2004 Blueridge BR-60 [4.2 lbs] :: setup

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I am always impressed by these import Blueridge dreadnoughts.  This is going to be a gift to a customer's son so he wanted me to look it over.  I ended up shimming up the saddle, refitting the uneven plastic bridge pins and replaced the missing end pin.

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Soundhole repairs & new strings :: Blueridge BR-OM [4.4 lbs]

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This dreadnought was in for a setup and a punched-in soundhole repair last month.

Soundhole damage :: Blueridge BR-OM

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A dreadnought in for a setup last week for a grandmother's Christmas present to her grandson.  The soundhole edge had significant damage near the pickguard.  Most of the pieces were there but it wasn't going to result in a pretty repair.  A couple custom plexiglass cauls to flatten out the area along with a few clamps and hot hide glue for the fix.

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Soundhole repair from the daily videos.

Fret divots :: 1993 Martin HD-28 2R

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Heavy fret wear on a Martin that is well past leveling.  I'll pull these frets and prep the board for new frets.

Bridge re-glue, center seam & sound hole crack :: 1996 Martin HD-28 [4.9 lbs]

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Bridge re-glue, center seam & sound hole crack :: 1996 Martin HD-28 [4.9 lbs]

A player is taking his Martin along with him for an extended time down to Grenada (island in the Caribbean), so he stopped by for a check-up beforehand.  The bridge was coming up so it was removed, cleaned up and re-glued.  An existing top crack repair was coming apart so I removed a single cleat, glued up the crack and splinted it (fit a sliver of wood into the crack).  Lastly a sound hole crack was reinforced.  All ready for the island!