A woman in my chirch recently offered me a free guitar, which was old and discribed something to the effect of "worn" or "beat up". being a guy who likes to think he's a luthier I accepted it happlily. We walk to her car and she digs this sad mahogany guitar out of her trunk. It had no case and it was under a collapsable metal shopping cart, and tuned up dispite it's obvious damage.
I thought to myself, 'if it is already broken- you needn't breAK IT MORE!"
I am just glad it is in a better home- Mine!.
notice the screws used to keep the nylon strings in place!!
The electrical tape hides cracks I guess, but just because you can't see it as much does not mean it isn't there. It's such a pretty bit of wood otherwise.
From what I can tell Goya guitars like this were made in the 1960's in Sweden by Levin. They were an upgrade from the likes of a Stella, but still an entry level guitar. They also sell for between 200-300 bucks in good shape, which mine is not.
I plan on consulting a pro before starting anything, but I am thinking the best way to fix it is to unglue the back to make it easier to repair the numerous cracks and unglued braces.
It is at the point where it's no good as a guitar unless it's fixed. It never was a expensive guitar but is made out of solid mahogany and not plywood, so I feel my repair of it would be rewarding and educational. Also I've no pressure to not ruin something of greater value. This will take me a few years as I have other projects, someof which actually pay $.
Wish me luck
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