TonePros bridge swap :: 2013 Gibson ES-335 TDC [7.8 lbs]

October 14, 2015

The player of this 335 found that the stock nylon saddles were not yielding the tone he was looking for. For a quick experiment, I pulled the TonePros bridge on my 1986 Howard Roberts Fusion and installed it on his 335. He liked the results of the metal saddles better so we decided to swap out the stock bridge. I ended up lightly distressing the new bridge to match the existing hardware. The new bridge was laid out, notched and set up in the vlog video below.

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Custom fingerboard inlay :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

October 13, 2015

Custom fingerboard inlay :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

The SG dot-to-block conversion rolls forward with a custom "Norah" script to be inlaid into the 12th fret. This mother of pearl inlay was designed by a friend of the guitar's owner and hand cut by Dave Nichols Custom Pearl Inlay. Below this inlay was featured over on the vlog.

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Dot neck turns block :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

October 12, 2015

Dot neck turns block :: 1982 Gibson SG R1

A rare Gibson SG R1 in for new frets, but not before converting the dot fingerboard inlays to blocks. These block inlays were deceivingly difficult to position. If they are off just a little bit they look odd big time. The blocks will be flushed up with the board before a custom script inlay goes in the twelfth fret. Below is a quick video on inlaying the blocks.

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Top cracks & bridge reset :: 2003 Taylor 214 [4.2 lbs]

October 5, 2015

Top cracks & bridge reset :: 2003 Taylor 214 [4.2 lbs]

The bridge was coming up so it was removed. While the bridge was off, two top cracks that ran from the outer E string holes to the tail were repaired. Finally the bridge was refit, glued and clamped in place with hot hide glue.

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