First Act FG-120 Student Acoustic Guitar :: bridge reglue for my 3.5 year old daughter.
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2001 Gibson SG :: fixing a previously repaired headstock break.
The previous repair had begun to let go (after ~ 8 years or so). The repair was undone with heat and steam so the old glue could be cleaned out and reglued. I used hot hide glue as the joint looked clean and tight.
1950’s Fender Custom Triple Eight Console Steel :: restoration.
This steel was missing one of the “trap” pickups, so a vintage replacement was sourced and then all three pickups were sent to Jason Lollar to install new bobbins (original two were collapsed), rewind and re-magnetize. The wiring was completely gutted due to a number of electrical tape splices. Shielded wire was used from the pickups to the switch plate and vintage cloth push-back elsewhere. A new 3-way pickup selector switch and an “all-on” toggle were installed. New pots include a 300k volume and a 1 meg tone with 0.047 oil-in-paper cap. A new output jack was also installed. The rear neck’s #8 worm gear tuner is stripped leaving that neck as a 7 string (the tuners may be replaced in the future). All of the mounting screws were replaced and various holes doweled and re-drilled. The back left corner next to the rear neck tuning pan was cracked and reglued (I’m guessing this steel tipped over at one point).
The client is a mean blues player, but this is his first steel guitar (inherited). The necks are tuned A6th (rear), E9th (middle) and C6th (front). I’m going to be very sad to see this one leave the shop … can’t wait to see another one!
1950’s Fender Custom Triple-8 :: finally have it strung up and gave it a test play this morning. I’m in love and don’t want to give it back!
1954 Fender Custom Triple-Eight steel :: I received the “trap” pickups back from Jason Lollar a couple weeks ago. Jason fabricated new bobbins for the two original pickups and rewound them. The original bobbins (one shown in the bottom left) were collapsed and made contact with the strings that pass through the pickup. There is a missing pickup that was replaced (thanks Steel Guitar Forum!).
I’m really looking forward to getting this thing back together and strung up!