Well folks, this is my first post in Acoustic Heaven, and sadly enough, it is my first time to truly visit. Very soon, I saw Mr. Rice's Dreadnaught build thread and now I deeply regret not getting over to this side of the forum before now. That is an incredible post. I'm sure I will see many other great ones.
This may not have much meaning to any of you you, but this is my '69 Yamaha FG-140 that my Dad bought me new at a music store in Winston Salem, NC in 1969. I wore that guitar out. The frets were toast by the time I went to college. When I moved to TX in 1980, it stayed in the closet. It was not really playable due to the frets, except when using a capo. After learning to do fret replacements, I decided this would be a definite project. It was definitely a challenge. The fret kerf was so wide, standard fretwire just fell into the slot. By making maximum use of the Stewmac barb crusher and glue, I was able to make it work.
I forgot how loud that guitar was. It really surprised me. Anyhow, I thought I would share.
If anyone has a spare truss rod cover from a Yamaha they want to sell, let me know.
