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Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.

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Fingerboard sand :: Chubbuck Mousa 003

May 7, 2016

Here is the Mousa 003 hollowbody build on the bench last month getting ready for frets by planing the fingerboard. Check out the video below from the vlog.

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Dot neck turns block :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

October 12, 2015

Dot neck turns block :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

A rare Gibson SG R1 in for new frets, but not before converting the dot fingerboard inlays to blocks. These block inlays were deceivingly difficult to position. If they are off just a little bit they look odd big time. The blocks will be flushed up with the board before a custom script inlay goes in the twelfth fret. Below is a quick video on inlaying the blocks.

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Flatter Fingerboard Radius :: 1994-95 Fender Telecaster

August 27, 2015

Flatter Fingerboard Radius :: 1994-95 Fender Telecaster

The combination of the vintage 7.25" fingerboard radius and rise over the body was choking out big bends high up the neck for this player. We decided to flatten the extreme radius down to 10"R and plane down the body hump in the process.

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