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Can anyone help with specs of a late 80's ESP Stratocaster neck with Strat 'blank' [no logo] headstock. Likely from 48th street. No serial # on it. Just an ESP stamp with some hand writing. See attached. Any help is greatly appreciated. We were asked to recreate it for a custom build and the client is unwilling to ship the neck for analysis for sentimental reasons.

Hey everyone, I just had a Tele clone built by a small builder in my Proper's Guitar Workstation for a new nut and a fret level. It was clamped down in the workstation for less than a day. I just noticed that the rear hold down clamp left its footprint in the finish. No, I don't know what type of finish the builder used, but I'm trying to find out. I'm thinking its not nitro or poly because I use my TVPGW everyday and this has never hap…

Hello guys Someone get me this Taylor c416 to my workshop. Alot of blushing and milky finish . What are ur recommendations Shall I sand it ? Or any other tricks the client does mind the scratches. Note I measured the wood humidity is 15 %

I have a clients 1930's Gibson L-00 that had survived its past life as a New Orleans blues joint house guitar. It's even immortalized on an old postcard from the day. It shows all the wear n' tear but sounds and plays great. Problem is, the customer (at my discretion) wants a period-correct replacement pickguard, as the original was visible in all it's historic photos but has since been removed from the body prior to his ownership. The…

Torrefied Spruce Tops , current client is asking about it for his build. I have not had any experience here. Thoughts, comments, Thanks

Alright. I have a client’s kit EDS1275 in for a wire up. They provided this diagram, but I’m lost as to where to track down the correct 6 lug toggle switch? Any help would be awesome.

This guitar will have a piano black finish on most of it and translucent black over the red fabric areas. The client also wants the white binding to be aged. I will be sealing and grain filling with a polyester sealer. My thinking is to tint the first coal of sealer to age the binding , then seal over it with clear. Then tape off binding while spraying color coats. Anyone got an easier way? Suggestions?

I have a new client with 100+ shredder type guitars. He gave me a couple of the easier ones to work on. The first is an ESP which fretted out with bends up above the 12th fret. I thought it was just the 2/64th" low action, but the last two frets seemed really high. I suspected there was a shim in the pocket, and yeah, there was. The bottom of the neck heel is deformed where the shim was. The shaded/dirty area at the bottom edge. Not den…