Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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The treble side top crack running from the high e to the tail was repaired. Now it's time for the bass side crack running from the A string bridge pin hole to the tail. This crack was repaired before by another repair person, then repaired by myself using the standard cleating method (small rectangular cleats). Since this guitar is exposed to less-than-ideal conditions, I'm removing the old cleats and re-repairing this crack with TJ Thompson's full cleat method.
A dreadnought in for a setup last week for a grandmother's Christmas present to her grandson. The soundhole edge had significant damage near the pickguard. Most of the pieces were there but it wasn't going to result in a pretty repair. A couple custom plexiglass cauls to flatten out the area along with a few clamps and hot hide glue for the fix.
Above is my camera rig for this day's daily video. You can subscribe over at my Youtube channel to follow along.
Soundhole repair from the daily videos.
Bridge Fit & Re-glue :: 1969 Guild Mark III
Finally getting back to the late 60's Guild classical in for a neck reset and a lifting bridge. This bridge removal was slightly more involved than usual as western red cedar tops tend to be brittle and can be more difficult when removing bridges (vs spruce). A small finish touch up was required before fitting and re-gluing. Next up is resetting and gluing up the neck.
Note: I picked up a jar of "InstaMorph" moldable plastic pellets and have found it extremely useful. Here it makes perfect clamping cauls for the radiused bridge wings.
Old Gibson fingerboard extension hot hide reglue (partially separated).
