This 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.…
This 5 string banjo restoration job started off with the customer bringing the banjo to me to have the G string tuner and the broken G string guide replaced. The banjo was, shall we say, in a well used condition. However, when I got it onto the bench, it quickly became clear that this…
So, you may have seen my recent post on preparing the road worn Epiphone Les Paul. This is the update now just to complete that project. The customer wanted a set of Johnston hand-wound pickups fitted to the guitar. He asked for a bespoke specification which was a neck pickup wound to 8k ohms with…
This Johnston LP Style Guitar started life off as a Westfield Les Paul that came “free” with an amp I bought on a local selling website. When a guitar has a good neck and body you can work wonders with it. This one has a good mahogany neck and body and the tuners and bridge…
Despite the name of the business, I don’t just work on guitars. Over the years I’ve repaired, set up or fitted pickups to ukeleles, mandolins, banjos etc. Today I have an Irish Bouzouki that the owner wants a pickup fitted into. So, I’m fitting a K&K mini. The difficulty with this instrument is that it…