1950s Martin acoustics in for restorations: D-18 and 000 models.
Cracked ebony bridge repair
Brace re-glue, internal shot.
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.
Regular seasonal setups and maintenance are crucial to your guitar’s playability and long term stability.
Rosewood fretboard before and after. Cleaning, conditioning , and some fret work.
We like to know exact numbers when discussing guitar setup and action heights. “High” and “Low” can be subjective terms
Repair of a nasty side split on this all Mahogany Martin.
Original vintage Fender 1962 Jazzmaster in for a setup – not a reissue.
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.
Bass top damage repair and graining touchup
Les Paul setup and wiring
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.
Fender hand made bone string nut
Gold top Les Paul setup
In house wound FSC vintage spec pickups and wiring harness
Vintage Strat maintenance
Original pre CBS Fender 1962 Stratocaster – the real ’62 Strat
1963 original vintage Fender Stratocaster and Jaguar necks in for repairs.
Checking the setup requires a lot of measuring and precise adjustments.
Vintage acoustic guitar restoration. A ton of work goes into the parts no one will ever see
Repair and internal reinforcement of a damage side jack area
Gibson truss rod rescue
Just some cool guitars in for maintenance
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.
Gibson broken headstock repair
Filing a new bone string nut
We like to know exact numbers when discussing guitar setup and action heights. “High” and “Low” can be subjective terms
We will restore your new or vintage guitar with extreme care
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.
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.
Repairing the worn out bridge plate holes, using the wonderful Bridge Saver tool from Stewmac.
Collings 335 style, excellent build quality
Archtop repair
Acoustic structural repairs
70s Fender Jazz bass twins
Nylon string classical acoustic maintenance and repair
Martin acoustic top crack repair
Ebony fingerboard crack repairs and fret dress.
A little repair magic
Original vintage 1963 Fender Strat in for some repair work
F.S. Lutherie Guitar Custom Shop & repair 