This Tremsetter installation was requested by the customer so that he could easily replace a broken string on his Charvel whilst gigging, without upsetting his tremolo setup. There are several variations of this device on the market but I reckon this one is one of the easier ones to install and setup. Basically, the middle…
DetailsThis 2004 Taylor 214 guitar repair came about because the guitar was brought in about 10 years ago for a pickup installation. The 2004 guitars were made with solid Sapele mahogany back and sides and a solid spruce top whereas later models were made from laminates.…
DetailsThis neck repair on a Martin acoustic guitar was necessary because the owner had stored the guitar in his garage, in its case with strings on for a couple of years. When he got it out to use it, the action was sitting at around 5mm at the 12th fret. He knew the neck had…
DetailsWinding a set of Johnston hand-wound humbucker pickups for a customer. This set are the Riveter type with zebra bobbins. You’ll see from the photo that I like to keep the tension on the coil wire using my hand. This gives me a better feel for the tension and I can make minor changes to…
DetailsI’m afraid I’ve neglected the website for a while now so, just to get started again, here are some recent guitar repair jobs that have been completed over the past couple of weeks (in addition to the normal routine setups on Strat, Les Pauls etc) This is a Blueridge acoustic/electric that came in with the…
DetailsRecently a customer asked me to build him a 1-off Johnston acoustic guitar. And so the Johnston acoustic guitar build began. Although I have a guitar repair workshop well stocked with tools for such jobs, I don’t have specific jigs nor go-bar decks etc that might be used by someone who regularly makes acoustics. I…
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