Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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I'm pretty reserved in my tastes but this absolutely works for me! Well ... maybe not the jewels in the headstock but it's a recreation of a rare 1935 Bacon & Day Senorita S-6 guitar popularized by John Fahey. This had a few high frets over the body transition that were leveled out. This guitar sounds as good as it looks.
This guy was finally picked up after 2 years (!). I reglued the bridge, repaired a split in the headstock and glued up a loose tailblock-to-top seam. There was also a loose top brace and the undersaddle pickup was humming so it needed to be replaced.
Quick video originally posted on my snapchat (@chubbuckguitars) and shared to IG:
Another fret level in the jig since I have it out. Here's a new Epiphone Joe Pass model with some uneven frets. This needs a full level, crown and polish to get the action nice and low for this player.
A modern interpretation of a rare 1935 Bacon & Day Senorita S-6 in for some high frets in the transition over the body. This is the Stefan Grossman signature models. A very beautiful and unique guitar for sure.
Here's a guitar that I test played for a long time once I got the tuning issues sorted out. It was a lot of fun and sounded great. Like many Bigbsy Gretschs, tuning issues can drive you nuts (and this one was tricky for me). The headstock has a wide splay so the strings break fairly hard outward at the nut. Many tuning issues can be sorted out by properly cutting the synthetic nut, or better yet swap it out for nice hard bone. The trick is to minimize any friction points so the strings return to pitch.
![High fret dress :: 2015 New Era Senorita Stefan Grossman [4.4 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1452578723599-H2048H7H4APUFPGYJL3A/image-asset.jpeg)
![Peghead & body damage :: 2002 Tacoma Thunderchief CB28C [6.7 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1451420351155-RZZK9JC8X4SKJ8MD1R4A/image-asset.jpeg)
![Stay in tune :: 2014 Gretsch G5420T [7.1 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1451638293673-TIEQA25J478JNZXCSA8W/image-asset.jpeg)