Refinishing – Blackwood Guitarworks

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Headstock Repair with Splines Part 2

If you missed it, you can read Part 1 here. Refinishing Once the neck has been sanded down with a 220-grit abrasive, it’s time for refinishing. But not before masking off the guitar including the fretboard, headstock and binding. I…

J. Blackwood
Sep 8, 2020

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Larrivee OM-10 Broken Headstock, Split Top Shipping Repair

Another beautiful old “Victoria Label” Larrivee OM10 model arrived in the shop. This one sustained some shipping damage, which fractured the neck. It also had a couple of other issues: a split top and a lifting bridge. That neck break…

J. Blackwood
Sep 15, 2011
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Gibson Broken Headstock Syndrome

For every ten guitars I repair with broken headstocks, nine of them are Gibson Les Pauls. Besides being heavier than the average guitar, they also have a radical headstock angle, which is their weakest point… so, if you drop or…

J. Blackwood
Oct 12, 2010

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Custom Tele Touch-up Repair

The Guitar This guitar was brought to me in 20 pieces, a project guitar with all the parts sourced out from completely different places. A lot of the parts didn’t fit- they required custom installation. Thankfully, my background is in…

J. Blackwood
Jan 22, 2010

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Larrivee OM-10 Broken Headstock, Split Top Shipping Repair

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