This #vintage #Gibson is getting some structural work. #fixing bad jobs from the past, adding a brace and other #restoration work to bring this guitar back into to #life. •
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One of my favorite parts of working on instruments... sometimes when I’m done with a job the instrument gives me a song.
It’s a privilege to play all these instruments when they’re done and completed to my satisfaction. And some of them end up being pretty special. Some of them you’d expect, but some you wouldn’t. And some will give your fingers new songs to play that you wouldn’t have come up with otherwise.
I’m not a #mandolin player, but this awesome old 1919 Gibson A style just taught me a new little chord melody. The #refret turned out perfect. Check out the previous post for before and after.
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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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Replaced the #bridge on this 70’s D-28-S. I always re-rout saddle slots after gluing a new bridge so I can spec out the #intonation #perfectly on the individual instrument first. •
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Have you ever seen a Kamaka @kamakahawaii guitar before? Me neither! This is a very unique old instrument.
Any harmonica players out there? I’m clearing out some old inventory.
1 nice Blues Harp in A
1 Old Standby harp in E
Both for $40. (that’s $10 off the Blues Harp and a free Old Standby.)
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Here’s something I didn’t mention. That @collingsguitars D1 in the last post has a K&K bridge plate #transducer #pickup. This made the bridge reglue a little more involved than normal. I had to make a #custom clamping caul for inside to avoid the pickup heads and to get proper clamping #pressure. #loothin
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Here’s an #unfortunate situation. This Martin is here for a neck reset. Someone in the past chopped the fingerboard extension! 😡 (this is a hack way to get at a neck joint for resetting, probably happened 20 years ago.)
This created #unstable reinforcement of the overall neck joint area, and how it absorbs and distributes string tension into the body. This was the primary contributing factor with the #cracking of the head block inside, and the separation of the top from the head block, which you can see in the movement here. You can also see the #compression cracking along where the #fingerboard extension was...
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Check it out. This 2008 @gibsonguitar ES-339 just came in. We’re about to dial in the setup and intonation, then she’s ready for a new home. This is a beautifully flawless guitar, made when the 339 was being done out of the @gibsoncustom custom shop. .
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Sometimes, very rarely, fixing an acoustic neck angle is as easy as finding a loose head block. Love it when that happens. .
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#problematic repair on a #vintage #martinguitar.
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I split this video in two for the gram... since they gotta be short ones here.
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To all the local acoustic players here in #Flagstaff... Have you been thinking about installing a pickup? Get $50 off on any #acoustic system plus 50% off the install labor. THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY ONLY!
Oh but it still looks #vintage. Almost done with the #restoration on this ‘56 Martin D-18. She’s destined for the wall... if yer interested.
The #tedium or fret filing.
More #saddle slot routing. I love re-intonating #acoustic #guitars. This beautiful guitar has a finished bridge. So I plugged the slot with ebony, made sure the plug was a little low, then filled and finished over first with @gluboost CA glue. It’s sanded to 220 right now then I buffed it out after routing.
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Customer was adamant about staining the fingerboard black during the #refret. Evo Gold super jumbo frets on an original custom shop ESP @espguitars ... this guitar shipped all the way from Hong Kong. On its way back now.
