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A New Neck For A National Glenwood

A New Neck For A National Glenwood

by Steve | Apr 19, 2017 | Airline, Customization, finish, headstock, inlay, National, reso-glass, vintage, Vintage Restoration | 2 comments

A beloved long-time friend had been sitting for too long with a broken neck. It was time to bring it back to life. I’ve been meaning to share this crazy repair for a while. It’s a 1960’s National Glenwood 95 – one of National’s...
1951 Fender “Nocaster” Telecaster – Restoration

1951 Fender “Nocaster” Telecaster – Restoration

by Steve | Mar 1, 2016 | Complete refinish, Fender, Refinish, refret, Vintage Restoration, Wilco | 0 comments

A look at restoring one of the earliest Fender electrics for Pat Sansone of Wilco and The Autumn Defense The members of Wilco make their music in our neighborhood and we’re lucky to see lots of beautiful instruments from their vast collections. When...
1965 Fender Jazzmaster Refinish / Restoration

1965 Fender Jazzmaster Refinish / Restoration

by Steve | Aug 13, 2015 | Complete refinish, Fender, finish, fret work / fretwork, Refinish, refret, Relic Service, vintage, Vintage Restoration | 4 comments

First repair blog in a long time! This one was just too juicy to not write about. We brought a vintage Jazzmaster back to what it should look like after all these years. There was a time when lots of folks were stripping the finish off their 50’s and 60’s...
Why and How to Humidify Your Guitar – 2015 Edition

Why and How to Humidify Your Guitar – 2015 Edition

by Steve | Dec 23, 2014 | acoustic, gibson, Guild, Martin, Repairs, Taylor, Uncategorized | 10 comments

“An ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure.”  In this post, we’ll break down the best way to protect your guitar in the cool months ahead. Chicago winters kill guitars. The weather gets dry and cold, so we turn on our furnaces – drying out...
Nels Cline’s WATT -1959 Fender Jazzmaster

Nels Cline’s WATT -1959 Fender Jazzmaster

by Steve | Aug 19, 2014 | Fender, Repairs, vintage | 16 comments

Getting Wilco’s guitarist’s favorite guitar ready to head back on the road.  Hard not to be a little star-struck with this one. It’s a 1959 Fender Jazzmaster belonging to Nels Cline (Nels Cline Singers, Wilco) that’s now known as WATT. Nels got...
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