“New soundboard, new fretboard, new frets, new head, new bridge, new sides, new base, new strings - soon be as good as new. Have you heard about my grandfather’s ax I’m still using?”
I’m assuming that you are throwing out a quote that is a joke about how this is the same instrument despite completely being remade. I’m simply stating that musicians REGULARLY do this. And they know the histories. And the histories are amazing. And beyond this, there is no feigning surprise about the replacement of parts nor confusion as they are rebuilt over the years?
Or am I misunderstanding the question? Or your original intent?
I haven’t played in years, but I still stop by lutiers I know simply to see them work. And to see history. To me, and as a lover of Americana, seeing Nelson’s guitar woul have made me much happier than some of these others…but still…history can be seen and is amazing.
