Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Shipping Damage & Bridge Re-glue :: 1971 Guild D25 Brown [4.2 lbs]
An all-mahogany Guild dreadnought that came in with significant shipping damage on the bass side. The side cracks were glued and the finish repaired to help hide the damage. We also found that the bridge was lifting and cracked through the pin holes, so it was removed, repaired and re-glued.
Neck reset final fit :: 1969 Guild Mark III
Whew! Guild neck resets are always a little more involved but this guy is just about ready to glue up. Guilds use a shallow dovetail angle so the fit is more critical than others. Time to buff out the finish repairs around the joint, glue, clamp and drink a beer.
Sharp fret ends & center seam crack :: 2014 Maton EBG808C "Michael Fix" [4.3 lbs]
Another victim of a long, dry New England winter. The fret ends were sticking out from the unbound fingerboard and the top's center seam had opened up slightly just behind the bridge. The fret ends were dressed and the top crack humidified closed, glued and cleated along with a minor finish touch up.
Loose binding :: 2012 Martin Custom D [4.1 lbs]
This relatively new Martin had loose binding pulling free from the waist on both sides. The binding was reglued and taped up, along with some minor finish touchups (flat / matte finish).
Fingerboard extension top crack splint :: 2007 Pavan TP-30 [3.9 lbs]
This classical has a nasty crack in the top that runs along the bass side of the fingerboard clean into the sound hole. The crack had loosened the fingerboard brace so that was addressed first. Two cleats were then fit and glued to support the break (one along the fingerboard, one just inside the sound hole). This crack was far too open to just glue up (even with humidifying), so a thin spruce splint was fit, glued and trimmed into the crack with a minor color touch up to better match the top.
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