The Builder's Bench

Heritage Johnny Smith incoming

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 5) - Mr PC

1946-48 Gibson ES-125

Pleasantly surprised at the Katana 50 for a clean...

Pürbach 14 (Andy Bartosh)

When this done structurally it will be as good as new and possibly even better.

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

https://youtu.be/jiFbY3v-9PY Here's my shot at the whole thing. This has really grown on me while I've worked on it. That last section clicked for me when I realized how often I'd heard Joe Pass...

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

SS frets do not cause premature string wear, in my experience - in fact, strings last much longer against the smoothness of the ss fret surfaces. I base my assertion on the 5100 gigs I've done so far...

Anything that speaks against stainless steel frets?

Also, on that top crack, I glued some cross-grain cleats on the inside for reinforcement -

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

HUGE job to remove and replace the back - fortunately it wasn't necessary in this case since I was able to access the repair areas through the pickup rout and f-holes.

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

I imagine you'd have to put some kind of very thin nozzle on the end of the hose to inject the glue into such a small gap?

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

Yup, it's BB. I was originally going to use this photo w/ Sasha D & guitar, but BB wasn't wearing stripes. : )

Is this an overlooked part of Metheny's sound?

This one I have to thank Deacon Mark for checking out while he was getting another one of the same model. This one is different in a few ways. It has a Kent Armstrong pickup with Schatten volume...

Heritage Johnny Smith incoming

i wonder what speakers are in the 3 models (50, 100, artist) ? I actually like the speaker in the 50 a lot. Better than the Mesa Black Shadow I've been using which is super bright... When you hear...

Pleasantly surprised at the Katana 50 for a clean jazz tone

My experience with a Calton case was super positive. I flew from Europe to Japan and return, checking in an ES 175 type luthiery-archtop inside a Calton case and the guitar was in perfect condition...

Flying with guitar

Remove the back? FWIW, I once tried to use a clear vinyl hose (I have a bunch that came with a maple tree tapping kit) to run some water soluble woodglue to a comparably inaccessible location....

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

They certainly haven't listed much of what they got from Mike. I called and got my old Sweet 16 back by asking about it and yesterday bought something not listed. The price is considerably lower if...

Campellone PSA

He did sell them to Butler. There is a second store in Missouri. Both are run by two brothers. They are disappointed that some instruments have damage, and I have the impression from talking to...

Campellone PSA

I agree that it's a shame that he didn't list them here. But I did talk to him about it. He wasn't in a position to pack and ship them. He didn't feel up to returning all the emails and dealing...

Campellone PSA

Most of the old glue has been absorbed by the wood so there's hardly any residue - you can try to clean it up a little by sliding those aluminum strips around in the gap. The same aluminum strips...

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

Playing the changes vs. playing over the key center

How do you understand the 5th and 6th bars of rhythm changes?

Rob MacKillop not feeling well.

Campellone PSA

Time After Time - Jazz Ballads by Jeff Arnold - Tune #2

What did early Jazz guitarists in America play live pre-swing era?

L-5 Repair by Mark Campellone

JGO Virtual 'Bluez' Jam (Round 3) - Straight No Chaser

Florentine vs Venetian: which one is better?

Learning to play with a singer

How bad is this?

I don't know how to go about learning jazz anymore

Just a Gigolo C7 Bb7 A7