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Brendon Small GhostHorse Explorer Headstock Re-Build

Posted: July 4, 2024

Brendon Small GhostHorse Explorer Headstock Re-Build South Austin Guitar Repair Another day, another headstock repair. Angled headstocks are the sworn enemies of short grain wood, solid surfaces, string tension, gravity, aircraft cabin air pressure, small gaps within hard cases, angry ex-wives, and the list goes on. This Epiphone Explorer, however, was the result of logistics […]

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Stella Acoustic Bridge Graft Repair

Posted: September 9, 2023

Stella Acoustic Bridge Graft Repair South Austin Guitar Repair A few months ago, I get a contact form submission from someone who read a blog entry from a decade ago on a lengthy repair on a vintage Stella acoustic. She owns another Stella from the same era which she bought in the 1960’s and is […]

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Fender Bi-Flex Truss Rod Plug Repair

Posted: September 8, 2023

Fender Bi-Flex Truss Rod Plug Repair South Austin Guitar Repair Every few months, another “Huh… haven’t seen this one before” projects makes its way onto my workbench. Herein lies the protruding Fender Bi-Flex truss rod plug. When this Stratocaster came across my bench, the plug was noticeably protruding from the channel. From the plug’s movement, […]

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Goya Acoustic Bolt on Conversion

Posted: September 6, 2023

Goya Acoustic Bolt on Conversion South Austin Guitar Repair Originally a Swedish manufactured instrument, Goya was acquired by Martin Guitars in the late 1970’s. Soon after, they re-purposed the brand for Japanese and Korean manufacturing with the intent of selling the brand at a lower price point globally. With lower price points comes cost cutting […]

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Epiphone Zero Fret Swap – Pickguard Re-glue – Headstock Veneer Finish Repair

Posted: September 4, 2023

Epiphone Zero Fret Swap – Pickguard Re-glue – Headstock Veneer Finish Repair South Austin Guitar Repair Here’s an example of a few different skillsets coming together to finish a project. All of them result from the core tenant of guitar repair: problem solving. How do you get to the desired end result with the knowledge […]

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