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It took a while but I got it done. The repair took a week to complete. I had to remove and replace both the previous JB weld repair and the cracks on the neck. I used the graft method to remove the damaged and weak spots.

Instead of carving the same neck profile, I decided to add a small volute. I did my best to match the paint.

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Latest project on the workbench table. Epiphone Les Paul Custom 2006 made in China. The biggest issue is the neck. It has a few cracks that need attention and there was an attempt to repair a broken headstock with jb weld.

I think I'm going to use the graft method to remove the jb weld repair and splines for the cracks. Wish me luck

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I spent a day doing repairs on this Squier Telecaster. It had a deep gauge 3 inches long and was missing some wood. It also had 2 minor chips about 1/4 inch round.

I did a setup and replaced the synthetic bone nut with a buffalo horn nut. I think the black horn looks better

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Custom work for a nice telecaster. Headstock reshape, custom pickguard. I have a template to cut these out.

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I'm officially throwing in the towel. I don't have the equipment to do a proper repair. I decided to put it together and give it to one of my friends as a display for his man cave. I will let him know it's a display only guitar.

I am going to include the hangers for him to mount on his wall

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Found a Demusea tele style guitar for 25 dollars. It's perfect as an experiment project. Paulownia body (aka kiri, aka phoenix wood) maple neck, rosewood fretboard.

My first modification is headstock reshape.

This way, I don't get nervous about messing it up.

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I got string on the 7 string bass. There's a few issues due to possible neglect and / or environmental change. This guitar was made in Taiwan. That area has extremely high humidity. Moving it to a dry desert environment has caused the neck to bow back. The truss rods are at their max just to get it sorted of straight. It is a neck through there's no way to shim the neck. I'm just going to raise the bridge 1/ 4 of an inch drop the saddle and hope it works.

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I completed my modifications, and I'm thinking of adding led lights

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This shit was a pain on the ass. First of all, this is my first 7 string bass 2 pickup, with detent pots. While working on it, a few wires came loose. I could figure out where 1 wire came from. It took me almost an hour to figure it out.

I'm glad I picked this bass up. I learned a lot both in setting up and with electrics.

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Just arrived at my repair shop Epiphone 335. The owner did headstock repair on it about 7 to 10 years ago. The repair is stable, but the owner wants a set of reenforcement splines installed .

I have to make a new template to get a better fit on the neck. I found some mahogany and preshaped some splines.

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Making room with some modified shelving units.

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I needed to make room for my guitars and amps. Here's my first attempt at modification of a metal shelving unit. Yes the guitar rack is mounted to the shelving unit. It's also on casters so as to love it around. I'm also working on 2 more.

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The latest project on my table. An Antonio Tsai 7 string bass, though i can't find a builders mark from the inlay work i can safely say it is an Antonio Tsai.

In needed a lot of minor to medium repairs, nothing major.

Bridge: screws were rusted, caked on dirt and cat hair?

Fret board: cracked from 12 to 24 fret, needed moisturizer

Frets: level, crowns, and polish. excessive fret sprout.

Pickups: jammed in cavity

Control plates in back too tight and not flush with body

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I can't pass up a deal when it lands at my feet. 60 dollars for a squier affinity strat and a boss katana mini.

I found no issues with either the guitar or the amp.

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I made me an amp storage stand out of a leftover countertop and an old pool table

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I have been trying out some different types of nut materials. When it comes to tone, my hearing isn't good enough to tell the difference, unless it's plastic. Here are a few examples of materials I have used.

Buffalo horn is black. I like it unpolished, but it looks like onyx when you polish it.

Unbleached bone, i think it looks better than bleached. The yellowing gives it character. This, too, is not polished.

Brass, i did this on a telecaster. I love the way the brass tarnished. Brass is very unforgiving, so if you cut too deep, you need to start on a new blank.

I'm working on some deer antler. I think the off-white will look nice on any guitar. No pictures of that yet. I am not a fan of graphtech tusq blanks. I have broken them more often than any other material. That's my personal choice.

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Here are a few examples of guitar neck repairs. Some are easy glue ups, spline reenforcement, and wood grafts for severe breaks, in that order. I only have 1 picture of the spline repairs. The last 2 were severe breaks.