#cleaned up and #shielded with a couple #mods.
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I would need to charge a little extra for a setup on this one.
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Hey @guitarspecialistinc , the guy with the glue cannon worked on this one too. He even managed to do some target practice with a bridge pin and blasted it to the tail block. Impressive skills.
I made a new #fret tang nipper... stole the idea from a guy on the YouTubes, but I was tired of my other ones not working right and bending frets, dinging frets, and overall making more work and costing more time than #saving . So this is much more #consistent and the little hole on the side works as a fret holder to do the file touch up after #grinding
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Sometimes I can reach the #hardest to #reach loose braces for #gluing.
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Wanna see something nasty?
Swipe for the final result...
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One of my favorite parts of working on instruments... sometimes when I’m done with a job the instrument gives me a song.
It’s a privilege to play all these instruments when they’re done and completed to my satisfaction. And some of them end up being pretty special. Some of them you’d expect, but some you wouldn’t. And some will give your fingers new songs to play that you wouldn’t have come up with otherwise.
I’m not a #mandolin player, but this awesome old 1919 Gibson A style just taught me a new little chord melody. The #refret turned out perfect. Check out the previous post for before and after.
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#problematic repair on a #vintage #martinguitar.
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This ‘ol Guild is getting some #love. She came in needing a refret, potential bridge reglue, and daddy wants a pick up installed for performance.
All was well until I found the entire lower treble side x-brace arm fully fuc..... messed up, detached and cracked. Someone previously attempted to glue it, but there were only two glue blobs holding the brace away from the top by 1/8” or more. Like some got some glue in there and didn’t clamp the brace at all.
I was able to scrape the old glue and break it away from the brace and the top with a pallet knife. Then I had a workable glue joint to clamp this brace back to the top.
The second picture is upside down, looking at the mirror inside the guitar looking up at the top where the brace is now glued and clamped.
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Oldie but a goodie, this ‘57 Gibby J50 is here for a refret and some restoration.
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Tricky #bridge reglue on @collingsguitars D1... turned out perfect.
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Ok. Getting back to this re-top project on the vintage B. Rico #flamenco guitar from the earliest days of #bcrich … braces are prepped and the new cedar top is seamed and rosetted. We ordered a frefab rosette from Luthiers Mercantile Int'l and it looks great.
If you’re interested in the history of this guitar go check out the previous posts.
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I thought you’d be interested in seeing this guitar. I have a customer who keeps bringing me these things damnit! Lol.
But this is by far the nicest one I’ve seen from his collection… or really anywhere since this is only like the 5th harp guitar I’ve actually worked on.
Either way, this instrument was the real deal! Video coming in a reel form soon soon.
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This new way of removing necks is truly an amazing thing. No steam. So clean and so much less risk if done right. I was able to knock out two neck removals in less time than it normally takes for one.
This is a big thanks to @ianhatesguitars @monsterfret @totalvise @ted.woodford … and @martinguitar
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Good morning! First couple setup jobs done in the #new #shop. Next available appointment date is June 5th. Contact me! ——- #guitar #guitarrepair #luthier #repairshop #setup #jobs #appointmentsavailable #appointmentsonly #electricguitar #acousticguitar
This old @gibsonguitar nylon came in for a full restoration job. I had to #fabricate a new Brazilian #rosewood bridge from blank. ......
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Getting a lot of things done with my new assistant @jdcurnalia !
Jeremiah was hanging out around the store 2-3 years ago while he was getting his engineering degree at @nauflagstaff … Apparently he got infected with the guitar building bug and has since completed the full course work at @robertovenn.school.of.luthiery … this was news to me!
I was completely surprised when he contacted me and said he was trying to make it back up north to #flagstaff.
I am absolutely stoked to have him around the shop now as the first person to be hired since closing down the retail store.
#efficiency #synergy #goodfit
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That’s a problem...
#Loose #braces can happen, and a deformed top is often an indicator.
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