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From JohnWaters on 7/24/2014 3:28:56 AM
My First Pre-war Conversion
1928 Gibson TB-1 - matching maple rim and resonator
JB Sloan tone ring - unplated
RB-3 style mahogany/rosewood neck by Eric Sullivan at First Quality Music
Waverly tuners
Recording King hoop, hooks and Presto-style tailpiece
Tim Purcell "old organ wood" 0.656 Crowe bridge
"1928" inlaid MOP on ebony truss cover by Bill Nichols
Rim cut for tone ring by Arthur Hatfield
Resonator reskinning and speed neck finishing by Clancy Mullins
Heel reshaping, nut, spikes and setup by Don Bryant
Fretting and dressing by Tim Davis
Total Cost: $3,100
Update: Labor started on Tuesday. We got the call last night. Everything going well -- 11 lbs 4 oz, 32" long, counted five strings, all the parts there.
Update: YES! It's a Hoss! You tell yourself you'll be happy whether it's a hoss or a cannon, but you're always secretly hoping it's a hoss. We should be able to come home this weekend. I just can't wait to hold it; take it in the backyard and teach it Cripple Creek; and later on, how to drive.
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