Neck repair & setup :: Mitchell MD-100 [4.5 lbs]
A loose fingerboard was addressed before going through with setup. There was a significant forward bow in the neck that luckily was corrected by tightening the truss rod.
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![2005 Epiphone Les Paul Classic [8.6 lbs] :: setup](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1440189930669-EIZDLDDIE5XRP8ZMXE7X/image-asset.jpeg)
2005 Epiphone Les Paul Classic [8.6 lbs] :: setup
Like many Les Pauls, this has a slight fingerboard rise over the body that some refer to as a "ski jump" or "body hump". This effect was lessened on this setup by straightening the neck via the truss rod and then raising the bridge to account for the truss rod adjustment. The neck now plays well without fretting out up high. This truss rod adjustment trick doesn't always work out though as some players require more relief in their neck (to prevent lower fret buzzes) or the "ski jump" is just too extreme. In that later case, often the only solution is to remove the frets and plane the body hump out and install new frets.
Loose fingerboard :: Mitchell MD-100
Here's a clamping setup to address a partially separated fingerboard. Below I'm cleaning out what little is left of the old glue in prep for the re-glue.
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Fret Level :: Custom Pinstriped 1998 Heritage H-120 [7.0 lbs]
A unique single pickup Heritage in for a fret level. The custom pinstriping is signed, "Dauber '99".
Chubbuck Guitars Photoshoot :: 2015 Chubbuck Rogue 005
Last week the shop was a recording studio (see the growing video page), early this morning it's a photography studio. It takes quite a bit to put this simple setup together. The main light is a softbox with a reflector to fill in the other side. Photos from this shoot can be seen on the Rogue 005 page.