Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Excessive relief yet not enough :: 2014 Gibson ES-355 [8.6 lbs]
Adjusting the truss rod on this year old Gibson was tricky. The bass side would have too much relief before the treble side started to back bow. This is a classic twisted neck situation. Luckily there was more than enough fret height to allow me to help correct this by leveling the frets.
Binding dings :: Lowden 025C [4.8 lbs]
This Lowden took a wild ride across a cement floor when it was yanked from a stand by it's plugged-in cable. The body took a few rough hits and cracked the binding on one edge and dinged the finish on others. The cracked binding was glued and all the dings were filled and blended in with the surrounding finish. I was amazed this guitar somehow dodged more serious structural issues like cracks, holes, etc.
Custom reclaimed pine Tele Esquire [7.3 lbs] :: new neck & assembly
This body is made from an old pine board from a barn with a bunch of nails, imperfections and all. It arrived at the shop in parts with a new Mighty Mite neck. The body neck screw holes didn't line up with the neck plate, so I needed to plug three of the four holes and re-drill them. After the body mounting holes were corrected, the the new neck's heel had it's mounting holes drilled. The bridge was located and mounted and wired up with a new Lollar Special T bridge pickup. I love the vibe of this reclaimed body.
Shipping damage :: 1971 Guild D25 Brown
A shipping courier damaged this all-mahogany dread with a cracked side. This will need to be stitched back together with cleats and require some finish touch ups. Luckily there are no holes or missing pieces. The bridge is also being re-set as well.
2014 Gibson ES-355 :: twisted fingerboard
Setting the truss rod on this year-old Gibson was a compromise that yielded excessive relief (bow) on the bass side and not enough relief (back bow) on the treble side. Luckily there was enough fret height to allow this twist to be corrected by leveling the frets.
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![Binding dings :: Lowden 025C [4.8 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1433557651292-H8H4XGOC3LGDA8VCXXPY/image-asset.jpeg)
![Custom reclaimed pine Tele Esquire [7.3 lbs] :: new neck & assembly](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1433557766351-P9MTXFLOD2L1VQFNACTD/image-asset.jpeg)
