by Steve | Mar 1, 2016 | Complete refinish, Fender, Refinish, refret, Vintage Restoration, Wilco
A look at restoring one of the earliest Fender electrics for Pat Sansone of Wilco and The Autumn Defense The members of Wilco make their music in our neighborhood and we’re lucky to see lots of beautiful instruments from their vast collections. When...
by Steve | Aug 13, 2015 | Complete refinish, Fender, finish, fret work / fretwork, Refinish, refret, Relic Service, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
First repair blog in a long time! This one was just too juicy to not write about. We brought a vintage Jazzmaster back to what it should look like after all these years. There was a time when lots of folks were stripping the finish off their 50’s and 60’s...
by Steve | May 10, 2013 | acoustic, Complete refinish, finish, Refinish, Side crack, side smash, Taylor, top crack |
This guitar was in such bad shape when we arrived, we almost didn’t repair it. By the time it went home, we and the owner were glad we did! This Taylor GS7 was accidentally dropped and unfortunately landed in an unforgiving spot. Sometimes a guitar takes a fall...
by Steve | Jan 25, 2013 | Complete refinish, Fender, finish, Refinish, Relic Service, Uncategorized, Vintage Restoration |
This vintage Strat survived the 80’s, but just barely! Here’s how we brought it back to it’s original (looking) glory. When you really think about it, it’s a wonder there’s any clean and unaltered guitars from the 50’s and...
by Steve | Sep 11, 2012 | Complete refinish, Customization, Refinish, Uncategorized, vintage |
We improved on some poor modifications to this Italian-made EKO Rocket. The Rokes were a mid-1960’s English band that found their greatest success when they relocated to Italy. There, the Italian guitar maker EKO developed this awesome, futuristic design for The...
by Steve | Nov 5, 2010 | Autographs, Complete refinish, electronics, finish, Refinish, touch up |
Autographs on a guitar can disappear over time. Here’s how we make sure they don’t. I’ve got a baseball behind my workbench signed by 1970’s Cubs outfielder Jose Cardinal (my favorite player as a kid.) I don’t play ball with it because I...
