by Steve | Jun 11, 2008 | Customization, electronics |
I met a young blues player named Weston when I was doing guitar repair at the Chicago Guitar Center. After years of fighting the long scale length of an old Peavey guitar, he discovered a better fit in the 3/4 size Squier Mini and Ibanez Mikro guitars. We helped Wes...
by Steve | May 16, 2008 | finish, side smash, touch up |
This 1930’s Martin 00-18 really took a blow. The lower side is cracked, smashed in, and missing pieces of wood. The customer wasn’t sure it could even be salvaged but Dan was up to the challenge again. Take a look at the process. In this second view you...
by Steve | May 5, 2008 | Repairs
Ouch! Was it a badly installed strap button that let go or a stand that got knocked over? Your guess is as good as ours but this poor Martin hit the ground and the headstock split wide open. Notice that there’s a secondary crack running vertically. This will...
by Steve | Apr 3, 2008 | Fender, Relic Service |
Here’s a ’60s reissue Strat that Dan gave the full relic treatment to. The vintage reissues work particularly well for this kind of project because the truss rod is accessed at the body end rather than the headstock, as it was during those years....
