Blown-up strap button :: Vox Electric Uke VEU-33C [2.3 lbs]

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Blown-up strap button :: Vox Electric Uke VEU-33C [2.3 lbs]

The tail strap button was blown out, but luckily all of the pieces were there.  I put the puzzle back together and redrilled for the strap button.

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Pretty cool uke with a built-in preamp and speaker.

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Post-builder tinkerer :: 2014 JW Van Tele

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Post-builder tinkerer :: 2014 JW Van Tele

This non-original owner custom tele has the classic signs of post-builder-tinkering under the pickguard.  The "Freeway" six way toggle switch was broken and needed to be replaced.  Since I was in there, I decided rewire most of the circuit to tidy things up.  The player utilizes volume swells and requested a master volume be added closer to the bridge within pinky reach.

Neck glue-up :: Lyon & Healy bowl back mandolin

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Neck glue-up :: Lyon & Healy bowl back mandolin.

Other work includes the soundhole repaired here and here, and the loose back ribs glued up here.

Gut & rewire :: Olson "Languedoc" [7.1 lbs]

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Gut & rewire :: Olson "Languedoc" [7.1 lbs]

This semi hollowbody clone had some funky wiring so it was gutted and re-wired.  Below is a quick tip for laying out clean hollowbody wiring. Use low tack drafting tape to copy the layout and transfer it to a piece of card stock. Drill the appropriate holes and install the components in your template to keep all of your leads nice and clean. Bonus points for cutting out the f-hole. No one wants to see wires passing through there.

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Missing soundhole pieces :: Lyon & Healy Bowl Back Mandolin

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Missing soundhole pieces :: Lyon & Healy Bowl Back Mandolin

Here I'm fitting missing sound hole pieces in the Lyon & Healy mandolin.  First internal cleats were prepped to support the new pieces.  Once glued in they will be shaped and color matched to blend in with rest of the ~100 year old soundboard.