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 | 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 | 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...
by Steve | Oct 27, 2008 | acoustic, finish, touch up, Uncategorized |
See how we improved another shop’s repair gone bad and learn how to prevent this damage to your own guitar. A beautiful Taylor 914CE acoustic guitar came to us with two top cracks that had opened up after being ‘repaired’ by another shop (that shall...
by Steve | Aug 21, 2008 | finish, gibson, neck reset, Repairs, touch up, vintage |
If you really think about it, a steel string acoustic guitar is trying to break itself from the first time you string it up. It’s two pieces of wood (a body and a neck) that are glued together with metal strings tied to the opposite ends of both pieces. When...
