1930s Gibson L-30 stripping process. Refinishing a refinish job from the 1970’s.

1930s Gibson L-30 stripping process.  Refinishing a refinish job from the 1970’s.

Gluing loose back brace ends on a 1930s Gibson L-30

Gluing loose back brace ends on a 1930s Gibson L-30.  The guitar has very limited access through the f-holes, so I pulled out this old-school technique for gluing back cracks.  This was refinished in the 70’s and will be re-refinished again once these repairs are made.

2013 Gibson Les Paul Traditional :: run-in with a mic stand

2013 Gibson Les Paul Traditional.  The owner bought the guitar with change he has saved over the years and then unfortunately had a run-in with a mic stand while recording.  He was super bummed, to say the least.

Cool thing is that the finish is nitrocellulose, so I can drop in some fills and then burn them in for a near undetectable repair.  These dents are all the way down to the wood, so in the past I have steamed out the dents through the finish to minimize the amount of drop fill required.  I have found this works better on clear finishes however - the steam can do funky things as it penetrates through the sunburst color layer on it’s way down to the wood.

Epiphone Hummingbird / HS :: new bone saddle and setup

Epiphone Hummingbird / HS :: new bone saddle and setup.

Awesome circa 1930’s Gibson L-30 that was refinished in the 70’s

Awesome circa 1930’s Gibson L-30 that was refinished in the 70’s, in for another refinishing & frets.  Can’t wait to get started on this one.