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 | 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 | 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 | Jun 11, 2008 | Customization, electronics |
I met a young blues player named Weston when I was doing guitar repair at the Chicago Guitar Center. After years of fighting the long scale length of an old Peavey guitar, he discovered a better fit in the 3/4 size Squier Mini and Ibanez Mikro guitars. We helped Wes...
