I've got my grandmas first guitar my papaw bought her before he went off to ww2. Its a 42 j45 Banner and only thing I've had to replace are the tuners. 2 of the Bakelite ones broke off. Plays and sounds wonderful.
Interesting for sure. I would have loved to see a sound comparison to the “originals”. My understanding is that “new “ top aged more than ten years would sound similar to much older ones? We have learned a lot about instrument construction and care over the years , so hopefully the newest round of guitars will fare much better 80 to 90 years from now.
A fascinating video; thank you.
Thank you 😊👍
Really enjoyed this! Many thanks
Very interesting and insightful video. Can't beat the experienced eye of a longtime pro.
I've got my grandmas first guitar my papaw bought her before he went off to ww2. Its a 42 j45 Banner and only thing I've had to replace are the tuners. 2 of the Bakelite ones broke off. Plays and sounds wonderful.
thanks for this!!!! really cool and informative!!!! keep doing these!!!!! cheers
Tom
Hope you guys have been well
Great video
Interesting for sure. I would have loved to see a sound comparison to the “originals”. My understanding is that “new “ top aged more than ten years would sound similar to much older ones? We have learned a lot about instrument construction and care over the years , so hopefully the newest round of guitars will fare much better 80 to 90 years from now.
It's a shame they didn't date stamp the new tops.
That would be a big help, but it's more of a shame that they didn't cut out the dovetail clearance!