Before and after images of guitar restorations.
1950's ES-225
This guitar had quite a repair history. I found evidence that it had been refinished at least three times! Someone used paint stripper on it and let it drip inside the body. I had to remove the back just to clean it up.
Once I removed all the dripped paint from the inside of the guitar the restoration could begin. The guitar features a custom off white/yellow finish. Coincidentall
1966 J-45
This J-45 met an unfortunate accident. But, not just the hole in the top. A previous repairman had done a poor job of replacing the top. The repaired top then got damaged.
This guitar became my "experiment." If I wanted to learn a new technique I tried it on this guitar first. Everything visible from the front has been replaced at one time or another.
1961 Les Paul/SG Junior
Someone tried to perform a Who impression and smashed this guitar. Wood chunks broke off. Parts went flying. The neck joint was cracked. The electronics area was cracked and in pieces. The back had several large sections broken off and separated from the body.
Despite the damage, this guitar still had most of the original parts! After restoration, it played great and th
1958 Guild T-100
This guitar was just a husk when it came to me. It had numerous extra holes. None of the pickup cavities were the right size. The binding had shrunk in five places and pulled away from the guitar. After making repairs, I placed TV Jones pickups in the neck and bridge position and a PAF in the middle. Man can those TV Jones pickups sing! The wiring is unique. It features mast