by Steve | Aug 27, 2011 | Amplifier Repair, Repairs, Uncategorized |
Three years ago, Steve and Dan opened a one-room guitar shop. This summer we doubled the size of the shop and welcomed two new faces to Chicago Fret Works. Allow us to introduce Joe Swierupski and Patrick McKeever. This winter, we found ourselves stepping over...
by Steve | Aug 17, 2011 | gibson, headstock, refret, Repairs, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
You don’t saw the neck off a 1952 Gibson Les Paul without fully considering WHY one might do such a thing. Lots of thought and care went into this repair and the outcome made it all worthwhile. The 1952 Goldtop is where it all began for the Gibson Les Paul....
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 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...
