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New trussrod for a Kawai SD-2W part 2

Well I guess I overdid it on part 1 really 'cause there's not much more to say. This Kawai went back together really nicely after replacing the trussrod and it...

New trussrod for a Kawai SD-2W part 1

I'm a huge fan for these Kawais and while I've sold a few 2 and 3Ws lately in the shop, this one I've kept for longer than the rest because...

TMI 127-T

If you go back through my blogs from this year you'll see that I was trying to make 10 TMI guitars this year (2019) as an indication of trying to...

New "budget" TMI custom necks

The first of my "reasonably low cost" necks is on and playing and sounding ..... great. I have been working on these necks for my custom TMI stuff I'm hoping...

TMI ...... Zenatone?

Here's the latest offering in my continuing experiments in TMI guitars. I don't know what to call this one but because it's a cross between a Zen On and a...

1965 Victor Hawaiian guitar pickup repair

I've written about Victor/NIVICO a few times before and people who follow me know how much I love this short lived Japanese brand. I own and have owned quite a...