I’M GARY NAVA, A PROFESSIONAL LUTHIER MAKING MANDOLINS AND GUITARS BY HAND, TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS, IN MY ANALOGUE WORKSHOP. HERE ARE VARIOUS TALES FROM MY WORK BENCH.
Friday, October 28, 2022
Guyatone LG50 Project: 13
The Guyatone LG50’s restoration has now been completed. When
I look at it, I’ve almost forgotten all the work that it has taken to get to
this stage. As I’ve said before, with restorations, the more time and care you
put into it the less it looks like you’ve done any work!
I’m super happy with the outcome; I’m not a great fan of
over restoring so that the item looks like it’s new. So, this guitar still
looks like it has had 65 years of hard living yet performs as well as any modern
instrument.
Although, in theory, it’s ready for me to put up for sale, I
feel that I need to hold on to it until my version is completed. I can then do
a comparison and come to the end of this long strange trip.
Hi, I make mostly mandolins and guitars, entirely by myself and by hand. Although I’m based in the Norfolk Fens, my instruments can be found all over the world. I made my first guitar when I was 14 and during the 1970s studied luthiery at the prestigious London College of Furniture. I’ve been making them ever since!
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