- 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
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Friday, October 28, 2022
Repair - Martin acoustic guitar - Top separation
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
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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
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