El Degas 5 String Banjo Restoration Before - Pic 1

Before - Pic 2

Before - Pic 3

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

     New skin, bridge & tail piece - Ready to go pickin' Pic 7

  Another finished shot - Plays & sounds great Pic 8

1963 Fender Deluxe Reverb Rebuild - Before. Pic 1

Before. Pic 2

During. Pic 3

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

1928 Gibson Mandolin - Refret & New Bridge, Pic 1

Refret & Bridge Repair. Pic 2

New Bridge. Pic 3

Harmony Long Necked Banjo Restoration before - Pic 1

Before - Pic 2

Before - Pic 3

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

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.

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

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

Restored rare old small 4 string banjo - Pic 1

New tuners replace old friction fit ones - Pic 2

Handmade F-Style Mandolin - Badly warped finger board. Pic 1

  Needs new frets badly. Pic 2

Serious crack. Pic 3

Leveled finger board, new fret job, & repaired crack. Pic 4

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

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

     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

Hohner Banjo Cleanup & Setup - Pic 1

Cleanup & Setup - Pic 2

Cleanup & Setup - Pic 3

Cleanup & Setup - Pic 4

Fender Mandolin with Schaller Oyster pickup & 15' cord - Pic 1

Access hole cut - Pic 2

Finished job with Oyster pickup mounted inside - Pic 3

Fiddle Repair - Re-glueing top separation - Pic 1

After dressing violin finger board - Pic 2

Restoration finished and ready to play - Pic 3