1930's Martin Guitar Restoration
Video Full Restoration
Steve Vai / Thomas Nordegg / and Acoustic Guitar Build Class + Guitar Neck Surgery
Michael McConville Thomas Nordegg
Winter NAMM 2017
January 19th - 22nd
Booth # 1009
Thomas is aslo Yngwie Malmsteen's Tech,
has Tech'd for Jimmy Page and countless others.
Michael "quenching the soundboard "
sanding, flexing and tapping.
Steve Faber was doing all of the final fitting
for this parlour guitar sound board
to the back / side assembly
This "faux bridge " will be slipped off next class,
then the real rosewood bridge will be glued
directly to the raw wood of the soundboard.
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Two more students, purchased
their TechDecks today.
Congratulations
Dayna / Steve / Tyler / Peter
I'm sure that all of you, will all be putting
those workstations to good use \m/ !
Gibson Songwriter
getting ultra-tweaked, for open tuning.
Master Cabinet-maker Steve Faber,
completed the Acoustic guitar build;
and now he's got the guitar-bug too !!
Both Steve and Dayna picked
up their TechDecks today
to take home to their
own workshops.
Chris is doing a complete re-fret
on this old Guild Classical;
levelling the brazilian rosewood fingerboard,
in preparation for the new frets.
Jamie, studio guitarist, and long time Pro Musician
is giving his AM Strat the AAA setup;
starting with a fret dress / crown / polish.
Tyler, masking off his Tele
for a fret dress.
Ryan and I discussing his
Jackson Guitar as Dayna
finesses her Gibson 185
Peter:
Store owner, multi-instrumentalist
drove up from Buffalo New York
to hone his already considerable skills.
Acoustic Guitar Build
Hybrid Dreadnought
Quilted Mahogany Back
Rosewood sides !
The Thump AND the Sparkle
all in one guitar \m/ !
Lucas's Nick Lucas
Crazy Maple !
Barry's Mini-Jumbo
Michael Wilson's
one of a kind Brazilian+Ebony
9-Piece back.
Flawlessly executed.
Darcy + Steve tag-teaming the binding purling install.
A front row seat with Michael Mcconville
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A very engaging and inquisitive group of students.
When the students ask all the right questions,
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Heads down and digging' in ....
Gibson J-45 Compensated nut / Saddle
Gibson J-45
- A/C System removal
- Compensated nut
- Compensated saddle
- Fret dress
Another new customer .... another J-45
Thank you David, for reaching out,
and driving up to Stratford from Vaughn.
To quote David's text ...
" Couldn't be happier with the axe Mike.
Thanks again :^ ) "
This is how I held the guitar,
as I reached inside the
sound hole, to wash off the
velcro adhesive residue
from the headblock.
Compensated Nut
David had switched over to a
"Spider-inlayed " truss rod cover.
New Intonated Saddle
Guitar Build Class with a rewind button !
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In comfort of your own home workshop,
you can get a front row seat
on every guitar repair imaginable !
Over 300 + detailed step by step videos.
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