Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Neck Glue-up :: Chubbuck Kalliope 001
Finally getting some build time mixed in with my crazy repair schedule. I can't wait to get this new model strung up along with Rogue 005. Next up will be bridges. Man, I love building guitars and hope to figure out a better compromise of builds to repairs in my work flow.
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.
New saddle on an overset neck :: Washburn WD20SCE [5.0 lbs]
This dreadnought cutaway came in with buzzy, super low action. Normally I can just shim up the saddle to correct this (and save the customer a little money) but this wouldn't work in this situation. The original saddle was already shimmed and poorly fit in the bridge (ie. loose). Adding a shim that this needed would have not held as the high neck angle required a very tall saddle and would have broken the shim right off (think how you break a Kit Kat bar). The only solution was making a new saddle. This neck angle is so high that it just about maxed out the bone saddle blanks I have in stock. Usually you like to see about 3/16" of saddle exposure above the bridge. This one has about 9/32" (+ 3/32")!
Loose neck joint :: Lyon & Healy bowl back mandolin
The neck on this old Washburn mandolin was coming loose from the body so the two were separated and the fit will be tightened and re-glued. I'm guessing this is around 100 years old - the finish has an awesome patina.
Finish work :: Martin-style nitro sunbursts
I occasionally do finish / setup work to help other builders out. These two Brazilian Martin-style builds were prepped for finish, then sprayed and buffed out in nitrocellulose lacquer.
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