1970 Gibson ES-175D Restoration, Part 3: Refretting

Someone really loved playing this guitar, as the frets are nearly down to the fretboard and there is considerable fingerboard wear. In this video, I remove the frets, lightly resurface the board, then refret with StewMac 141 Medium/High fretwire.
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[@peterjames2580]

Wow, all that wear up the neck! Well loved indeed!

[@zwitchguitars]

Yes it was! Makes me that much more excited to get it back into playing shape, must’ve treated someone very well

[@MrRidleyDog]

I have one of these with a broken truss rod, going to try and replace it this summer. Looking forward to bringing it back to life, but the potential for disaster seems high...

[@zwitchguitars]

Good luck! Without seeing it, if you get the neck off, it feels like the rest wouldn’t be too bad

[@reijerlincoln]

Has the top caved in or is the neck pickup ring reversed? It looks very off.

[@zwitchguitars]

Yes, it’s caved in. In a different video in the playlist, I show that in more detail. Apparently, to save a few minutes of time, Gibson kerfed the braces and that just doesn’t provide the support they thought it would 🥲