1950s Martin acoustics in for restorations: D-18 and 000 models.
Repair and internal reinforcement of a damage side jack area
Repair of a nasty side split on this all Mahogany Martin.
Larrivée crack and brace repairs.
Archtop repair
Original vintage Fender 1962 Jazzmaster in for a setup – not a reissue.
Ebony fingerboard crack repairs and fret dress.
Cracked ebony bridge repair
Les Paul setup and wiring
Gibson broken headstock repair
We will restore your new or vintage guitar with extreme care
Vintage acoustic guitar restoration. A ton of work goes into the parts no one will ever see
Repairing the worn out bridge plate holes, using the wonderful Bridge Saver tool from Stewmac.
Acoustic structural repairs
We like to know exact numbers when discussing guitar setup and action heights. “High” and “Low” can be subjective terms
Filing a new bone string nut
Gibson refret and new bone nut
3 p90 pickups are better than 1
Gold top Les Paul setup
Vintage Strat maintenance
Bass top damage repair and graining touchup
Fender hand made bone string nut
Collings 335 style, excellent build quality
Rosewood fretboard before and after. Cleaning, conditioning , and some fret work.
70s Fender Jazz bass twins
These vintage tuners were long due for a retirement. Time for a update with a Kluson vintage repro set. The originals will be kept in the guitar case for posterity.
Damaged fretboard repair
Repairing and plugging the damaged sides of this 1950s Martin 00-18. Someone thought it was a good idea to drive a hole into the side.
A little repair magic
This acoustic guitar (the maker will not be outed here) left the factory with a mess of epoxy and very poor top to bridge contact. It came in for a typical lifting bridge repair, but we found a mess inside. Ended up removing all the epoxy, clearing and leveling the spruce top for inlay of a new flat matching spruce patch. Then finally reglued the bridge with hide glue. Better than ever now.
Acoustic brace repairs
Martin acoustic top crack repair
Checking the setup requires a lot of measuring and precise adjustments.
Original vintage 1963 Fender Strat in for some repair work
We like to know exact numbers when discussing guitar setup and action heights. “High” and “Low” can be subjective terms
Brace re-glue, internal shot.
Repair of a badly cracked and split mahogany back on this rare, vintage 1950’s Guild M20 acoustic with a thin spline and finish touchup.
1963 original vintage Fender Stratocaster and Jaguar necks in for repairs.
Custom Jazzmaster wiring mods
In house wound FSC vintage spec pickups and wiring harness
Just some cool guitars in for maintenance
Nylon string classical acoustic maintenance and repair
Gibson truss rod rescue
Original pre CBS Fender 1962 Stratocaster – the real ’62 Strat
Regular seasonal setups and maintenance are crucial to your guitar’s playability and long term stability.
Customer wanted a handmade bone copy of his original machined saddle. Mine is the one in front, made to 0.001″ tolerance length and thickness of original, but corrected height for better action and intonation on mine.
Probably the only step I actually look forward to in an acoustic guitar neck reset is covering my tracks and hiding the tiny hole I drilled to steam apart the neck for repair. The original bridge was toast so it made perfect donor wood.
F.S. Lutherie Guitar Custom Shop & repair 