Fret Level :: 2015 Guild T-50 Slim [5.8 lbs]
Here's a new import Guild with some uneven fret work that needed to be addressed. Once leveled, this is a great vintage-inspired hollowbody.
![Fret Level :: 2015 Guild T-50 Slim [5.8 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1438713661631-PFK447N7B8CQ3IL8R9HJ/image-asset.jpeg)
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Setup :: Art & Lutherie CW Cedar QI [5.0 lbs]
Just a straight forward setup on this cedar topped dread cutaway. This guitar is part of the Godin brand and is made of 95% Canadian wood.
![Blocking the "Trem" :: 2010 Fender Stratocaster [7.6 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1438714231943-Q5B1DTG31EXUIC0O9H2N/image-asset.jpeg)
Blocking the "Trem" :: 2010 Fender Stratocaster [7.6 lbs]
The player of this Strat doesn't really use the whammy bar, so he wanted to convert the floating bridge to a hard tail. A fixed bridge can improve things like tuning stability, sustain and even help with the pitch accuracy of double stop bends (ie. bending one string into/against another).
This hardtail conversion involves fitting a block (maple used here) into the spring cavity in the back of the guitar between the bridge block and the rear cavity wall (sorry, forgot to get a photo). Many people call this "blocking the trem" in which they are referring to the floating bridge as a tremolo. But this is not technically accurate as tremolo is a modulation in volume. Vibrato is really the phenomenon going on with a whammy bridge as you are modulating the pitch. So I guess we are really, "blocking the vibe".
Blown Up Sides :: Breedlove AD25/SM
This family heirloom was damaged on an international flight that crushed the guitar across the lower bout. The sides are broken free from the back through the linings in two places. The back also has multiple loose braces and cracks that will be addressed once the sides are re-secured. Part of the damage can be seen below.
![Custom bridge for an underset neck :: 1961 Guild M-65 3/4 CW [4.7 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1437589730243-KMK0NS0NKTT3BW77BVLS/image-asset.jpeg)
Custom bridge for an underset neck :: 1961 Guild M-65 3/4 CW [4.7 lbs]
A long time ago, someone sat on this guitar at a party and broke the neck joint. The owner decided to repair it himself, but under-set the neck slightly. The bridge I am replacing here is a tuneomatic that was too tall to get the strings down enough for decent action. A new low profile rosewood bridge was fabricated to compenste for the low neck angle. I ended up inlaying a carbon fiber beam though most of the bottom of the new bridge for rigidity. The single P90 on this guy is nasty (i.e. awesome). And yes, another unfortunate casualty of the hardware store refinisher.