by Steve | Feb 22, 2011 | gibson, headstock, Refinish, Repairs, touch up, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
Keep looking folks. There are still great old guitars hiding under beds, in closets, and in basements. This one was abandoned in the basement of an apartment building and while it showed up in rough condition, it went home looking and sounding terrific. This is one...
by Steve | Oct 21, 2010 | Complete refinish, electronics, finish, gibson, Refinish, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
This Les Paul looked very different when we were finished with it. This late 60’s Les Paul Deluxe has had lots of work done to it over the years. Its original P90 or mini-humbucker pickups were removed and replaced with full size humbuckers, it has had mini...
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 | 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 | Aug 5, 2008 | Archtop, finish, gibson, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, vintage |
Sometimes braces come loose inside guitars as they grow old and dry out. When there’s a big circular soundhole to reach through, those repairs are easy enough. But in this guitar’s case, there are a pair of slender F holes and one brace that’s come...
