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Damaged top and binding of Martin
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Repairing top and binding of Martin guitar

When you drop a guitar, damage often happens on this part of the body called the lower bout. In this case, the binding was damaged and missing, so I had...

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Broken mahogany top of Guild guitar
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Restoring a mahogany top of classical guitar

Restoring a mahogany top of Guild classical guitar. This whole guitar was built with mahogany, except for the bridge, fretboard, head plate, and braces on the top. To be repaired,...

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Repairing holes on maple top of vintage Les Paul

An old guitar can tell you a story. The three little holes shown here must have been for a Bigsby tremolo, but what are these two big holes for? They...

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Restoring damaged top of Daniel Friederich classical guitar
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Restoring damaged top of Daniel Friederich classical guitar

French luthier Daniel Friederich's classical guitar. It's still a mystery how this guitar was damaged, but as we know, musical instruments can be damaged anytime and anywhere. For lack of...

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Repairing cracks of vintage Martin D-45

Repairing cracks on top of vintage Martin D-45, 1939. The highest-value vintage guitar or most expensive guitar on the market is not always a masterpiece. Unfortunately, there were a few...

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Installing new top, binding, and inlay on Martin D-45

Installing new top, binding, and inlay on Martin D-45. Popular musicians worldwide must perform under various conditions, and so do their instruments. Their guitars may be exposed to salt air...

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Damaged candy apple finish - Vintage Fender guitar
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Touching-up a candy apple finish

Touching up a damaged candy apple finish is one of the most difficult repairs to do. An inexperienced craftsman could turn a small scratch into a nightmare. In this case,...

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Re-fretting with Gibson style binding
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Refinishing and refretting with Gibson style binding

This Gibson Les Paul was brought in for refretting. The binding on both sides of the fretboard had to be replaced, as the owner asked for a Gibson style refretting....

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image of Hofner's violin bass guitar
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Restoration of the Beatle bass guitar

Restoration of a Hofner's violin bass guitar, which was made very famous by Paul McCartney, the bassist of the greatest rock band in history, The Beatles. Description of main repair...

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custom made jack holder
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Adding a custom-made jack holder without drilling a hole on guitar

This is an example of one of the most common requests for modification. "I want to install a pick-up, but I don't want to drill any holes in the guitar....

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