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1966 Guyatone EB-7

Here's another Guyatone that went through the shop. I'm a huge fan of Guyatone and have owned hundreds, maybe thousands over the years. For me, Guyatone and Teisco are the...

1960's Burns AG hollowbody

No, not THAT Burns ..... Burns of Tokyo. I've written about Burns of Tokyo before and I've had a few through my place over the years despite them being quite...

Harmony gold foil rewind

I've rewound a few of these but always forgotten to take pics (which is common for me) of the process and I like pics in my blogs so this time...

Making an air coil for an old Hoyer/Framus

Anyone who frequents my blogs knows I make and rewind pickups but this one was kinda special, in that I haven't made an air coil before although I have wanted...

1973 Gibson EB bass bridge

Well, this was an interesting one but something I actually love doing as long as no-one is in a hurry, which this customer wasn't. He actually dropped it into my...

A floating pickup for an old Maton Alver

This was a fun little project. Repairing, building and setting up guitars is A LOT of fun and after doing it for over a quarter of a century I still...