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Heating up the fingerboard end with heat lamp for removal during neck reset .
Loosening the fingerboard after heating.
In this case the fingerboard is being replaced along with a neck reset too.
Shims glued to dovetail `ready to be trimmed and then refit using colored chalk for neck reset.
Special clamping setup that allows the guitar to be strung up and brought to full tension to check exact neck angle during reset.
Custom pyramid bridge underway.
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Old glue and finish carefully removed from bridge footprint.
Custom "cauls" and things for clamping the above bridge.
Setup for cutting or recutting saddle slot on bridge.
Close up of saddle cutting rig.
A great new tool from StewMac for determining the exact saddle position.
A new method for repairing bridge plates ...much better than removing and replacing them.
Determining the exact footprint of the old pickguard on an old Martin by rubbing graphite on tracing paper...
...which is then temporarily attached to the new pickguard material to be carefully trimmed to fit the old footprint.
Different amounts of fret filings show uneven frets heights.
Fretless bass conversion.
busy day
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