1994 Heritage H-535 ASB [7.7 lbs] :: new bone nut

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A beautify 335-style offering from Heritage in for a setup.  One concern was the truss rod threads were extended well past the adjustment nut.  The truss rod nut was previously tightened so much that it had compressed and lifted the area around the access cavity.  So I started off with stabilizing this area with glue and flattening the nut slot.

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The original nut was now sitting too low due to the nut slot repair so a new bone nut was made.  This would also help with the tuning issues the player was having with the old nut.

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The player bought this guitar used so he was interested in checking out the pickups.  I'm not a Heritage expert, but I believe these are the originals (though I'm not sure on the signature).

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Stay in tune :: 2014 Gretsch G5420T [7.1 lbs]

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Here's a guitar that I test played for a long time once I got the tuning issues sorted out.  It was a lot of fun and sounded great.  Like many Bigbsy Gretschs, tuning issues can drive you nuts (and this one was tricky for me).  The headstock has a wide splay so the strings break fairly hard outward at the nut.  Many tuning issues can be sorted out by properly cutting the synthetic nut, or better yet swap it out for nice hard bone.  The trick is to minimize any friction points so the strings return to pitch.

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Fret level crown polish :: 1999 PRS Custom 24 [8.3 lbs]

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Fret level crown polish :: 1999 PRS Custom 24 [8.3 lbs]

Excessive fret wear was causing intonation issues on this bolt-on 24 fret PRS.  Jumbo frets (aka wide) can be more prone to tuning issues because the contact point of each worn fret gets pushed back towards the bridge and causes notes to play sharp.  Leveling out these divots and recrowing the frets resets the intonation point back to the middle of the fret slot, therefor minimizing intonation issues.

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