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Chicago Fret Works - Guitar Repair

Vintage Gibson Mandolin – Refret

by Steve | Dec 4, 2010 | acoustic, gibson, Mandolin, refret | 6 comments

Seizing the lead in our long-distance-traveler competition, this Vintage Gibson Mandolin arrived from South Africa in desperate need of a good refret. We were more than a little surprised to learn that  this 1930’s era Gibson A Style mandolin (which was built a...

Lyon and Healy Mandolin – A Complex Headstock Repair

by Steve | Jul 27, 2009 | headstock, Mandolin, Repairs, Uncategorized, Vintage Restoration | 8 comments

In this post, you’ll see how we tackle a very difficult neck re-repair on a Chicago-made Lyon and Healy Style-A Mandolin. A new customer brought us a remarkable and beautiful Lyon & Healy mandolin that was made here in Chicago nearly a century ago. This is a...

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