by Steve | Apr 21, 2011 | electronics, National, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
This is such a cool guitar. It’s always fun to restore a family treasure like this. This short-scale National Model 1122 Cosmopolitan has been in the owner’s family for a long time. He remembers his dad playing it for the family when he was a kid. It had...
by Steve | Apr 11, 2011 | bass, Repairs |
These two basses launched more conversations than any others that have hung on our walls. We see a lot of interesting guitars around here, but it’s pretty rare that we see something we’ve truly never seen before. But a customer recently brought in two...
by Steve | Feb 22, 2011 | gibson, headstock, Refinish, Repairs, touch up, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
Keep looking folks. There are still great old guitars hiding under beds, in closets, and in basements. This one was abandoned in the basement of an apartment building and while it showed up in rough condition, it went home looking and sounding terrific. This is one...
by Steve | Dec 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
The owner of this Ibanez wanted something a little more unique. See how we added some flair and some sonic power. How much more white could it be? None. None more white. The customer who brought in this white Ibanez RG2EX2 wanted it refinished – in white. Yes...
by Steve | Dec 4, 2010 | acoustic, gibson, Mandolin, refret |
Seizing the lead in our long-distance-traveler competition, this Vintage Gibson Mandolin arrived from South Africa in desperate need of a good refret. We were more than a little surprised to learn that this 1930’s era Gibson A Style mandolin (which was built a...
