This 1973 tele had been judged DOA almost 30 years ago because of a badly back-bowed neck. Here’s how I brought it back to life in my Cleveland, Ohio shop.
1964 Martin 0-18 Lifting Bridge Repair
Do you play acoustic guitar? Is your bridge starting to lift? Cleveland area luthier, Jim Kozel shows you how to diagnose the problem and what’s involved in repairing a lifting bridge on a 1964 Martin 0-18.
Side Crack Repair on Charlie Mosbrook’s prized Martin Custom!
Louis the Cat had a Peter Townsend moment with Charlie Mosbrook’s Martin Custom guitar. Here’s a short video on how a fractured side, nearly 14″ long was repaired.
Sacred Chickens by Tim Wallace!
When I am not wearing my luthier hat doing guitar repair and restoration in the Cleveland, Ohio area, I’m on stage performing. Here Ray Flanagan and I perform “Sacred Chickens” by Tim Wallace at the annual Somebody Else’s Song 10 x 3 at Brother’s Lounge in Cleveland, Ohio.
Epiphone ES-339 P90 Broken Headstock Repair
Taylor Lamborn brought one of her favorite guitars, an Epiphone ES-339 into the shop on January 3rd with a broken headstock. One heck of a way to start 2017! Here’s how it got repaired, including a performance by Taylor at the end of the video. (You can check out her music at www.taylorlamborn.com)
A Holiday Improvisation for Cleveland friends and around the world…
Alvarez Broken Headstock Repair
The headstock on Cleveland musician, Beth Woyshville’s beloved Alvarez guitar suffered a complete separation from the neck. Here’s how I re-acquainted the headstock with the guitar from whence it came…
Let’s Go Tribe!
Sending the Cleveland Indians some World Series Ukulele Mojo!
We do setups, too!
“Do you have time to do guitar setups?” While spending this lovely October afternoon re-attaching a loose brace and repairing a cracked back
on this 1949 Gibson J-50, the owner asked me if I also do guitar setups. Well, I sure do. As a player myself, I think our guitars should fit us like a well-worn pair of jeans. When someone brings their guitar in for a setup, I first have them play it for me so that I understand their playing style. The guitar is then setup accordingly. Each setup is unique to the guitar and its owner. Thought I’d mention this since most recent posts have been about fairly involved repairs.
Taylor 414CE Fractured Top Repair
Cleveland, Akron, northeast Ohio is rich in musical talent. It’s a great place to be a luthier. Here’s a video of the repair I did on local singer/songwriter, Gretchen Pleuss’ Taylor 414CE.