuning machines. I also then removed the tuning machines and started my search for the replacement ones. Okay, so I started out by removing the old strings. My list included:įind original tuning machines and bushings It had been well played since 1968, which is good. I still wanted it though.Īfter bringing it home, I assessed the damage. Early summer, I finally found one via CraigsList, and snagged it. Since I purchased hers, I had always been looking for one for myself. Also, this post is a bit long and picture heavy, so pull up a cup of coffee and read on.Ībout 4 or so years ago, I purchased a Harmony Stella H942 guitar at a garage sale for my sister for $20, in near new condition. I am terrible at remembering to take pictures of a project while I'm working on it since I get way into the work, and forget to document it. I want to apologize up front about this post.
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