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Family Heirloom :: 1965 Guild Mark I [3.0 lbs]

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Family Heirloom :: 1965 Guild Mark I [3.0 lbs]

Family Heirloom :: 1965 Guild Mark I [3.0 lbs]

An all-mahogany (top too) Hoboken Guild classical in for a checkup.  This a player's family heirloom that belonged to his father that unexpectedly passed away recently.  He told me that this is the guitar that got him into playing when he was a kid.  We opted to not fully clean the guitar, but only adjust the setup and lubricate the tuners.  Unfortunately this has a low neck angle that could be reset (like this 1969 Mark III) in order to lower the action.

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Bridge Radius Mismatch :: 2012 Gibson Les Paul Studio [8.0 lbs]

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Bridge Radius Mismatch :: 2012 Gibson Les Paul Studio [8.0 lbs]

Bridge Radius Mismatch :: 2012 Gibson Les Paul Studio [8.0 lbs]

The A string was significantly lower on this gold top Les Paul Studio with respect to the fingerboard and was causing fret buzz.  The other saddles notches were filed down to match the radius and the action corrected.  This was the most mismatched bridge radius I've seen yet on a tuneomatic.

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Loose Neck Block :: 1960's Aria Barney Kessel

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Loose Neck Block :: 1960's Aria Barney Kessel

Loose Neck Block :: 1960's Aria Barney Kessel

The top is separated from the neck block and not providing much strength for the bolt on neck joint. Here I'm clamping the neck back to realign the top while gluing and clamping the loose area.  The neck block had slipped so much that there was a significant stack of shims in the neck pocket to account for the fallen neck angle.

The bridge is also being refit on this hollowbody.

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Output Jack & Setup :: 2004 Squire P Bass [8.0 lbs]

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Output Jack & Setup :: 2004 Squire P Bass [8.0 lbs]

Output Jack & Setup :: 2004 Squire P Bass [8.0 lbs]

This P bass came in with the pickguard not screwed down, the output jack disconnected and missing the control knobs.  I installed a new higher-quality-than-stock Switchcraft jack, new pickguard screws and new knobs.  I also gave this bass a good cleaning along with adjusting the neck and action.

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