Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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Late Night While You Wait :: 2011 Santa Cruz F Brazilian / Italian [4.6 lbs]
I got my start building guitars years ago with the Santa Cruz Guitar Company so I love seeing their guitars come through the shop. This beautiful Brazilian / Bearclaw Italian F model popped in for a late night action tweak. Oh how I miss Santa Cruz ...
Classical pickup install :: 1969 Guild Mark III
Prepping to install a LR Baggs Anthem SL Classical in this late 1960's Guild classical. The bridge has been re-glued, the neck reset, and a crack repaired. Just need to install the pickup and dial in the setup.
Tweak While You Wait :: 1989 Sadowsky Jazz Bass [8.8 lbs]
This lovely Sadowsky J bass has been in the shop before, notably for a neck re-carve and set up for flats. Recently this player decided to switch back to rounds, so we made some quick tweaks to the setup. Super low action!
Guitar homecoming! :: 2011 Chubbuck Rogue 004 [4.5 lbs]
Wow, it's super cool to have one of my guitars back in the shop! I love seeing how they hold up in the real world. This came in for a bridge re-glue and I ended up repairing a small hairline crack in the back as well. I love how it's voice has opened up and the finish is wearing very nicely. Signs of wear are always good as it shows the guitar is being played. This will be heading back to it's home down in the sweet sunny south.
Click below to see the original photos from four years ago.
Setting a cleat with a guitar string :: 1969 Guild Mark III
Now that the neck and bridge are reset, I'm moving onto a hairline side crack. Here I'm using an unwound guitar string along with a cleat pulling jig to both align the crack and set a reinforcement cleat inside. Note that the string's ball end is clipped off and retied to avoid the windings as we want to keep the hole through the side as small as possible (0.008" in this case).
Next up will be to touch up the finish around this crack, make a new saddle and install an Anthem LR Baggs pickup.
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