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....
by Steve | May 27, 2010 | Archtop, finish, gibson, touch up, Uncategorized, vintage |
A great reason to check out estate and garage sales. You never know when you’ll find a 1950’s Epiphone Devon archtop for a song! Here’s a project with humble beginnings that grew into a full vintage restoration. The owner picked up this very old...
by Steve | Apr 24, 2010 | bass, Complete refinish, Customization, finish, gibson, Refinish, Uncategorized, vintage |
Sometimes we have to get a little creative with refinishing. Here’s what happens when someone wants an unusual color for their guitar. We had a couple of unusual projects recently that required some creative work with color. The owners of both this 70’s...
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 | Mar 26, 2010 | Fender, Repairs, vintage |
Okay Tele Deluxe fans, what looks different on this guitar? And no, we don’t mean the flower tattoo. That’s right! It’s the……Strat style tremolo! Not what we’re used to seeing on these guitars at all. Neither of us had ever seen one...
by Steve | Feb 12, 2010 | acoustic, resophonic, vintage |
Sometimes the guitar itself is more interesting than the repair. It would be a shame not to share some of those instruments. So with that in mind, presenting our first “Featured Guitar.” The owner of this Regal tenor resophonic guitar is something of a...
