Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Bridge radius matches fingerboard :: Melita Syncro-Sonic Bridge on a 1967 Guild Starfire IV
The bridge had smaller radius than the fingerboard, so the middle strings were higher off of the frets than the outer strings. Correcting this involved filing the middle four string saddles to lower them enough to fall in line with the fingerboard's arch.
Sunset fingerboard sand :: 1967 Guild Starfire IV
Being able to steer this neck jig into the sunset and back light the fingerboard sand is just ridiculous. It makes checking the radius really accurate - incredibly lucky to have this much natural light in the shop.
I poured kitty litter into your guitar :: 1967 Guild Starfire IV
The owner of this guitar brought it by for a refret and commented that he thought the guitar smelled a little foul. I didn't think it was too bad, but offered to try a little kitty litter to see if it would help pull a little of the odor out of the wood. So in goes the kitty litter into both f-holes for a few days - we'll see if it makes any improvement. I have used kitty litter in the past on a really foul case and it seemed to take away some of the 'stank. The fun part is vacuuming it all back out ...
