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Soundhole damage :: Blueridge BR-OM

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Soundhole damage :: Blueridge BR-OM

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.

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Punch my pickup :: 2001 Gibson SG [7.3 lbs]

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Punch my pickup :: 2001 Gibson SG [7.3 lbs]

This pickup literally got knocked the fuck out! If you have been following me for a while you will recognize that this is the same blueish green metallic beat-to-hell-and-back SG back for more. It dropped in earlier this week for yet another fix for tonight's New Year's gig. This time the player punched in the bridge pickup at a show! He knocked it so hard that he broke 4 strings and bent the pickup's mounting tab and stripped out the screw. I've been trying to put together one big blog post with all of these repairs and every time I get ready to post it's back in the shop for something new. I've grown to love working on this beast!

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Refret prep :: 1939 Gibson L-7

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Refret prep :: 1939 Gibson L-7

It's been a mini run of early vintage Gibson archtops in the shop lately, and by a run I mean two (see the 1957 Gibson ES-175).  This L-7 is in for new frets, new tuners and a K&K acoustic pickup.

You can really see Gibson's early banjo styling carried over in the headstock and fingerboard inlays.

Below is a quick video breaking down the guitar and pulling the frets.

Stripping down and pulling frets from the daily vlog.

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Loose back braces :: 1997 Santa Cruz 000

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Loose back braces :: 1997 Santa Cruz 000

This late 90's SCGC has been in the shop before and is back in for more structural issues.  Two nagging top cracks need to be addressed along with a few loose back braces.  Below is a video of gluing up the rear treble side back brace end.

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