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Post by edzen on Dec 18, 2017 18:01:14 GMT
Thanks again, Bryan! I've contacted Folkways Music . - Ed
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Post by edzen on Dec 18, 2017 0:15:12 GMT
Does anyone know of a reputable vintage guitar restoration/repair person in Toronto, or between TO and Windsor ON? I want to restore my Brasher guitar. Neck needs straightening among other things. There are other repair people in my area and I don't know if it takes a vintage expert or not.
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Post by edzen on May 3, 2017 13:31:35 GMT
Hi snakehips. You're right - it certainly isn't a national. But if I can find the right person to fix, restore and clean up I'll put a new set of strings on and try it out. It does have a unique sound, not very much sustain, but worth fixing, I think.
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Post by edzen on May 3, 2017 0:51:40 GMT
More photos of guitar and parts. The resonator needs a bit of cleanup. Not sure if the bridge and biscuit are original. Looks like it was screwed with woodscrews from underneath and the screw tips filed off - a little bit crude. And the nut looks like it's made of wood.
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Post by edzen on May 3, 2017 0:30:45 GMT
Hi Folks I have what I think may be a Charles Brasher. Bought this at an auction sale for about $20 thirty years ago. Always meant to restore it, but only found out its possible source today after reading this forum. And the wonderful article in Canadian Musician written by you, Bryan Bradfield. (If you have a better - colour? - copy, I'd love to get one. Its marked up and the back is loosened a bit, one brace needs regluing, neck needs to be straightened. One machine head has been replaced, but it otherwise looks to be original. The cone is brass. But I can't for the life of me find a patent number anywhere on it as described in Bryan's article. But it looks exactly like the one pictured in the article. Is this a Brasher? Attachments:
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