Custom Jazz Bass Build South Austin Guitar Repair   This project was special, it was a personal project, resurrected from one of the first basses I ever built! This particular project had changed appearances a few times through it’s life. Originally, it was a Jazz bass, the

Taylor Guitar Repair South Austin Guitar Repair   This poor Taylor had a run-in with a misstep of the wrong foot! The customer had borrowed this guitar from a friend and mistakenly used it for a slipper, or boot, or… I dunno. But it done got broke! The customer was nervous this

1960′s Stella Acoustic Repair South Austin Guitar Repair     Here is an old guitar that underwent a total makeover. Once again, the was the unfortunate result of parents allowing their young children to “play” their guitars. I honestly don’t know how

Dean Acoustic Guitar – Partial Re-Fret South Austin Guitar Repair   Wow, it’s almost been a month since I’ve had time to blog about Austin guitar repairs. Despite the summer rush for repairs being over, the rush itself seems to continue on. I guess it’s a

Guild 12-String Acoustic Bridge Re-glue     Well, it’s been a busy, busy month. And not coincidentally, a hot, Texas month. The kind that makes old glue weakened and acoustic bridges start to pull apart from the surface of a guitar. I’ve had about 5 guitars broug

Ukulele – Saddle Route, Bone Nut and Saddle Carve and Setup   Two guys walk into my shop with a little Ukulele. One built this little masterpiece in his high school woodshed class and the other was inheriting it. While the wood working was precise and well thought out, the

Lotus “Pawn Shop” Les Paul – Setup .   I don't usually blog about setups... they're... well... there's nothing all that interesting about them. It's very important aspect of guitar maintenance, but there's not a whole lot of magic that goes into the process. Thi

Guild T100D Tuner Swap/Bone Nut Carve/Electronics Clean Up   These are the projects I love to do. Upgrading old components, hot-rodding… whatever you want to call it, these are the ones I practically live for. So, this guitar was purchased by it’s owner back in the 70

Framus Nylon String – Bridge Re-Glue & Headstock Laminate Repair   This was another interesting guitar to walk through my door. An old, nylon-string Framus guitar. While I can’t put an exact year on it’s make, I would assume early to mid 70′s based on

Conn Classical Guitar – Neck Reset What a sad waste. This guitar’s decapitation was the result of an angry teenager throwing a hissy fit and smashing his father’s guitar after an argument. While I can’t the outcome of the argument on the boy’s behalf, the