Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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A creative alternative to shimming a nut with this small piece of wood. I see a lot of business card scraps but this is the first mini nut to come across the bench. Unfortunately in this position the "fix" wreaks havoc on intonation as it shortens the scale length on the G string. Ideally I like to replace the nut but removing the additional piece of wood and filling / recutting the nut slot was a more economical solution for the customer.
This M-20 has been in the shop multiple times now for bridge reglues. Seems it likes to fail yearly most likely due to the fact it is so thin in the wings. I am trying to hold off on replacing the bridge until the guitar needs a neck reset. But really I think the guitar is pissed I did this to it's brother.
A local DIY'er brings me in a few of his projects every so often for some minor tweaks on jobs he's not quite comfortable with yet. The fret ends were quite sharp on this neck so I dressed them back nice and smooth.
A 20 year old Rick in with some bridge troubles. A previous shop somehow managed to strip and/or butcher the original bridge hardware. I recommended that we go with a Mastery Rickenbacker bridge replacement to really improve tone and sustain.
A Monte Montgomery signature model Kazou Yairi Alvarez back in the shop with some output jack issues. At a recent gig this player was experiencing his signal dropping out which is never a good thing. I opted to replace the corroded jack since it was worn out and the solder joints were sub par.
![Interesting nut shim :: 1997 Gibson Blues Hawk [6.5 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1455925126085-0ZLJTQNEWXQSNERKW2HF/image-asset.jpeg)
![Fret end dress for a DIY'er :: 2011 Fender Telecaster [9.0 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1455833454620-RD8KCHPUL746UA7HJLNQ/image-asset.jpeg)
![Mastery to the rescue :: 1996 Rickenbacker 360 [7.6 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1455563192209-JQH1KHOGZCHTLJ6K9KFR/image-asset.jpeg)
![Replace jack :: Alvarez Kazuo Yairi MMY1 [5.0 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1455820591581-LNPINSS4ANFSAODK0PWG/image-asset.jpeg)