by Steve | Mar 1, 2016 | Complete refinish, Fender, Refinish, refret, Vintage Restoration, Wilco
A look at restoring one of the earliest Fender electrics for Pat Sansone of Wilco and The Autumn Defense The members of Wilco make their music in our neighborhood and we’re lucky to see lots of beautiful instruments from their vast collections. When...
by Steve | Aug 13, 2015 | Complete refinish, Fender, finish, fret work / fretwork, Refinish, refret, Relic Service, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
First repair blog in a long time! This one was just too juicy to not write about. We brought a vintage Jazzmaster back to what it should look like after all these years. There was a time when lots of folks were stripping the finish off their 50’s and 60’s...
by Steve | Apr 12, 2013 | National, neck reset, resophonic, Uncategorized, vintage |
We reset the neck on this beautiful mid 30’s Duolian for Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy. We’ve been privileged to do some work with Chicago’s hometown heroes, Wilco. This National Duolian dates to the mid 1930’s and is an interesting companion...
by Steve | Feb 20, 2013 | headstock, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
This vintage 360 suffers from a fairly common Rickenbacker ailment. So we used a less common approach to correct the problem, improve the guitar’s performance, and maintain it’s original condition. We see a lot of Rickenbacker basses and guitars in our...
by Steve | May 22, 2012 | Fender, fret work / fretwork, refret, Repairs, Uncategorized, vintage, Vintage Restoration |
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...
