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Services

Pickups and Installations

Complete Set-ups including:

Action, Intonation and Truss Adjustments, Bridge/Saddle Work, Re-Stringing

Repairs including:

Fret Jobs, Cracks and Damage, Refinishing

Complete Restoration Services

Instrument Maintenance:

Care and Cleaning
50's Handmade Jumbo - Bird'seye Maple back with almost full length crack. pic 1
 50's Handmade Jumbo - Bird'seye Maple back with almost full length crack. pic 2 50's Handmade Jumbo - With intonation way out, a new bridge will have to be made. pic 3
50's Handmade Jumbo - Bird'seye maple cracks zig-zagged and is hard to hide the repair. This one turned out better than I expected. pic 4
 50's Handmade Jumbo - Very acceptable crack repair. pic 5 50's Handmade Jumbo - Crack repair, another shot. pic 6
50's Handmade Jumbo - A new bone nut. pic 7
 50's Handmade Jumbo - After a resurfaced finger board, new frets, crack & brace repairs, this ole girl is totally rejuvinated. pic 8 50's Handmade Jumbo - A new properly intonated bridge & bone saddle, decent strings and this plays great & sounds like a cannon. pic 9
Les Paul Model Restore & Refinish - Back before. Pic 1
 Les Paul Model Restore & Refinish - Back after. Pic 2 Les Paul Model Restore & Refinish - Before, clear finish. Pic 3
Les Paul Model Restore & Refinish - Prepping for paint. Pic 4
 Les Paul Model Restore & Refinish - Headstock before. Pic 5 Les Paul Model Restore & Refinish - Headstock After. Pic 6
Les Paul Model Restore & Refinish - Ready to go. Pic 7
 Les Paul Model Restore & Refinish - New Frets as well - The whole ball of wax. Pic 8
1963 Fender Deluxe Reverb Rebuild - Before. Pic 1
 1963 Fender Deluxe Reverb Rebuild - Before. Pic 2 1963 Fender Deluxe Reverb Rebuild - During. Pic 3
1963 Fender Deluxe Reverb Rebuild - After. Pic 4
 1963 Fender Deluxe Reverb Rebuild - After - New tube sockets, filter caps, & tubes. Pic 5 1963 Fender Deluxe Reverb Rebuild - After - Bag of old parts not incl. tubes. Too many parts to list here but complete rebuild. Even includes new foot switch. Pic 6
1963 Fender Deluxe Reverb Rebuild - After - Awesome sound with 90 day warranty. Hated to give this one back! Pic 7
Yamaha FG-140 - Complete fret job, New hand-made bridge and bone saddle. Pic 1
 Yamaha FG-140 - New hand-made bridge & bone saddle. Pic 2
Warmoth Bass Assembly - Neck fit. Pic 1
 Warmoth Bass - Assembly & fit Allparts neck. Pic 2
Warmoth Bass Assembly - Assembled & installing active circuitry. Pic 3
 Warmoth Bass Assembly - Finished & ready to go, Awesome sound. Pic 4
Sears early model nylon stringed - a new top brace. Pic 1
 Sears early model nylon stringed - re-gluing the back braces. Pic 2
1928 Gibson Mandolin - Refret & New Bridge, Pic 1
 1928 Gibson Mandolin - Refret & Bridge Repair. Pic 2 1928 Gibson Mandolin - New Bridge. Pic 3
Shipping - Slacken strings and pack snug but not tight, wrap outside with bubble wrap & Saran wrap or tape and pick a reliable shipper
Custom Aluminum Compensated Banjo Bridge
 Old T-Bar frets - You had to put the fret tange in yourself Broken case hinge - We fix broken cases - New hinges, clasps, handles, etc.
Epihone Les Paul - Repaired & Refinished top from blunt object damage. Pic 1
 Epiphone Les Paul - Re-Profile finger board and refret. Pic 2
Brekke Mandolin Bridge - Poorly made & well worn composite bridge. Pic 1
 Brekke Mandolin Bridge - A new custom made bone saddle insert. Pic 2 Brekke Mandolin Bridge - Set up & ready to go. Pic 3
Full Size Bass Fiddle - Complete set-up, New Strings, New Schatten Pick-up - Awesome sound. Pic 1
 Full Size Bass Fiddle - Complete set-up, New Strings, New Schatten Pick-up - Awesome sound. Pic 2
1966 Fender Strat-Re-profile finger board & new frets.Pic1
 1966 Fender Strat - Restore - Set-up, New frets. Pic2
70's Yairi - New bridge & saddle, Replace poorly installed pick guard
 Beetle Bass Set-up - Clean up Martin 000-28 - Re-install lifting bridge - Signed by George Jones
63 Gibson J45 - Original plastic bridge with adjustable ebony insert. Pic 1
 63 Gibson J45 - New Rosewood bridge & bone saddle. Incredible difference in sound and sustain. Pic 2
Handmade F-Style Mandolin - Badly warped finger board. Pic 1
 Handmade F-Style Mandolin - Needs new frets badly. Pic 2 Handmade F-Style Mandolin - Serious crack. Pic 3 Handmade F-Style Mandolin - Leveled finger board, new fret job, & repaired crack. Pic 4
60's Martin D35 - Bridge pins & saddle have seen their day, also needs new bridge. Pic 1
 60's Martin D35 - A poorly installed pick guard - Area has already been cleaned, I will install a new one slightly oversize to hide previous poor install. Pic 2 60's Martin D35 - Cracked finger board . Pic 3
60's Martin D35 - Cracked finger board, a look without the frets. Pic 4
 60's Martin D35 - Dry & Cracked finger board . Pic 5 60's Martin D35 - Some binding repair is due. Pic 6
60's Martin D35 - Repaired cracked finger board & New Frets. Pic 7
 60's Martin D35 - New bridge, bone saddle, & bridge pins. New pick guard. (Still has protective plastic) Pic 8 60's Martin D35 - New bone nut. Pic 9
Vantage in serious need of help - Pic1
 Vantage Tarnished and neglected - Pic2 Vantage - Not beyond help - Pic3
Vantage - Green frets, Ycch! - Pic4
 Vantage - Now that's more like it - Pic5 Vantage - Mach. heads lubed, cleaned & polished, headstock touched up - Pic6
Vantage - Rebuilt Floyd Rose - Pic7
 Vantage Set up with a set of D'Addario Chromes this baby plays and sounds excellent and stays in tune - Pic8
Vantage New life for an old guitar - Pic9
Ibanez Bass set up - Pic1
 Ibanez Bass with Kent Lawrence 3 band active circuitry installed - Pic2
Les Paul Serious Headstock Break - Pic1
 Les Paul another angle - Pic2 Les Paul - As many clamps as it takes - Pic3
Les Paul - preparing for finish - Pic4
 Les Paul - Finished and buffed down to match aged look - Pic5
L.R.Baggs Element Onboard install in a Martin
 Set up on a Guitar signed by B.B.King
Tele, New guitar for refinish - before pic - Pic1
 Tele, stripping the factory finish - Pic2 Tele, base coat on, ready to clear - Pic3
Tele, after buffing, ready to assemble - Pic4
 Tele, All assembled & set-up. Better than factory vintage blonde finish - Pic5
Tele, Look at that shine! - Pic6
 Tele, All packed up and ready to go - Pic7
Gibson Dove - Tun-o-matic bridge will be replaced with new bridge and bone saddle - Pic1
 Gibson Dove - bridge removed on early Gibson Dove with tunematic saddle - Pic2 Gibson Dove - bare spots will be touched up to protect the top from further damage - Pic3
Gibson Dove - cellophane and glue removed - Pic4
 Gibson Dove - a new bridge for a Dove - Pic5 Gibson Dove complete new bridge with inlay, bone saddle and bridge pins, finish repairs done - Pic6
Gibson Dove - headstock before - Pic7
 Gibson Dove - original replacement tuners - Pic8 Gibson Dove - new bridge, frets & fingerboard, finish repairs, tuners, new pickup, incredible sound - Pic9
ES 355 (B.B.King - Lucille) in for a Bigsby - Pic1
 ES 355 Original tail stop holes need to be filled - Pic2 ES 355 Holes plugged, onto prep - Pic3
ES 355 Ready for some colour - Pic4
 ES 355 Ready to be cleaned up & buffed - Pic5 ES 355 All assembled, set-up & ready to go - Pic6
1979 Hohner Banjo cleanup & Setup - Pic1
 1979 Hohner Banjo Cleanup & Setup - Pic2 1979 Hohner Banjo Cleanup & Setup - Pic3 1979 Hohner Banjo Cleanup & Setup - Pic4
Fender Mandolin with Schaller Oyster Pickup & 15' Cord - Pic 1
 Fender Mandolin Access Hole Cut - Pic 2 Fender Mandolin Finished Job with Oyster Pickup Mounted Inside - Pic 3
Martin D16 with Bridge Removed - Pic 1
 Frets and Bridge re & re on Martin D16 - Pic 2 Fret jobs don't get better than this! - Pic 3
Re-glueing Top Separation on Fiddle
 After Dressing Violin Finger Board Another Fiddle Restoration Finished and Ready to Play - Awesome sound!
Taylor 814ce Pic#1: With factory pick guard
 Taylor 814ce Pic#2: Now to remove the glue! Taylor 814ce Pic#3: New clear satin finish pick guard. Nice!
Installed New Tuners on Acoustic Guitar
 Installed Schatten Pickup on Gibson A Style Mandolin - Awesome Sound! Dressing the Frets on a Larrivee
Gibson ES175 new pickups & cleaning
 Assembling of Custom Tele 1966 000-18 Martin Fret & Bridge Repair

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