by Steve | Apr 18, 2012 | finish, gibson, headstock, Refinish, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
Here’s a Gibson Les Paul Jr. that suffered a bad headstock break and a repair that was probably worse than the break itself! It took undoing much of those old repairs, but we made it look right again. A client of ours spotted this TV yellow 1959 Les Paul Jr for...
by Steve | Nov 22, 2011 | Customization, finish, headstock, Paul Reed Smith, Repairs, touch up, Vintage Restoration |
After a serious fall – or more likely, several serious falls – this Paul Reed Smith ended up on the auction block. Here’s how we rebuilt the headstock and got it ready to rock again for the new owner. – This repair is becoming quite a specialty...
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 | 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 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 | Aug 5, 2010 | acoustic, Martin, neck reset, refret, Repairs, Side crack, side smash, touch up, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
This well-worn 1957 Martin 000-18 has definitely earned some ‘spa treatment’ – a neck reset, refret, and side crack repairs. Guitars are meant to be played and enjoyed, so it always makes us smile to see one that has clearly been doing just that....
