Sunset fingerboard sand :: 1967 Guild Starfire IV

February 16, 2015

Being able to steer this neck jig into the sunset and back light the fingerboard sand is just ridiculous. It makes checking the radius really accurate - incredibly lucky to have this much natural light in the shop.

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Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin [5.2 lbs] :: Dog Ear pickup adjust & setup

February 16, 2015

Godin 5th Avenue Kingpin P90 Cognac Burst SF [5.2 lbs] :: Dog ear P90 pickup adjust & setup

I'm a huge fan of hollowbodies and P90's. This Kingpin came in with high action which was easy to correct via the truss rod and archtop bridge. The non-adjustable bridge pickup riser was too high though, so much that the lowered strings were touching the pickup. I removed the dog ear pickup mount and removed about 3/32" from the bottom and refit it to the top. The trick is to not take too much off or the bridge pickup will not balance well with the neck pickup.

A video posted by Chubbuck Guitars (@kevin_chubbuck) on Feb 16, 2015 at 11:22am PST

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Nasty fingerboard extension top crack :: 2007 Pavan TP-30 Classical

February 16, 2015

Nasty fingerboard extension top crack :: 2007 Pavan TP-30 classical

Here is a brutal fingerboard extension top crack on a classical. I sealed up the sound hole to internally humidify the guitar for a few days to see if the crack will close tight enough to glue. If not, then I'll be fitting a splint along with re-gluing a loose brace and adding reinforcements.

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Classical neck removal :: 1969 Guild Mark III

February 16, 2015

Classical neck removal :: 1969 Guild Mark III

Here's a late night neck pull on a classical guitar. Normally you don't do neck resets on traditionally-built classical's, but this happens to be a late 60's Guild Mark III with a steel-string style dovetail. I'll let it breathe for the night before beginning finish touch-ups and refitting.

The neck was removed here.

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