Friday, October 28, 2022

Repair - Martin acoustic guitar - Top separation

  • glue and clamp separated top back together
  • touch up damaged area to color match rest of the body
  • clean & oil fretboard
  • clean & polish frets
  • lower saddle for more playable action
  • restring with Ernie Ball Earthwood extra light 10 gauge strings











Friday, October 21, 2022

Setup - Fender Redondo vintage acoustic guitar 1980s

Nice vintage example of a Fender acoustic circa early 1980's in for setup and some maintenance.

  • added missing string tree
  • replaced tuner screw with better size
  • adjusted nut slots
  • filed saddle to improve action, removed old shim
  • adjusted truss rod to improve relief
  • cleaned & polished frets
  • restrung with D'Addario Custom 11 gauge acoustic strings



before

after








Saturday, October 15, 2022

Setup - Fretless 5-string electric bass - Flatwounds

Nice custom fretless bass made with natural woods, nice hipshot brand hardware and "hippie sandwich" 7 piece neck 

  • source knobs for volume & tone pots
  • clean & oil fretboard
  • smooth out neck profile
  • service Hipshot bridge & saddle system
  • re-drill screw hole for tuner
  • restring with D'Addario custom flatwounds








Monday, October 10, 2022

Repair - Vox Hurricane vintage 60s electric guitar - Body crack

Very cool vintage guitar from the 1960s, a Vox made in Italy Hurricane model. This one came to me in pieces and in need of some attention.

  • clean & polish frets
  • clean & oil fretboard
  • adjust truss rod and saddles for better intonation
  • glue & clamp cracks in body
  • service all electronics
  • replace slotted screws with matching phillips head
  • re-drill screw holes for shrunken pickguard
  • install new lower bout strap button
  • solder new output jack
  • service & lubricate machine heads
  • drill out and replace missing bridge post for low E string
  • restring with Ernie Ball 10 gauge strings