1964 Gibson J-50 [4.3 lbs] :: setup

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A 1960s Gibson J-50 in for a setup.  Note the super thick pickguard on these.

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Seagull S6 Quantum I [4.9 lbs] :: setup

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A Canadian built Seagull acoustic in for some tweaks.  After straightening the neck, the saddle had to be shimmed up to improve the action.  There is an undersaddle pickup so any modifications to the saddle require the consistent string-to-string output be verified and corrected if necessary.

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2004 Blueridge BR-60 [4.2 lbs] :: setup

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I am always impressed by these import Blueridge dreadnoughts.  This is going to be a gift to a customer's son so he wanted me to look it over.  I ended up shimming up the saddle, refitting the uneven plastic bridge pins and replaced the missing end pin.

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Muted high e :: 1951 Gibson Southern Jumbo [3.8 lbs]

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An extremely responsive 1951 Gibson SJ that was refinished a long time ago.  This mahogany back and side slope shoulder has been in the shop a couple times before and it's always a pleasure to play when it stops in.  This time it was in for a minor tweak.  The player was having troubles on a recent recording session where the high e was not ringing out clearly.  I ended up shimming up the saddle about 1/32nd and removed the string bite in the top of the saddle.  The high e string had worn a groove into the saddle which (along with the low action) was choking it out.

Setup :: 1986 Alvarez Windsor 5042 [4.6 lbs]

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This was a customer's Craigslist steal of a deal.  It just needed some minor setup tweaks to the truss rod, saddle and nut to make it a great player.  Love the pyramid bridge.