UPDATE #2, MY NEW GUITAR, NOW BONED

Subject: RE: UPDATE #2, MY NEW GUITAR, NOW BONED
From: Liam's Brother
Date: 05 Mar 01 - 10:22 PM

Confession is good for the mind and soul, wydat12. However, it is Lent and Fr. Catspaw is likely to give a heavy penance. It would have been better to come clean a week ago.

All the best,
Dan Milner

Subject: RE: UPDATE #2, MY NEW GUITAR, NOW BONED
From: wdyat12
Date: 05 Mar 01 - 10:11 PM

I had my Epiphone Texan boned years ago because I had worn the first seven frets down to the bone. I also had the torsion bar tweeked and the nut and bridge replaced. It made all the difference in the world for pure tone and ease of playing. Did I do a bad thing?

wdyat12

Subject: RE: UPDATE #2, MY NEW GUITAR, NOW BONED
From: catspaw49
Date: 05 Mar 01 - 09:26 PM

Generally, its considered a perversion to "bone" your guitar and the fact that you had someone else do it indicates to me that you have a helluva' future as a pimp if you decide to go that way.

Spaw

Subject: UPDATE #2, MY NEW GUITAR, NOW BONED
From: jeepman (inactive)
Date: 05 Mar 01 - 08:53 PM

If you read the first update, you know that I bought a new D15 Martin which I like, but felt it needed some tweaking. I took it to a highly recomended repair man and had it boned. Installed hand made bone nut and overlay, re-set neck to raise the action just a smidge, file down and smooth some high frets, new strings.

My little brown guitar now barks and booms like a D18. It really made a great improvement and I couldn't be more pleased. The things he did let the real Martin sound come out.

Sad you can't get that from the factory any more.

Thanks, Jeepman