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Chicago Fret Works - Guitar Repair

Replacing A Fretboard: It’s Not As Painful As Removing A Tattoo!

by Steve | Jun 23, 2009 | acoustic, bass, Customization, inlay, refret | 10 comments

Thinking of tattooing the name of that special someone on your arm? You might try inlaying a fretboard instead. At least it won’t hurt when it’s time to move on. The owner of this bass had the Guild custom shop inlay his wife’s name on the fretboard...

Vintage Martin 518 Repair and Restoration

by Steve | Jun 10, 2009 | acoustic, bridge reglue, Martin, neck reset, Side crack, vintage | 6 comments

A true pre-war Martin rides again with a neck reset, crack repair, and bridge reglue! The owner of this 1930 Martin 518 saw work we performed on another Martin and entrusted us to repair a lengthy side crack, separated bridge, and to reset the neck angle. This is work...

Taylor Acoustic Guitar Top Repair

by Steve | Oct 27, 2008 | acoustic, finish, touch up, Uncategorized | 18 comments

See how we improved another shop’s repair gone bad and learn how to prevent this damage to your own guitar. A beautiful Taylor 914CEĀ acoustic guitar came to us with two top cracks that had opened up after being ‘repaired’ by another shop (that shall...
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