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Guitar Humidifier Season Is Here – 2012

by Steve | Oct 23, 2012 | acoustic, bridge reglue, neck reset, Side crack, top crack, Uncategorized | 2 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...

Martin D-28M Elvis Presley Edition – Prototype #1 of 4

by Steve | Aug 18, 2012 | acoustic, acoustic pickups, Martin | 0 comments

August 17 marked the 35 anniversary of the King’s passing. This Martin replica of his 1955 D28 is a great reminder of his fine taste in guitars. Not long ago, Elvis – or at least the actor who plays him in Chicago’s Million Dollar Quartet –...

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...

Featured Guitar – Recording King Tricone

by Steve | May 5, 2012 | acoustic, acoustic pickups, electronics, Pickups, resophonic

Who can argue with the looks of this cool tricone resonator? There’s limited options when it comes to amplifying resophonic guitars and even fewer when it comes to the tricone style. There’s three resonator cones underneath the “T” bridge cover...
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