by Steve | Jun 10, 2009 | acoustic, bridge reglue, Martin, neck reset, Side crack, vintage |
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...
by Steve | Oct 30, 2008 | finish, gibson, headstock, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, Uncategorized, vintage |
*Beware: another one of those ‘I found this vintage Les Paul in my dad’s closet’ stories follows. I like to think that if my dad had one of these in his closet I’d have found it by now. This 1956 Les Paul Junior belongs to a friend who, yes,...
by Steve | Oct 28, 2008 | finish, gibson, headstock, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, vintage |
Watch how we restore a vintage guitar that was quite literally “trashed.” If your 1963 Polaris White Gibson SG Junior had a broken headstock, you wouldn’t throw it in the garbage would you? Well the lucky new owner of this guitar found it sticking...
by Steve | Aug 22, 2008 | finish, Martin, Repairs, Side crack, side smash, touch up |
It’s hard to say how many times we’ve repaired a guitar that was damaged by airline baggage handling. It’s a big number though. This Martin 000-15 had a rough flight and split open like a can of beans. Unfortunately the damage was bad enough that...
by Steve | Aug 21, 2008 | finish, gibson, neck reset, Repairs, touch up, vintage |
If you really think about it, a steel string acoustic guitar is trying to break itself from the first time you string it up. It’s two pieces of wood (a body and a neck) that are glued together with metal strings tied to the opposite ends of both pieces. When...
by Steve | Aug 5, 2008 | Archtop, finish, gibson, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, vintage |
Sometimes braces come loose inside guitars as they grow old and dry out. When there’s a big circular soundhole to reach through, those repairs are easy enough. But in this guitar’s case, there are a pair of slender F holes and one brace that’s come...
