#Fresh batch of BluesBox guitars getting done this week. Interested? Check out our custom cigar box guitars here: customsoundinstruments.com/bluesbox
Have you ever seen a Kamaka @kamakahawaii guitar before? Me neither! This is a very unique old instrument.
I have a story for you. And I debated sharing this because it was a weird thing to do.
This is a #charango . A pretty nice one too, made not from an #armadillo like #traditional charangos, but carved from a complete piece of South American hard wood, topped with spruce. It sounded great.
Anyway, the customer really wanted a strap button... badly, so... I had to find a way to get a properly curved block to fit back up in the right spot inside the body and glue it into place before screwing in the strap button.
I didn’t want to crack the thin bowl-carved wood. This was the only option for the little #beauty. I also had to take contour #measurements for shaping the #convex block so it would have a decent glueing surface inside.
These doodad tuning gear clamps were shown to me by an old luthier tech a long time ago. When they come in handy, they can solve some really weird puzzles.
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This is the most #pristine Les Paul we’ve seen. Just came in recently on #consignment. Made in 2010, don’t think it was ever #played.
Just finished a custom intonation job on beautifully huge baritone acoustic. Per customer request, we fabricated new nut and saddle pieces with fossilized walrus ivory. Yes, that’s an option, and it is noticeably harder than bone. This was a complete spec intonation mod, calculating nut compensation vs 1st fret location, vis a vis Buzz Feiten offsets, and altered slightly at the saddle per my own compensation factors. Tempered tuning for guitar!
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#forsale 2 new BluesBox guitars crafted here at #CustomSound ... Check out these 2-in-1 alternate tuning instruments at our website. •
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This #cracked headstock is getting a #glue #injection.
I can’t live without my fret buck from @stewmac_guitar. Wanna know an industry secret? @taylorguitars came up with this device and licensed it or sold it to SM.
Good morning! First couple setup jobs done in the #new #shop. Next available appointment date is June 5th. Contact me! ——- #guitar #guitarrepair #luthier #repairshop #setup #jobs #appointmentsavailable #appointmentsonly #electricguitar #acousticguitar
This old @gibsonguitar nylon came in for a full restoration job. I had to #fabricate a new Brazilian #rosewood bridge from blank. ......
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#Winter #weather advisory: leaving an instrument in a cold car is arguably less of a problem than #hot cars. But here’s a primary problem with #cold... the #condensation gonna make your #components all wet! #FYI
I think this is the most #beautiful guitar I’ve worked on in a long time. 😍
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We’ve had a few Taylor customers who wanted a different pickup from the stock ES. I’ve now wired various systems into the existing power supply output unit. The Taylor units with 9V compartments are especially convenient to wire up with most other systems. •
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I split this video in two for the gram... since they gotta be short ones here.
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I would need to charge a little extra for a setup on this one.
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BluesBox electric #guitars are the #pro grade CBG #cigarboxguitar with a super cool alt-tuning feature... handcrafted here at Custom Sound. www.bluesboxguitar.com
Here’s the #wacky #clamping on the Martin with the tricky compression cracking. (See previous post.)
I injected glue with my needle from the inside, between the block and the top, and got the crack set at the same time.
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#neck set complete on this 60’s Martin. #reattachment @martinguitar - all contest winners have been PM’d.
