Ibanez Artist 12 string re-build

DonRoos

I recently (as in this afternoon) finished renovating my old 12 string Ibanez Artist. I have had it for about 28 years and the first 4 frets were severely worn, the nut was damaged, the bridge was damaged and the old Fishman pickup needed a pre-amp.

Old headgear, new nut & strings (G octave is purposely missing)

New nut and frets

New frets

New bridge and new Fishman piezo underbridge pickup (not visible)

New Fishman pre-amp built in

Complete Guitar

Split back with ornate join

EDIT: a better (less blured) dhot of the back

...and side

MikeM

What lens are you using ?

Nice work, nice guitar ?

DonRoos

Used my 24-105 L IS USM lens on my Canon 5DMkII for the photos. Thanks for the compliments on the work and guitar, it has been my pride and joy for many years.

MikeM

☹ I'm not sure which is worse, camera gas or guitar gas.

I hope it stays with you and in your family for many years to come man!!

DonRoos

Sorry about the gas, man :-[ Just found it in a 1976 catalogue. It is the Artist 2602 Dreadnaught 12 string with:
- Fine grained spruce top
- Selected Queen-Mahogany back and sides
- Hard Mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod
- Rosewood fingerboard with fancy pearl inlays
- Chrome plated machine heads

DonRoos

Added a better pic of the back and side...