Since about 1965 while in high school, I always wanted a Gibson semi-hollow body guitar, however I couldn't afford it. You can only cut so many lawns.
About ten years ago, I started looking at vintage guitars and found them to be even less affordable. I then bid on a 1956 Gibson ES-225 with a broken peghead that was pretty beat up.
I bought every book I could find on guitar repair; just about everything Dan Erlewine had written. There was a wealth of information and I took on the challenge.
The restoration was a labor of love. I finally got my Gibson. It turned out to be a great looking and playing guitar with that vintage sound that can only be expected from a single pole P-90 pickup.
From there, as they say, the rest is history. It's been about 14 years of repairing and restoring just about every type of guitar that came through my shop doors. It was great satisfaction to return injured guitars to their former glory.
E-mail and send me photos of your project and I will respond promptly with an estimate and time frame.
1956 Gibson ES-225 Restoration & Peghead Repair
