Eastman 815V Mandolin - custom Birdseye maple pick guard made here at Get Rhythm-pic 1
Eastman 815V Mandolin - all pick guard parts but screws are hand made-pic 2
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Eastman 815V Mandolin - custom Birdseye maple pick guard made here at Get Rhythm-pic 1 |
Eastman 815V Mandolin - all pick guard parts but screws are hand made-pic 2 |
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B-17 Washburn 5 String Banjo - Set-up & adjustment. Pic 1 |
B-17 Washburn - Ornate carving on neck heel. Pic 2 |
B-17 Washburn - Ornate headstock carving with new Schaller D-Tuners. Pic 3 |
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B-17 Washburn - New compensated bridge. Pic 4 |
B-17 Washburn - Fret dress, new ebony 5th string nut, new Schubb sliding capo. Pic 5 |
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Fiddle repair - Seams reglued, new tuning pegs, new bridge |
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B-12 Washburn 5 String restoration, totally disassembled. Pic 1 |
B-12 Washburn - All buffed & polished with new skin. Pic 2 |
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B-12 Washburn - Custom made Rosewood bridge. Pic 3 |
B-12 Washburn 5 String restoration, Resurfaced finger board, new frets, bone nut, & 5th string capo. Pic 4 |
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1931 Dobro Resonator Guitar restoration. Pic 1 |
1931 Dobro Resonator Guitar- Very well played finger board with deteriorating nut. Pic 2 |
1931 Dobro Resonator Guitar - Back is warped and has cracks . Pic 3 |
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1931 Dobro resonator neck reset. Pic 4 |
1931 Dobro resonator, all set up and ready to play. Pic 5 |
1931 Dobro resonator, A new life for an old girl. Pic 6 |
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Early 70's Autoharp restoration, new felt pads & springs, strings, spit & polish. |
Complete initial set-up on a new Cello. |
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An older Fender Leo 5 string banjo, complete set-up & adjustments. |
Set-up on an Ibanez F Style Mandolin. |
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El Degas 5 String Banjo Restoration Before - Pic 1 |
Before - Pic 2 |
Before - Pic 3 |
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Before - Pic 4 |
Parts cleaned & polished ready to go back together - Pic 5 |
All done, resurfaced finger board, new frets, new bone nut - Pic 6 |
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New skin, bridge & tail piece - Ready to go pickin' Pic 7 |
Another finished shot - Plays & sounds great Pic 8 |
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1963 Fender Deluxe Reverb Rebuild - Before. Pic 1 |
Before. Pic 2 |
During. Pic 3 |
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After. Pic 4 |
After - New tube sockets, filter caps, & tubes. Pic 5 |
After - Bag of old parts not incl. tubes. Too many parts to list here but complete rebuild. Even includes new foot switch. Pic 6 |
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After - Awesome sound with 90 day warranty. Hated to give this one back! Pic 7 |
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1928 Gibson Mandolin - Refret & New Bridge, Pic 1 |
Refret & Bridge Repair. Pic 2 |
New Bridge. Pic 3 |
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Shipping - Slacken strings and pack snug but not tight, wrap outside with bubble wrap & Saran wrap or tape and pick a reliable shipper |
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Harmony Long Necked Banjo Restoration before - Pic 1 |
Before - Pic 2 |
Before - Pic 3 |
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New Pearl nut after - Pic 4 |
Refinished pot, new brackets, hardware, skin, tail piece, bridge & strap - Pic 5 |
New frets, tuners, 5th string capo - Pic 6 |
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Custom Aluminum Compensated Banjo Bridge |
Fiddle with a new bridge pickup installed and setup |
Broken case hinge - We fix broken cases - New hinges, clasps, handles, etc. |
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Brekke Mandolin Bridge - Poorly made & well worn composite bridge. Pic 1 |
A new custom made bone saddle insert. Pic 2 |
Set up & ready to go. Pic 3 |
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Full Size Bass Fiddle - Complete set-up, New Strings, New Schatten Pick-up - Awesome sound. Pic 1 |
Complete set-up, New Strings, New Schatten Pick-up - Awesome sound. Pic 2 |
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Restored rare old small 4 string banjo - Pic 1 |
New tuners replace old friction fit ones - Pic 2 |
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Handmade F-Style Mandolin - Badly warped finger board. Pic 1 |
Needs new frets badly. Pic 2 |
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Serious crack. Pic 3 |
Leveled finger board, new fret job, & repaired crack. Pic 4 |
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Vintage Tailpiece - Another poor attempt at repair - Pic 1 |
Another poor attempt at repair - Before - Pic 2 |
After repair - Customer wanted quick repair - a true restoration would have made new one or probably spent more time and plated - Pic 3 |
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Hofner Mandolin - Broken neck, Another poor attempt at repair by a music store, can't believe they still charged the fellow for this botched job - Pic 1 |
Broken neck, Close up of botched repair - Pic 2 |
Heel removed from neck pocket, Old epoxy removed and pieces grafted together, Half inch dowel inserted for strength - Pic 3 |
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Back together and refinished Pic 4 |
Can barely see the repair, I'm happy with this one! Pic 5 |
All setup, original bridge, raised pick guard, ready to gig. - Pic 6 |
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Hohner Banjo Cleanup & Setup - Pic 1 |
Cleanup & Setup - Pic 2 |
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Cleanup & Setup - Pic 3 |
Cleanup & Setup - Pic 4 |
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Fender Mandolin with Schaller Oyster pickup & 15' cord - Pic 1 |
Access hole cut - Pic 2 |
Finished job with Oyster pickup mounted inside - Pic 3 |
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Fiddle Repair - Re-glueing top separation - Pic 1 |
After dressing violin finger board - Pic 2 |
Restoration finished and ready to play - Pic 3 |
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Banjo with Schatten HFN Artist Guitar pickup installed |
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Gibson A5 Loyd Loar Mandolin with crushed bridge - Pic 1 |
Schatten Pickup Install-awesome sound! - Pic 2 |
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