Hi everyone,

A few months ago my dad found an Olympic in a consignment shop. No
strings and no bridge, but the name caught his eye. Apparently he
knows the store owner very well and they actually gave it to him.
Nice score huh? And then he gave it to me in hopes that I'd make the
most of it.

Anyway, it seems to be a 1935 model, #8695. I'm glad to have found
this group. I will post some photos tonight. Overall the guitar's in
good shape. It's a beautiful burst, and the cracking in the finish is
awesome. The binding is a little separated in spots, but nothing too
bad. All of the parts look original; even the pickguard!

I'm looking forward to restoring it very much, and I thought this
would be a good resource and place to share the results of my efforts.
I know that most of the work will need to be done on the neck. The
heel is separated from the body and the frets have pulled off of the
edges of the fretboard a bit. In addition, it appears as though
someone thought it would be a good idea to sandpaper the fretboard,
against the grain. Oh yes, and I need to fashion a bridge somehow. I
purchased one on Ebay, but it's definitely too high and will need to
be ground down. Unless it's the neck that's the problem(?)

And let me add that it is not for sale, just to make it clear that I'm
not on here looking for buyers! It's too serendipitous that it came
into my hands free of charge. I've been playing for a long time, but
only in the past year have I been getting into the DIY side of being a
guitarist. And what's great about the Olympic as far as a project is
that it's not a 1935 Martin; that is, I'm not frightened to touch the
thing!

If anyone has any questions, please don't hesitate to email me!

Thank you,
-Tim
Clifton, NJ