52/57 conversion

[Mark]

Here is my 52/57 conversion done by Jim Weyandt

 

[Steve Craw]

Beautiful !!!

 

[jb_abides]

Very nice result!

 

[Xpensive Wino]

Here is my 52/57 conversion done by Jim Weyandt

Neck reset?

 

[MarcB]

Dishy...

 

[Mark]

Neck reset?

Yes

 

[asapmaz]

Did it have issues when it was a 52?

 

[Mark]

Did it have issues when it was a 52?

I bought it already converted. It does have a minor stress crack repair at the headstock but Jim made it disappear

 

[S. Weiger]

PAF's?

 

[boogieongtr]

Neck reset, crack at the neck fixed.

Killer 52-57 conversion with original finish, all woods and bindings.

Great top carve on this one.

 

[Mark]

PAF's?

1959 PAFs

 

[Mark]

52/57

 

[gibson-r8]

That looks so totally cool..

 

[charliechitlins]

If it were mine, I'd restore it back to a '52.

 

[Mark]

If it were mine, I'd restore it back to a '52.

 

[charliechitlins]

No joke.
Welding fins on to a 56 Chevy doesn't make it a 57.

 

[rockabilly69]

No joke.
Welding fins on to a 56 Chevy doesn't make it a 57.

Yeah but sticking a hot engine in it makes it more fun to drive.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

Yeah but sticking a hot engine in it makes it more fun to drive.

Hence the why of converting it back to '52 Spec. P90's are about as ballsy and edge of the seat rock and roll as it gets.

 

[jimmi]

No joke.
Welding fins on to a 56 Chevy doesn't make it a 57.

You also can’t put some things back once done. It has original finish on it now. Getting new finish to match the old to plug the pickup routes, ABR and stop tail is really basically impossible requiring a refinish so even from your “orthodox” vintage stand point the maximum possible amount of originality available is to leave it as it is.

That is a completely different question as to if it should have been done but as it sits? Worse outcome trying to put it back.

 

[Hiwatts-n-Gibsons]

You also can’t put some things back once done. It has original finish on it now. Getting new finish to match the old to plug the pickup routes, ABR and stop tail is really basically impossible requiring a refinish so even from your “orthodox” vintage stand point the maximum possible amount of originality available is to leave it as it is.

That is a completely different question as to if it should have been done but as it sits? Worse outcome trying to put it back.

Or if one is not caught up so much on the looks they could pull the PAF's, replace them with a pair of HB sized P90's, or better yet an HB sized P90 and HB sized Staple or Dynasonic clone, and sell the PAF's for a pretty tidy sum $.