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Restoring a lovely old Guild X375 jazz box. Check out the tape player style pickup controls! Guitar Restoration Service @ Jack's Instrument Services
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This Epiphone EB-0 needs a headstock break repair, we're going to do a "show the scars" type repair!
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Final testing stage, stamp on them smash them on the bench and were good! http://www.jacksinstrumentservices.com/mini-true-bypass-loop.html
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How do you think it turned out??? Highly personalised custom start build
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Fret removal from the Burns Artist bass. This is Tom's concentrating face. We're using heat as the frets have been in nearly 60 years
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Here's a bust up Gibson Smartwood Les Paul which is in 3 pieces... A dramatic break!
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Kahler "Spyder" tremolo in it's full glory, still performing great with a little TLC of course. Great guitar
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I don't know why but I think the Orange, Green and cream pickup covers go nicely together with the Maple neck. You definitely can't say it's not unique...
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A dusty day sanding down the finish on this Gibson SG.. Poor old Adam. 7 hours of dust
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Out come the frets! Heating them with the soldering iron helps to dislodge them and then the ground end cutter pliers pick the the frets out
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Chomp! My aggressive rasp file gets to work on the excess neck material. A very satisfying tool to work with
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Gibson Les Paul Headstock Reconstruction
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There was an air gap at the bottom of the dovetail joint. No wonder the neck shifted in the first place! I will install this shim to keep solid contact on the neck and stop it from moving again in the future
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Gibson Les Paul Headstock Reconstruction
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And here's the front of the mahogany bass down to bare timber
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What do you think? I have some silly plans for the bridge.... - Jack's Instrument Services
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Help needed. What do I call my creation? Quadzilla? It certainly weighs as much as godzilla
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Yes you saw right that's four P90s to be installed into the Les Paul!