Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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1965 Epiphone Olympic :: neck-to-body repair. Guitar turns from a three piece to a two piece
The headstock repair is going down later this weekend. Gluing up the headstock is going to be tricky. There is the main head plus two smaller pieces and I need to keep the epoxy away from the truss rod threads. I’m thinking electrical shrink wrap may help me out here.
1965 Epiphone Olympic :: headstock and heel break.
This player was at a jam session where he backed up and tripped over some gear. On the way down he caught his head on a counter top and was knocked out cold just before he and the guitar hit the ground. Ouch!
The next few nights will be spent fitting loose pieces and gluing the neck back together. Once glued up, I’ll address some missing pieces and prep for finish repairs. Nastiest neck break to come across my bench so far!
Turkish Oud :: 5 top cracks repaired (cleated and splinted), various loose bracing and bridge reglued.
Note: Turkish Oud’s do not have finish on the soundboard so they are especially sensitive to humidity changes. The splinted cracks were oxidized to better match the color of the top.
2012 Martin DRS1 :: new bone saddle.
This guitar has been in the shop quite a few times as the top and neck move around quite a bit. I had previously made a bone saddle for it and now that winter is coming, the top is fairly flat and the action is low. Knowing the history of this guitar, I decided to make a new bone saddle as opposed to shimming up the existing one. The theory behind this is that when the humidity comes up next spring, the customer can swap saddles to adjust the action. That being said, I recommended that the customer do his best to keep the guitar humidified around 40-50%.
2009 Schecter Blood Moon :: replaced Seymour Duncan Slash pickups with Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen humbucker-sized P90’s.
