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Tweak While You Wait :: 1989 Sadowsky Jazz Bass [8.8 lbs]

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Tweak While You Wait :: 1989 Sadowsky Jazz Bass [8.8 lbs]

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!

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Guitar homecoming! :: 2011 Chubbuck Rogue 004 [4.5 lbs]

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Guitar homecoming! :: 2011 Chubbuck Rogue 004 [4.5 lbs]

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.

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Setting a cleat with a guitar string :: 1969 Guild Mark III

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Setting a cleat with a guitar string :: 1969 Guild Mark III

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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