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 | Nov 12, 2009 | acoustic, gibson, Repairs, top crack, touch up, vintage |
A family heirloom gets a new life for the next generation of strummers. We weren’t sure we believed a phone caller who said his vintage Gibson acoustic guitar had a crack in the top that was open more than a quarter inch. But when he brought it in, sure enough...
by Steve | Oct 27, 2009 | Complete refinish, Customization, finish, gibson, Relic Service, vintage |
Here’s an early 1980’s Greco Super Real Goldtop as it arrived in our shop. Take a look at how we gave it a more authentic and vintage appearance. The Greco Super Real is one of the more sought-after copies of the Gibson Les Paul. They consistently fetch...
by Steve | Aug 3, 2009 | Archtop, binding, finish, Gretsch, Repairs, vintage |
When it rains it pours, and my partner Dan has been up to his elbows in binding repairs this year. Here, he replaces the dried and crumbling binding from a vintage Gretsch Country Gentleman. A common problem on vintage Gretsch guitars is the decay and crumbling of...
by Steve | Jul 28, 2009 | Complete refinish, Customization, electronics, finish, gibson, touch up, vintage |
Hold on there! Refinish a vintage Gibson? In candy apple red?? There better be a darn good reason to do something like that… and there was. As mentioned in previous posts, the guitar repairman’s rule of thumb with vintage instruments is to leave it in as...
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...
