July 2019 – Francis Guitar Repair

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New Warmoth neck on this build spec’d out by a c

New Warmoth neck on this build spec’d out by a customer. He really knows his stuff. The body is Warmoth as well. The fit with the neck was tight, and the screw holes even matched up.

The customer applied teak oil to the roasted maple neck, which turned out really well. For the money, Warmoth is a good value, especially compared to branded parts.

#ThereISaidIt
#Warmoth
#TeleBass

12-String acoustics have a neat trick of removing

12-String acoustics have a neat trick of removing their own bridges. This one received a new bit of hardware in the back of the bridge to discourage further shenanigans, and a new nut.

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#Stringnanigans

Turn your back for one minute, and the Gretschicor

Turn your back for one minute, and the Gretschicorns will snatch your instrument. Doesn’t matter if it’s an acoustic, a bass, a Uke, or a Clarinet.

Days of frantic searching later, you’ll find your beloved instrument, with a Bigsby and a Filtertron bolted to it.

I’ve seen this happen before. It’s rarely this pretty.

In this particular case, the good folks at Gretsch invented a beast whose neck pulled out of joint pretty early on in its life. A little overset actually gives a better break angle at the bridge.

Sounds exactly how you would expect, like a really woody Gretsch.

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#YeahItsGotABigsby
#Gretschicorns

Somewhere, a graphic designer just threw him or he

Somewhere, a graphic designer just threw him or herself off a building.

#NobodyPutsThisBodyShapeInACorner
#Jagstang
#MadeUpAnimalNamesForGuitars

The tortoise shell binding on this Washburn is lov

The tortoise shell binding on this Washburn is lovely. The wood choices are lovely. The sound is lovely.

Gluing the bridge to the finish, though? Not lovely. Unlovely. Dis-lovely. Contra-lovely.

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#OopsTheyDidItAgain
#Contralovely

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