by Steve | Apr 13, 2010 | finish, gibson, headstock, neck reset, refret, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, vintage |
In this post, see how we made some ugly previous “repairs” look right and brought a great vintage Gibson back to life. This 1960 Gibson Les Paul Jr. is a terrific playing and sounding specimen. But it sure didn’t come in looking this great. After the...
by Steve | Jan 15, 2010 | acoustic, Mossman, neck reset, Pickguard, refret, Repairs, vintage |
Two more vintage Mossman acoustics get the superhero treatment – a neck reset, refret, custom pick guard, and a new brace. Not long after posting photos of our previous Mossman neck reset, we received two more Mossman guitars that needed the same treatment, but...
by Steve | Jul 1, 2009 | acoustic, neck reset, refret, Repairs, vintage |
Not your average 1970’s acoustic, this Mossman South Wind is a great example of one of the better small manufacturers of that era. We reset the neck angle and refretted it for more comfortable action and sound. Mossman Guitars is a smaller American guitar...
by Steve | Jun 10, 2009 | acoustic, bridge reglue, Martin, neck reset, Side crack, vintage |
A true pre-war Martin rides again with a neck reset, crack repair, and bridge reglue! The owner of this 1930 Martin 518 saw work we performed on another Martin and entrusted us to repair a lengthy side crack, separated bridge, and to reset the neck angle. This is work...
by Steve | Aug 21, 2008 | finish, gibson, neck reset, Repairs, touch up, vintage |
If you really think about it, a steel string acoustic guitar is trying to break itself from the first time you string it up. It’s two pieces of wood (a body and a neck) that are glued together with metal strings tied to the opposite ends of both pieces. When...
