Here’s another great vintage guitar candidate for a body restoration. Only the body on this guitar has been messed with, so the order is for me to strip the finish, refinish it in the original color: Olympic White, then age it to look like the rest of the parts, which are all in original condition. … Continue reading
Some things just make you smile, no matter how many times you see them. After looking back at the previous post for this once tormented bass, I smile even more at the sight of these new photos of the finished product. I was honored to have Guitar Maniacs, of Tacoma, WA trust me with the … Continue reading
Last Fall, I received a phone call from a client that had purchased an instrument, in as-is condition. It had beed severely damaged from the flood in Nashville, TN., earlier in the year. The company that made the instrument was no longer in business and could not perform any repairs. There were various forms of … Continue reading
Here’s a quick update on the 1972 Fender Jazz Bass, from an earlier facebook post. (much earlier) This is a job that nobody likes, including me. Today I have finally decided to strip the finish from this classic bass. It was poorly refinished, long ago, with a thick and hard polyurethane-type product. You know: something … Continue reading
I recently got an e-mail from a good customer that was very worried about saving his guitar after backing over it with the family van! OUCH! He stated that he had forgotten about setting it down after removing it from the back. Fortunately, it was in a hardshell case when this happened. (Photo staged for … Continue reading
One of my favorite things to do is the cleaning and restoring of vintage guitars. It comes from years of working at Guitar Maniacs with my dear friend: Rick King. This is where my repair business started, in 1993, and grew into what it was, when I took it home in 2000. I am forever … Continue reading
