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Gibson SG – removing fret board and head plate

February 3, 2020Uncategorized

This cool/old Gibson SG Standard is getting converted into an SG Custom. It’s getting a brand new fret board and…

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1940’s Gibson acoustic

February 3, 2020Uncategorized

Dan Gable just finished working on getting this old Gibson LG2 acoustic back in shape. The thing is such a…

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66 Gibson Firebird 7 build

January 16, 2020Uncategorized

Here are some progress photos of the 66 Gibson Firebird 7 build. Dan says this is “the guitar that Gibson…

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Busy at the benches

January 16, 2020Uncategorized

Meanwhile…as Joel Shinn and Wes McCraw are upstairs in The Loft shooting guitar videos, the rest of the crew are…

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Wes removing frets from a Blue Rock 6 string bass

January 6, 2020Uncategorized

Here’s a shot of our newest team member, Wes McCraw removing the frets from a Blue Rock 6 string bass.…

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Now where did I leave that hammer?

November 4, 2019Uncategorized

Lol…actually Joel isn’t looking for a hammer that he might have misplaced…he’s sealing the gaps and corners on this exhaust…

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Dan and his daughter Asia both working on fret boards

November 4, 2019Uncategorized

If you call the shop, you will likely get Asia on the phone. She has been busy around here answering…

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1930’s Martin restoration

October 31, 2019Uncategorized

This 1930’s Martin came in to the shop needing quite a bit of attention. We first removed the back so…

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Clamping the heck out of a vintage Epiphone acoustic

September 16, 2019Uncategorized

Whatever it takes to get the job done !!! Some of the clamps we used on this job you can’t…

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Lay’s custom paisley T-style

September 9, 2019Uncategorized

This Lay’s custom paisley T-style is getting hand sanded today and ready to be coated with polyester resin.

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