Travis Bean #53

This one came into the shop after the non-original fretless fingerboard had popped off from an amatuer repair / glue job. Because of the poor fit of the old board, it was decided that the neck needed a new one. After sifting through my collection of hardwoods a 50+ year old ultra dense rosewood species floorboard was chosen.

Customer wanted to keep it fretless. I also made a brass nut and added classic clay side dots. The top of the fingerboard was left plain to keep things simple and showcase the beauty of the wood. Strung up with D'Addario Chromes 50-70-85-105.

60's Gibson LG-1 Pickup Installation

Here's a beautiful 60's Gibson LG-1. It's owner wanted a pickup installed. We went with the L.R. Baggs Element Active System and it turned out great. With a new hand carved nut and setup plus pickguard reglue.

Mosrite Gospel

Mosrite guitars have their quirks which is why I love them. Here's an early 70's Mosrite Gospel that needed some electronics fixing & cleaning along with a setup for D'Addario Chrome flatwound lights.

Back To Work

I had some great time to clear my head amongst the beautiful landscape of Abiquiu, NM this past month.

It feels great to be back in Minneapolis, MN. There's some exciting projects happening around the shop. Stay tuned...

Shop CLOSED Until Monday, August 8th

My repair shop is closed for the next month (until Monday, August 8th) due to renovations, the need to catch-up on a back-log of repair work and I'm going to take a summer break!

Cheers!

bB

1988 Telecaster Refret

This SWEET '88 Tele belonging to Steve Earnest of Heartbreak Affair and John Scary (among various other musical projects) just got some new frets & new bone nut. "F**%ing FLYIN" he says!

1972 Fender Telecaster Deluxe Restoration

Re-fretted with premium Jescar frets plus a new nut, custom electrical rewiring and a deep clean (but save the stickers, please). Everything customized and setup for lefty.

The original worn down Fender frets go out SIDEWAYS

1942 Gibson J45

Headstock extreme close-up of a nice '42 Gibson J45 in last week for a new saddle & set-up plus pickup installation.

Spring Is Here Again

Among a slew of restoration projects currently in the works is this custom offset body guitar built from scratch. There's never a shortage of things to do around here but I always do my best to leave room for a quick turn around of the more simple repairs and setup projects.

In other words ... if you've got a fretted instrument that needs fixin', feel free to drop me a line.

Back In The Saddle With A Gibson SJ-200

Once again, I have regular shop hours:

Tuesday-Friday: 9am-6pm
Saturday: 9am-2pm

Please call, text or e-mail to schedule an appointment with your instrument.