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Chicago Fret Works - Guitar Repair

Vintage 1968 Fender Stratocaster Restoration

by Steve | Jan 25, 2013 | Complete refinish, Fender, finish, Refinish, Relic Service, Uncategorized, Vintage Restoration | 3 comments

This vintage Strat survived the 80’s, but just barely! Here’s how we brought it back to it’s original (looking) glory. When you really think about it, it’s a wonder there’s any clean and unaltered guitars from the 50’s and...

Epiphone Casino – Classic Refin

by Steve | Jul 18, 2012 | Archtop, Refinish, Relic Service, Vintage Restoration | 7 comments

Here’s how we gave a modern Epi Casino a vintage look. The owner of a modern “natural” finished Epiphone casino wanted it to look and feel like a vintage 60’s Casino with a sunburst and lacquer finish.Epiphone uses a polyurethane top finish...

A 1967 Gibson J-45 Gets A New Saddle

by Steve | Jun 2, 2012 | acoustic, acoustic pickups, gibson, Vintage Restoration

We recommend removing the midi pickups from your vintage acoustic guitars. Just saying. Okay, unless you want it to sound like a trombone or a piano, you’re probably not thinking of putting six midi sensors in the bridge of your vintage guitar. But if you...

Vintage 1964 Fender Stratocaster – Refretted

by Steve | May 22, 2012 | Fender, fret work / fretwork, refret, Repairs, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration | 1 comment

This is no “relic;” it’s a 1964 Strat that just oozes character and … I don’t know… music. This guitar had everyone in our shop drooling. It’s just beautiful. Candy apple red, rosewood fretboard, and beat to hell over the last...

Vintage 1960 Gretsch 6120 Restoration

by Steve | Apr 30, 2012 | Archtop, binding, Gretsch, neck reset, Repairs, vintage, Vintage Restoration | 2 comments

This is a striking example of Gretsch’s famous Chet Atkins Model 6120 that we brought back to life. You’ve seen Chet Atkins, Brian Setzer, Eddie Cochran, Duane Eddy, Pete Townshend, and many others with this classic guitar. It’s a 1960 Gretsch 6120...

Vintage Les Paul TV Jr. – Neck Restoration

by Steve | Apr 18, 2012 | finish, gibson, headstock, Refinish, Relic Service, Repairs, touch up, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration | 3 comments

Here’s a Gibson Les Paul Jr. that suffered a bad headstock break and a repair that was probably worse than the break itself!  It took undoing much of those old repairs, but we made it look right again. A client of ours spotted this TV yellow 1959 Les Paul Jr for...
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