1961 Martin OO-18G [3.2 lbs] :: clean up & bridge reglue

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This vintage Martin was picked up this morning after having it's bridge reglued, a couple loose back brace ends secured and an overall cleaning.  The owner's mother purchased this guitar for her brand new in 1961 for $160!  After 55 years together, she is looking to sell it so please feel free to contact me if you are interested.

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Peghead & body damage :: 2002 Tacoma Thunderchief CB28C [6.7 lbs]

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This guy was finally picked up after 2 years (!).  I reglued the bridge, repaired a split in the headstock and glued up a loose tailblock-to-top seam.  There was also a loose top brace and the undersaddle pickup was humming so it needed to be replaced.

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Quick video originally posted on my snapchat (@chubbuckguitars) and shared to IG:

A video posted by Kevin Chubbuck (@chubbuckguitars) on Jan 4, 2016 at 10:02am PST

100 Year Old Restoration :: Lyon & Healy Bowl Back Mandolin [1.3 lbs]

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100 Year Old Restoration :: Lyon & Healy Bowl Back Mandolin [1.3 lbs]

Whew! Finally finished up this ~100 year old mandolin restoration a couple weeks ago. Let's see ... neck & fingerboard reglue, missing soundhole pieces, cracked / loose top bracing, loose back ribs, new inlayed pickguard (courtesy of Dave Nichols Custom Pearl Inlay), new bridge and properly spaced new tuners (peghead had to be bunged & redrilled). A lot of hours into this little fella. Excited to drop it off to it's new owner. I went to high school with him in PA and this was his grandmother's mandolin. Always an honor to work on family heirlooms.

Until I gather everything into a single blog post, you can check out the previous progress of this project here.

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1958 Gibson LG-0 [3.7 lbs] :: Loose back braces & center seam

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1958 Gibson LG-0 [3.7 lbs] :: Loose back braces & center seam

This 57 year old Gibson has some minor back issues involving multiple loose braces and an open center seam from block-to-block.  The back does not have an internal center seam reinforcement to keep the joint closed and I opted to not install any cleats.  The reinforcement cleats were omitted as the guitar will be for sale and I did not want to potentially devalue the owner's mostly-original guitar.

2014 Martin Custom X Series D [4.7 lbs] :: hardwood floor free fall

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2014 Martin Custom X Series D [4.7 lbs] :: hardwood floor free fall

This high pressure laminate (HPL) back and sides Martin took a fall onto a hardwood floor.  The treble side broke free from the back through the linings from the neck block to the tail block.  The first back brace was split and needed to be reglued as well.  See the glue up details here.