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    Nashville Guitar Show - March '25

    Yes, the cape should work just fine. Actually, you'll be able to find me most of the time working at my buddy Terry Mueller's booth. I've been helping him out with these shows (Nashville, Dallas, Arlington/Mesquite) for years. Stop by when you can and introduce yourself! Frank
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    Nashville Guitar Show - March '25

    I'll be there Wednesday through Sunday. Frank
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    Gibson Les Paul Conversions

    I don't know what his process is, unfortunately.
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    Gibson Les Paul Conversions

    Yes, the same one! It sure has been making the rounds! Frank
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    Gibson Les Paul Conversions

    Tom did the guitar maybe two years ago now? The checking is real weather checking, and no, I haven't noticed any additional checking over time, but then again, I'm not exposing the guitar to any temperature extremes. And yes, I am doing the two knob thing on purpose. I have the other two of...
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    Gibson Les Paul Conversions

    Haha! Yes the guitar had already been completely stripped. When I said that I did a goldtop to 'burst conversion, I just meant that it started life as a goldtop, and instead of redoing it in gold...as I did with a previous conversion candidate that I didn't have the heart to convert...I...
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    Gibson Les Paul Conversions

    Congrats on that one! I saw it at the Arlington and Dallas shows this past year and was trying to convince a couple of my buddies, who were in the market for conversions, to buy it. If I was in the market, I absolutely would have bought it, myself. It was done by Lay's, and it was...
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    Gibson Les Paul Conversions

    Thanks! I actually bought it as a stripped husk; in fact, Tom was the one who found it for me. Here's what it looked like the day I bought it (all the parts were in the case pocket): Frank
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    Gibson Les Paul Conversions

    I couldn't bring myself to do a full conversion on this '54, so instead, I just converted it from a goldtop to a 'burst. It's got a one-piece, mildly blistered top, painted and aged (non-razor blade method) by Tom Murphy. Frank
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    Current bursts for sale...

    Hi Steve! :) That is the one, and yes, those Bigsby holes were definitely in there. It was the first thing I noticed when I saw the guitar, except maybe for the color. Frank
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    Shipped without a box!

    Heck, ain't nothin's gonna hurt a fender. Frank
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    2023 Summer Philly Guitar Show (Photos)

    Oh, and I thought about adding a pickguard to the guitar (which I made, but didn't install), but felt that it made the guitar look a little too "busy": Frank
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    2023 Summer Philly Guitar Show (Photos)

    Thanks! As Artie mentioned, it's an octave, 15.5" scale length guitar that I made with a semi-hollow body, a P-90 and Piezo bridge: Frank
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    Shipped without a box!

    While apparently not "shipped", I thought I'd show this baggage label that's on one of my vintage '50s Lifton Les Paul cases. Looks to me like it (and its contents, I assume) may have traveled as baggage/cargo on a commercial flight, which is almost as alarming. Frank
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    2023 Summer Philly Guitar Show (Photos)

    Agreed, Artie! Hope to see you there, Scott! It's been a few years! Frank
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