Broken Wing Guitar: 2020

Broken Wing Guitar repairs and restores used, salvaged, damaged, and vintage string instruments….....It began with a background and love of woodworking and acoustic music that developed into a passion as all things that you love do.To get our hands dirty and maybe with a little luck be able to give back some life to an instrument that may have ended up in the trash or someone's attic or closet, and let it make sweet music as it was intended to do. I do not claim to be the finest luthier or craftsman by any measure, just a person with a love for music and the instruments and people that make it.

Sunday, September 27, 2020

Martin OM-1

Recently acquired 2001 Martin OM-1 guitar. The OM stands for orchestra model. It has the following specs:

Solid Sitka spruce top
Solid mahogany back
Laminated mahogany sides
Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge
Catalyzed satin finish
Tortoise shell pickguard
Cedar neck
Body size = 000-14 Fret
25.4" scale length
Width at nut - 1-3/4"
Body size 19-3/8" x 15"
Mortise tenon neck joint
Modified hybrid X scalloped Sitka spruce bracing
No electronics
Medium or light gauge strings

1999 was the first year of production, newer models have solid Sapele back and sides and a stratabond neck

Not much to do with this one except enjoy its beautiful sound.

Saturday, September 26, 2020

2020 Update

These are a few guitars picked up recently at various places, Guitar Center Brooklyn, Reverb, and estate sale Cleveland.

The first is a 1954 Gibson LG-3

Relatively good shape, bridge is lifting but overall good condition for its age.

The second is a 1940 Gretsch Syncromatic200

This guitar needs a complete restoration rebuild and a few new parts, missing tuners and pickguard.

Third is a 2001 Martin OM-1

In excellent condition sounds amazing.

Hope to get started researching, rebuilding, and selling guitars again. Very grateful to be able to share with you.

Robert