Josh Rippingale Federal Strings
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Mid-90s Gibson acoustic finish adhesion
A fella left his 1994 Gibson Blues King locked in a damp garden shed through a hot humid summer. See attached pics!
The clear coat has lost adhesion pretty much everywhere on the neck, back and sides, and is starting to let go on the top too in places. But 95% of the colour underneath seems to be hanging in there.
Customer is open to a…
Rossella Bottone Bottone Guitars, Brian Watson Sick String Guitar Repair and Ian Davlin The Looth Group -
Reply to Taking in work from local shops
I realise this is an older thread but thought I’d just add a few thoughts from my experience working with a local shop in case it was helpful to anyone considering cutting a deal with a local store.
I run an independent home-based shop. Early in my business’ life, a local music store contacted me and asked if I was interested in an…
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Hi Corey, American Lutherie (GAL’s mag) ran a two-part article by John Greven called “How I Build 48 Guitars A Year With Almost No Tooling” a while ago. It’s been a long time since I read it but I recall it contained photos and descriptions of the whole build process and probably has some information on the neck joint and maybe photos too. It…
