A Gibson worth saving. I don't know how it got to this point of destruction, but it was pretty awful.
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Where to find us:
Block's Musical Repair
17248 Grand Avenue
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
Phone: (951) 283-8955
E-mail:
I work out of my home so call for an appointment.
Can't even see the splint piece!
The finished product came out very nice!!
What it takes to reglue a bridge (after you finish removing, cleaning it up, ect.) $75.00 and up.
Gluing loose ribs on an acoustic guitar.
What a low fret looks like. (the frets were all highlighted to start).
The tape (next pic) protects the finish on a maple or finished neck while sanding and buffing. $70.00 and up.
This is how I deepen or true up the saddle slot on an acoustic guitar.
It is often neccessary when installing a pickup under the bridge saddle.
It takes about a half hour to get set up and about two minutes to do the cut!
Assortment
Pictures of various stages of repairs.
A hornet's nest inside a bass violin. Not active, thank goodness.
Almost nothing left of the top under the bridge, I put in a new face plate inside and an insert on top before re-glueing the bridge.
A unique surfboard guitar I built with the owner's ideas. He brought the wood to me in large chunks, and I cut it up on my table saw, along with slicing off the sides of his import Strat. I hope he (bottom right pic) has a strong back because it weighed in at 19 pounds!
