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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...

The Heat Is On; Time To Humidify Your Guitar!

by Steve | Oct 13, 2010 | acoustic, Archtop, gibson, Guild, Martin, Mossman, Repairs, top crack, touch up, Uncategorized

Here’s a reprint of last-year’s guide to humidifying your acoustic guitar. Chicago winters kill guitars. The weather gets dry and cold, so we turn on our furnaces – drying out the air in our homes even further. Many will see their indoor relative...

Vintage Guild Jetstar Bass – Refin and Restoration

by Steve | Oct 8, 2010 | bass, Complete refinish, finish, Guild, refret, Relic Service, Repairs, vintage | 2 comments

This online auction purchase made a layover at CFW for a body refin, before heading to its new home in France. The buyer lives in France and the seller lives in Chicago. So before it shipped, the new owner of this vintage Guild Jetstar Bass asked that it be brought...

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