Pro 3 resto project DONE

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 2 Jul 2018 1:27 am

Ken Byng wrote:Looking good Damir. I got a set of Kevin's split cases for my restored Pro 111, and it's a very civilised way to carry the guitar now. Got a tweed set for my push pull too.

yes Sir, very practical, and beautiful cases too...

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 12 Sep 2018 9:13 am

David is done with the inlay work, looks elegant and beautiful, and it is the real custom hand cut inlay...this guitar will look great ðŸ˜Š...

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 19 Oct 2018 1:10 pm

now several coats of clear lacquer, then some sanding , then couple clear coats again, and then 3 rounds of polishing, and this will be an awesome sauce

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 26 Dec 2018 3:44 pm

Henry is all into restoring this beauty... this is going to be something when itâ€™s done. ðŸ˜Š

Ken Byng · Post by **Ken Byng** » 27 Dec 2018 7:35 am

Wowzer!

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 28 Dec 2018 3:05 pm

slowly coming together

Larry Robbins · Post by **Larry Robbins** » 29 Dec 2018 7:46 am

Love it!

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 29 Dec 2018 8:59 am

Larry Robbins wrote:Love it!

thank you my friend, I think itâ€™s going to be a great steel ... so far it looks amazing ðŸ˜Š

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 29 Dec 2018 10:03 am

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 29 Dec 2018 12:07 pm

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 30 Dec 2018 12:56 pm

my pal Henry almost done with this beauty ðŸ˜Š

Bobby Nelson · Post by **Bobby Nelson** » 31 Dec 2018 1:13 am

This is a really beautiful guitar - I'm in love with old Buds! I have a really stupid question: The springs that come from the top of the changer to that anchor plate, They appear to just be slung over the end. Won't they tend to move around if they are not somehow anchored to the plate?

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 31 Dec 2018 8:21 am

Bobby; there are small holes in that plate that the spring ends attach to so they don't move.
Ricky

Bobby Nelson · Post by **Bobby Nelson** » 31 Dec 2018 10:37 am

Thanks Rickey. i was thinking there might be but couldn't see them.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 16 Jan 2019 7:46 pm

THE END

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 16 Jan 2019 9:31 pm

BEAUTIFUL HENRY, You did an outstanding job. I know you are PROUD of the work and the end results. Damir is proud also without a doubt. J.R.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 17 Jan 2019 6:17 am

J R Rose wrote:BEAUTIFUL HENRY, You did an outstanding job. I know you are PROUD of the work and the end results. Damir is proud also without a doubt. J.R.

yes Sir, this baby turned out super nice, thanks to Henry who put it back together, Jeff Surratt for gorgeous white Sho Bud fretboards, and banjo builder extraordinare David Ball for beautiful real hand cut abalone inlays ... ðŸ‘

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 16 Mar 2019 4:04 pm

Craig Stock · Post by **Craig Stock** » 17 Mar 2019 4:36 am

Wow Damir, what a gem, enjoy your new family member.

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 17 Mar 2019 7:18 am

Craig Stock wrote:Wow Damir, what a gem, enjoy your new family member.

thanks Craig, it was a long process to restore this beauty, and bring her back to life, I enjoy it a lot, it is my favorite guitar...

Ben Edmonds · Post by **Ben Edmonds** » 17 Mar 2019 11:09 am

Hey Damir,
Nice job on that bud! It looks suspiciously like my old pro iii sold a guy in east Tennessee a few years ago. It was a seriously beat pro III that I learned on and played lots of gigs with. I don't recall his name off the top of my head but I kinda hope it is it because she needed and deserved a spa treatment like this! I miss that old thing.

Anyway awesome job!

I just realized it's in my Avatar

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 17 Mar 2019 11:48 am

Thank you Ben, this guitar came to me from Florida, and I donâ€™t know any history... it is an awesome instrument...

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 27 Mar 2020 3:25 pm

this awesomeness is coming back home in a few days, and it will stay here this time ...ðŸ˜Š

Dennis Brown · Post by **Dennis Brown** » 27 Mar 2020 5:58 pm

Glad your getting it back. It's a true beauty.
I'm doing a Pro 111 right now. should be done in another week or two tops ( I hope ).

Damir Besic · Post by **Damir Besic** » 27 Mar 2020 6:04 pm

I should have never sold it to begin with â˜¹ï¸

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Pro 3 resto project DONE

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