FS: 1970s (I think) Hondo Les Paul copy guitar

This was given away on the forum with a completely shattered neck, missing parts and a couple of decades of grime and stickers. I'm no expert at guitar repair but I've been taking a uni evening class for a couple of years on acoustic guitar making, so I had a go at fixing it: gave it a bloody good clean, tracked down new knobs, a replacement tuner key, new pickup selector switch and roundel and glued up the neck. I also replaced a little bit of wobbly wood that was acting as a nut, filled the gap with rosewood to make it a standard slot width and fitted a Tusq nut. It feels good, although I've only sanded the back of the neck so that it plays well; if it was a more valuable guitar I'd take the time to refinish it and sand it totally smooth so the repair was less visible. At the moment it looks like it's halfway through repair. It plays decently, sounds good and is VERY heavy.

Looking for £100, just to cover the parts I bought. Can be picked up in SE London.

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This is what the neck looked like before.

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And it being glued up.

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And the neck now.

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And this is it all finished up, with replaced parts.

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You have done magnificent work.

Excellent work @Sparky looks ace and a bargain. Best of luck finding a buyer.

Dibs for a Janglette.

YHPM

Great work @Sparky
Sad to see my beloved childhood guitar go forever but happy it's going to a good home @Jingle_Jangle
: )

It lives again. And in 30 years when it becomes hipster vintage, and worth as much as a new car, then it'll be worth getting a pro to fix all of my amateur repair work!

Guitar now gone. Hopefully the suspension on @Jingle_Jangle 's car survives the journey home.

Happy to report that it made it home safely (it is very heavy).

The younger Janglette is very happy with it.