2001 Taylor 310 :: bridge re-glue

May 8, 2015

Early pre-dawn bridge re-glue on a Taylor 310 dreadnought. I'm loving the moldable plastic pellets (InstaMorph) I picked up weeks ago for making custom clamping cauls. The cauls are shown above on the outer wings, backed with plywood for rigidity and to keep the clamps from slipping.

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2014 Martin Custom X Series D :: high pressure laminate explosion

January 26, 2015

2014 Martin Custom X Series D :: high pressure laminate explosion

This X series Martin Dreadnought has high pressure laminate (HPL, Formica, etc) back and sides. The guitar slipped off of a strap and fell onto a hardwood floor. The back broke loose from the treble side (neck-to-tail block) through the linings. The first back brace was also split on the bass side. Here everything is being glued back together with a combination of spool clamps, cam clamps, scissor jack and brace jack. Luckily this was not solid mahogany, else the damage would have been much worse.

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Headplates :: Chubbuck Guitars next 5 builds

September 12, 2014

Headplates :: Chubbuck Guitars next five builds.

Finishing up binding and laminating headplates for the next five Chubbuck builds. Kalliope 001 and Rogue 005 bodies on the bench are both sanded and awaiting rough neck fits.

#fisheyeFriday

*Note Rogue 005 is not spoken for yet. Please contact me if interested for more info.

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