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Helping out a Goodall Guitar
This fine Goodall had been misunderstood a bit by a couple of well-meaning repair people along the way. The owner who drove in from out of State to bring it…
Guitarist Melvin Miller Jr.’s Gibson Les Paul headstock repair
I first met Melvin Miller Jr. years ago when he showed up at my studio with a broken headstock on his vintage Gibson 335. I asked him “What do you…
New Band Saw for the Studio
Today I decided that with the new workshop after twenty six years of faithful service, my old Delta bandsaw needed a new home. So I’ve upgraded to a stallion with…
Adding correct knees braces to my post and beam studio
My new studio in Vermont features classic post and beam construction. The original owner never finished the space and had 2×4 and 2×6 boards nailed where the knee braces should…
My Journey to Vermont
I’ve spent over two decades helping people with their guitars in my shop in Long Island. It’s something I enjoy doing a great deal. Whether I am designing and building…
Finish repair on a Fender Stratocaster Guitar
This Strat came in with a big chunk taken out on the horn, right at the end-grain of the flame maple top. It was deeply into the wood and there…
Guitar flush trimming and binding channel routing fixture
I use this very cool fixture in my shop when building guitars. It is a Porter Cable laminate trimmer mound to a vertical slide that I modified with a turnbuckle…
The next acoustics to be built
As I am preparing to finish the last two acoustic guitars I’m building within the next few months, I wanted to show you a couple sets of wood that are…
Repair of a Gibson Style A mandolin, circa 1917
I just finished up repairs on this circa 1917 Gibson A style mandolin. It had a bad crack in the soundboard, needed new frets, had a few inches of loose…