by Steve | Jun 10, 2009 | acoustic, bridge reglue, Martin, neck reset, Side crack, vintage |
A true pre-war Martin rides again with a neck reset, crack repair, and bridge reglue! The owner of this 1930 Martin 518 saw work we performed on another Martin and entrusted us to repair a lengthy side crack, separated bridge, and to reset the neck angle. This is work...
by Steve | Feb 4, 2009 | Customization, Fender, finish, Relic Service, vintage |
Can’t afford a real 1952 Telecaster? We made this new guitar feel like it was 55 years old. De Leon’s nightmare. For a variety of reasons, some folks just prefer old guitars. Maybe it’s the neck, worn smooth by years of handling. Maybe it’s the...
by Steve | Jan 17, 2009 | electronics, gibson, vintage |
Rewiring a jack on a vintage Gibson hollow body isn’t always as easy as it sounds. A good customer of ours recently purchased this Gibson ES345, a beautiful and rare guitar, but one that just wasn’t sounding right. When it came to us, there was so much...
by Steve | Jan 7, 2009 | Archtop, Customization, electronics, vintage |
This tale may ruffle the feathers of vintage purists. Would you rout a 50’s Harmony archtop for a pickup? As a rule, we and others in our profession have an unwritten standard that says you don’t do irreversable modifications to vintage guitars unless you...
by Steve | Oct 30, 2008 | finish, gibson, headstock, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, Uncategorized, vintage |
*Beware: another one of those ‘I found this vintage Les Paul in my dad’s closet’ stories follows. I like to think that if my dad had one of these in his closet I’d have found it by now. This 1956 Les Paul Junior belongs to a friend who, yes,...
by Steve | Oct 28, 2008 | finish, gibson, headstock, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, vintage |
Watch how we restore a vintage guitar that was quite literally “trashed.” If your 1963 Polaris White Gibson SG Junior had a broken headstock, you wouldn’t throw it in the garbage would you? Well the lucky new owner of this guitar found it sticking...
