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Blog of John Sharples guitar repairs

Saturday, 25 November 2017

"Do you have a solution for a stripped truss rod nut?"

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At first no, then the idea of a pin chuck surfaced. A pin chuck is used by pen turners that want to be able to turn a tube without a tailsto...
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Thursday, 26 January 2017

Archtop custom strap pin

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My customer has a problem with his handmade archtop. A tail gut is holding the the tail piece and there's no room for a strap. This was ...
Thursday, 2 June 2016

PPP Proprietary Preamp Pooched

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The original system stopped working, the owner was interested in something else. An in house FET powered system was made and mounted in a co...
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Friday, 5 February 2016

Hot Hide Glue Pot

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Lee Valley has a hot hide glue pot and warmer that's a "replica of a classic Landers, Frary & Clark glue pot". I'm pic...
Monday, 25 January 2016

Plane Wrecked

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Airline damage The damage to Guitars through air travel seems to be a much higher percentage than Guitars damaged through shipping. Someone...
Wednesday, 22 July 2015

Intonation by defret

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It all started as an intonation issue. The strings are very rubbery/slinky and they move a lot.....sooo the action needs to be on the high s...
Thursday, 30 April 2015

Give piece a chance

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A badly damaged top requiring replacement of some of the top wood came in. A small section of the side was pushed in and would have to be p...
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