Updates and such. Life being life...sleep is failing me, and I hate summertime

 The Epiphone is almost finished:

The action came down by almost 3.5mm @ the 12th fret. It is now playable and sounds great. I used 8-32 3in bolts with a few washers to make sure they did not go further into the hell than I wanted and push the threaded inserts out. (Or push them into the fretboard, YIKES)

Beautiful guitar , even if it isn't a very sought after...and very technician friendly. The Japanese are nothing if not resourceful and forward thinking. Frets were polished and crowned lightly, since they are already .60-.82mm and the owner does not want to pay for a re-fret. I polished the headstock and the tuners. It looks like it is a few years old instead of 50. I will fine tune the action, and now that the truss rod is unfrozen I can add a little tension and it will play great.

I hate the fact summer is coming. I really do not care about the temperature outside anymore, but I prefer to be mildly cold and heat up, than sweating and have to cool off. Also, the temperature and humidity makes sleep a bit harder, and the fact that I am going through another used portable AC unit, I will have to buy another one.

Update: This guitar is finished. I played it for a half hour yesterday and I must say it has a tremendous voice. The smaller string gauge does affect the tone, obviously, but I think that in this case it is justified while the neck settles into its new position. I can still hear the neck wanting to shift in the pocket, and it may need service after a few months of summer weather. All in all though, this was a great success bringing back a still very affordable vintage guitar from 30 years of neglect (I do not blame the owner, he has many more guitars and plays in a band) and twisted tension. It would have been better if the low E strings had broken, or even D or G strings. (The .22 gauge G was gone) That would have put the tension in the middle, or with less pull on the high E strings. The neck did seem to have a slight twist, but it is gone now with proper tension on it and the truss rod unfrozen. I am impressed with the durability of the Japanese made Epiphone acoustics.