Repair Work

Tom has been performing a variety of repair work on guitars for many years. Some of his projects are pictured below.

Replacing fret board

Thinned neck width and refinish in process

Re-fret in process (new fret board)

Converted to "Zero" fret shorter scale

Notice fret crown and end finished shape

Custom fret board w/20th fret

BEFORE: shipping damage shown

AFTER: repair complete

Repair broken bridge

After cleaning (fire smoke)

Complete reproduction 1850's guitar neck

Chris Wilke w/1850's guitar

Visit Chris' home page at http://www.christopherwilke.com/

IN PROCESS: Bridge mod, re-glue, and top sand

Guitar: Graupner & Meyer (Philadelphia company in business between 1892 & 1908)

AFTER: Restored top & new petina finish

Guitar: Graupner & Meyer (Philadelphia company in business between 1892 & 1908)

Cracked Side

Added rosewood cleats along crack to stabilize side.

Lattice braced top FAILURE

This lattice braced top had disastrous failure and ripped part of the top off. You can see new bracing block added in center section (also added one of these on either side within lattice bracing pattern). Spanned to remaining good top wood.

Lattice braced top FAILURE

Added structure to inside of guitar top and then bolted bridge through to new lattice bracing bridge plate. Sound didn’t seem to be impacted and now structurally sound.

Electric guitar re-fret job.

Electric guitar re-fret job with jumbo fret material.

Electric guitar re-fret job.

Note finish on ends of frets nice and rounded over to become “quarter-sphere” in shape for smooth finger feel all along neck.

Side crack repair with cleats