Broken

Neck was broken and the truss sod was bent
Posted by |
Repairing a major neck break

Using brass parts was a 1970s fashion. Usually, a neck break occurs where the neck meets the head. This type of neck break, pictured here, is very rare. The mahogany...

Continue Reading
Damaged top and binding of Martin
Posted by |
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...

Continue Reading
Broken mahogany top of Guild guitar
Posted by |
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,...

Continue Reading
Restoring damaged top of Daniel Friederich classical guitar
Posted by |
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...

Continue Reading