Ed’s Guitar Heaven – EdDowling.com

Broken guitars that have been reborn and made better than new by Ed.

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NOTE: Clicking on a photo will take you to the YouTube video of that project.

A very short scale child size guitar that has been strung a Third higher in pitch than a regular guitar. Click on the image for video.

Harmony Terz Parlor Guitar

Another short scale small guitar tuned a Third higher than a regular guitar. All solid Birch body. I added the pyramid bridge to make it real. Click on the image for video.

Silvertone Tenor Guitar

Probably made by Kay - Solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides. Click on the image for video.

Unknown Brand Parlor Guitar

A true Ed dowling MojoMatic conversion - including a pickup and pearloid paved fretboard. Click on the image for video.

RadioTone Lap Steel Restomod

Originally a student grade instrument with at "Patented" printed fretboard full of numbers and notes names. Also an imitation "resonator" disk in the soundhole. Another MojoMatic conversion. Click on the image for video.

Silvertone Concert / OM size Guitar

Solid spruce top solid birch back and sides. Click on the image for a video with more info.

Unknown old parlor guitar with a new Solid Spruce top

I did this one many years earlier than the rest of the parlor guitars here. I gave it to my son who still has it - dynamite. No video on this one.

Harmony Terz conversion

Small Harmony parlor guitar converted to a pin bridge and the short scale Terz tuning

Silvertone Parlor guitar conversion

Another parlor guitar converted to a pin bridge, low action, Re-fret and all like that.

Samco Lap Steel conversion

Funky, funky

Fender Parlor guitar conversion

Made for Fender by Harmony or Kay - I added the pyramid bridge and pickguard and made it play.

Kay Jumbo Conversion

A big Kay Jumbo with a lot of work - including the bridger and black finish

Beltone Parlor guitar conversion

A United Guitar co. parlor guitar with added pyramid bridge and new pickguard and lots of work.

Harmony Silvertone conversion

Another parlor guitar with an added pyramid bridge and lots of other work.

Harmony Silvertone conversion

The first of a series of Moustache bridge additions to a guitar that had a floating bridge and tailpiece. Gibson style bridge.

Unknown Parlor Guitar conversion

I did a fret job and added the bridge to this one.

A pair of Harmony moustache conversions

On the right hand side of the pair -Another Harmony branded as a Barclay - I added the bridge and a fret job.

Silver Creek OM with pickup

This was my personal guitar for a few years - the saddle was wrong from the factory - I fixed it and opened up the sound a bit too.

Recording King OM

I got it and fixed it and sold it.

Godin Norman B50 Concert Hall

Needed minor work

Harmony Concert with new moustache bridge.

One of about 6 of these guitars with the moustache bridge - prior to using double pick guards

Kay Concert with Stock bridge and modified saddle

Note the G position on the saddle

Harmony FENDER concert

Rare - Harmony made acoustic guitars for Fender before Fender made their own.

Harmony "Atomic" headstock logo

Made for Sears with the metallic Atomic Logo. I am jammin on this one. Typical of my conversions.

Another Harmony "Atomic" logo parlor guitar

Atomic metallic logo - late model solid birch for Sears

Harmony National style conversion

Nice one - I made a new top for the resonator and used a vintage cover. special cut down cone. worth watching