Great work! That little Silvertone is probably easier to play than it ever was, it actually sounds much better than I expected it to.

I have one almost just like this I picked up today with no bridge and no strings, but I plan to give restoration a go. Thanks for this!

You did a wonderful job, she sounds great.

Congratulations Mate.

It turned out great!

This makes me want to find a vintage guitar fix it up, damn well knowing I don't have the skills to do it haha super cool!

Such a cool guitar; love it. Good call on routing the saddle slot and installing the bone saddle! Much more stable than the shimming idea, for the ling haul, plus it’s got to be an improvement in tone. It nice next to the white pickguard, and more important allows for future adjustments. Great job.

@vindustrialguitars

9 ай бұрын

Yeah I think it’s way better. Sounds real good too…cheers!

Sounds surprisingly good. Love the twang. Nice work.

@vindustrialguitars

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Peter!

Well, that was quite the long haul but it was certainly worth it. That's a lovely little instrument and now it can make music for another fifty years or so. Cheers mate, I enjoyed every minute. So. What's next?

@vindustrialguitars

9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much…we’ll see what’s next. Cheers!

Nice work.

Sounds a lot better than I thought it would, being an old Silverstone.. 😊👍

@vindustrialguitars

9 ай бұрын

It sound better than I was expecting. I thought it would sound small and hallow but it’s pretty boomy.

@TheKruizr

9 ай бұрын

@@vindustrialguitars I'm sure that work you did on that bridge no doubt helped the sound!

Very nice man...👍

I have one also. Jut about to rebuild the nut and put different tuners on it. The tuners on mine are badly bent.

I got nervous when you hadn't posted anything yesterday. But here we are today, and WOW! Great job! Now, the big question is, is it for sale ???

@vindustrialguitars

9 ай бұрын

Actually all the instruments on my channel are negotiable. Let me know if you see something

Nice work! It’s very likely better than new. 👍

Beautiful guitar restoration! And it sounds good too😮

@vindustrialguitars

5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

Awesome 🎉 And the tone.. It almost has a silvery tone! 😋

@vindustrialguitars

9 ай бұрын

It does indeed…matches my hair color lol

Not a bad save. I have the same guitar I was going to practice repairs on, probably convert to baritone. I've seen a few people add pickups to these up against the end of the fretboard to give it more bass. I'm almost considering removing the last two frets on the board and put a pickup between the hole and the (new) end of the fretboard. That area is pretty useless to play on. Probably a terrible idea lol.

My friend, you have fully succeeded in polishing a turd.

@vindustrialguitars

Ай бұрын

Wouldn’t be the first time…

Nice job sounds good

These guitars actually sound pretty good

@vindustrialguitars

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, it really does. Have a great sound. Cheers!

@juanmoulinho

5 ай бұрын

I agree. Mine (65) sounds about the same! Bridge replaced btw..

Was the bridge originally glued as well as screwd on, or just screws?

@vindustrialguitars

24 күн бұрын

I believe it had just a little bit of glue, mostly held on by the screws

What strings did you put on this? Sounds pretty good.

@vindustrialguitars

7 күн бұрын

Probably daddario light

Nice restoration but was it worth it? It's obviously an entry level instrument even at the time. That was a lot of work for a plywood box imo.

@vindustrialguitars

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Monetarily it probably doesn’t make sense, but to restore these old solid birch bodies Guitars, especially the 604 it’s always fun to do. Silvertone actually has a re-issue of the same guitar that they made the bodies out of Spruce and mahogany. I think you can buy one brand new for around $300. Thanks for the comment. Cheers.

@scottrill17

9 ай бұрын

@@vindustrialguitars I know even Gibson did it but I always think it's a sin that manufacturers used screws on the top to mount the pick guard and bridge, kind of like Luther or blasphemy. Since you were restoring, I understand why you re-used them, but I would have been tempted to do a new glue on pick guard and a bridge without the two screws.