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...
by Steve | Oct 21, 2010 | Complete refinish, electronics, finish, gibson, Refinish, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
This Les Paul looked very different when we were finished with it. This late 60’s Les Paul Deluxe has had lots of work done to it over the years. Its original P90 or mini-humbucker pickups were removed and replaced with full size humbuckers, it has had mini...
by Steve | Oct 13, 2010 | acoustic, Archtop, gibson, Guild, Martin, Mossman, Repairs, top crack, touch up, Uncategorized
Here’s a reprint of last-year’s guide to humidifying your acoustic guitar. Chicago winters kill guitars. The weather gets dry and cold, so we turn on our furnaces – drying out the air in our homes even further. Many will see their indoor relative...
by Steve | Oct 13, 2010 | gibson, Relic Service, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration
Hang on…something doesn’t look right here. A neighbor of mine brought us this 1960’s Epiphone Casino that he was thinking about selling. But he was rightfully concerned that a few obvious alterations would make it hard to sell at its full value. The...
by Steve | Oct 8, 2010 | bass, Complete refinish, finish, Guild, refret, Relic Service, Repairs, vintage |
This online auction purchase made a layover at CFW for a body refin, before heading to its new home in France. The buyer lives in France and the seller lives in Chicago. So before it shipped, the new owner of this vintage Guild Jetstar Bass asked that it be brought...
by Steve | Aug 6, 2010 | acoustic, bass, electronics, Fender, Repairs |
Have you got a guitar, bass or piece of equipment you don’t use anymore? Join us in supporting Chicago’s Intonation Music Workshop by donating it through our shop. We’ll fix it up nice and pass it on to some kids who will put it to good use!...
