Sometimes my job is easy. Other times, not so much. Sometimes I have to clean up after someone else. This is one of those times.
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A Better Neck Joint – The Bill Kirchen Neck Mod
For about as long as there have been electric guitars, there have been two primary methods to attach the instrument’s neck to its body. Leaving aside “neck through” construction which involves making the guitar one continuous piece from headstock to bridge, those two types are “set neck” as used by Gibson and others and “bolt-on” … Continue reading
Gimme Some Slack : Some Thoughts On Locking Tuners
I had a very nice Les Paul Studio in the shop today with a very common mistake present. It has locking tuners. That’s not the mistake (although I’m not a fan of locking tuners on non-tremolo equipped guitars). No, the mistake was how the strings were installed. Locking tuners are designed to aid tuning stability … Continue reading
Potentiometer Basics
I have recently been asked a lot of questions regarding the mighty potentiometer and its function in guitars and amplifiers. So, here is a brief and hopefully informative clip explaining what goes on inside these devices. Enjoy!
Fret job
For the past 10 years I’ve been honing my repair skills at my shop Granville Guitars. One of the services that has become a specialty of mine, much to my aching hands’ chagrin, is refretting guitars. This slideshow shows step by step the time and special care that is needed to accomplish this task.
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