Originally Posted by
mjbee
Hi folks, I'm into 12 hours of a 48 hour review period for a 1920's Lyon and Healy Style C. I was hopeful that I was purchasing a "player's instrument" that had been compromised because of a non-original tailpiece and some funky re-attachment of the original pick-guard, and indeed while those modifications may affect collectability neither has turned out to affect the sound.There are three aspects of this instrument that I am concerned about: 1. the fretboard has been planed : it's straight (and flat: no radius at all), but it thins out toward the bridge end. (it's also ugly because whatever dye it originally had was planed off) 2. The action is a tad high. and 3. it has a lot of fret wear and IMO should have a complete refretting.
Is this worth keeping? Is the fretboard a deal-breaker? How much would a full refret be?
This is my first forum post - opinions welcome!
Thanks!
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