Update: Some Recent Projects

Sometimes you get started into a project and realize, as you go, that it's going to be WAY bigger than you expected... that's how this Penco acoustic was. In order to properly "reset" the neck, I ended up replacing the fingerboard with a thicker piece of wood (African Blackwood) and building the new neck angle into the thicker board, so that it was thinner at the nut and thicker at the body.

Of course, that isn't how you're supposed to do neck resets! But this guitar was built with a neck/body joint that couldn't be easily taken apart. It seems unusual, but since it was a family heirloom, we had to find a way! It ended up being a fun project, especially since I got to do a little more inlay work.

The fingerboard inlay reads, "Ad Crucem" - Latin for "To the Cross". Scrolls on the bridge read "Tetelestai - Paid in Full", referring to Jesus Christ's last words on the cross.

I recently completed work on an old Fender F-70 Acoustic. It came into the shop to have a nasty rib crack fixed, but ended up staying for a neck reset and bridge reglue, too.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the finished product, but it plays very well and sounds great! The crack repair was especially challenging, but turned out well - I had to be pretty inventive to brace the crack inside before inserting a spline. It was also a good lesson in finish touch-up.

And while we're at it, here's a couple pictures of my shop: