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Levin archtop acoustic

Here's an old gem that came in for some serious love. It was in generally good overall condition but wasn't playing anywhere near it potential. After a bit of TLC...

1968 Fender Jaguar re-fret and set up

I've said it many times that I don't do re-frets lightly but this one really needed it. I also don't believe in having an instrument (or amp) that can't be...

Jazzmasters and nail polish

No, it's not about Robert Smith ........... So, it seems I do a lot of writing about Jaguar and Jazzmaster bridges, tailpieces and set ups. I'll try not to cover...

Fender Jaguar bridge and "vibrato"

This story is about the wrongly accused bridge and the wrongly named tailpiece as used on the Fender Jaguar and Jazzmaster guitars. Over the years there's been volumes written about...

Fender Jaguar set up

Since I do so much work on offsets I've been trying to do some ongoing blogs about setting up and servicing both Jags and Jazzmasters. While I personally prefer Jazzmasters I used to...

Super ...... ish Civil War

So part of the fun part of my job is when I have a little spare time, which isn't often, I work on new stuff for friends of mine who are...