Jims Guitar and Violin repair

I have a good friend that would like to sell this beautiful 2020 PRS McCarty 594
It's in pristine condition and includes the original hard shell case.
$4300 or trade for ?
972-822-3824

I thought I should do something of a PSA .
I recently received a call from a man that asked me how much a "premium setup" costs ?
I was curious and asked what a premium setup is.He proceeded to explain that he had inquired about getting his guitar setup at big box retail guitar store,that I will leave un named.
Apparently he was offered a "normal" setup & a "premium " setup,he told me that the premium setup was about $125...
Here's the Public Service Anouncement part of this rant.

There is NO PREMIUM SETUP, there's just a setup.If you pay for a premium setup,the only thing getting setup is you !

A setup (for guitar/bass guitar ) consists of this.....
1) Remove the old strings and thoroughly clean the body,neck & headstock.
2) Polish the frets,clean and oil the fingerboard
3) Check every bolt,nut & screw on the instrument ( jack and/or jack plate,strap buttons,tuners neck bolts any loose pots) etc...
4) Restring the instrument and proceed to make all the necessary adjustments to make the instrument play as well as it can play.
This adjusting includes the neck adjustment (relief ),intonation,pickup heights,string height and nut slot depths.
Also,if the pots are noisy I run electronic cleaner through them.

I do this every time,to every instrument, no exceptions !

THIS is a setup,there are NO shortcuts.Anything less than what I have just described is not a setup,the only thing I could offer to make it "premium " would be to offer whipped cream doughnuts.

Jim H.

She came out pretty good considering the condition that it came in like.
Here's a pic of the finished product with vintage style replacement tuners.

This guitar was missing a couple of braces,thanks to my cousin (Johnny Taylor) I had some donor braces from one of his guitars that was destroyed in an F5 tornado !
I tried to recreate the original brace shape into the donor pieces.
Also,here's pics of the inside after gluing and cleating.

Critters had Ben living in it (eating,pooping & peeing in it).
The missing piece of the top was still glued to the fingerboard so I had to remove it from the fingerboard and reattach it to the top.
Here's a pic of all the cracks & missing pieces glued and cleated back in place.

The neck was broken @ the heel,the side had a very long split and most of the braces were detached.

It's been quite a while since I've posted anything new here,so here's some pics from a guitar I repaired several years ago.
It's a 1920's Stromberg Voisenet.She was pretty rough !

2005 Epiphone Casino (peerless factory) NOT Chinese.
This casino is in VERY good condition,looks new,has a recent setup and plays great.
It's a beautiful guitar and needs a new home.It comes with the original Epiphone hard shell case.
I've see these priced at well over $550 everyday,this one is a steal !
$475.

How about a modded Fender Jazzmaster,it includes a pair of TV Jones filtertron pickups W/Cabronita style wiring.
It's been professionally setup and plays/sounds great,a beautiful guitar.
She comes with a VERY nice hard shell case.
$499.

Up for grabs,
2018 Fender American Performer stratocaster loaded with gold Lace sensor pickups.
70's style large headstock,in brand new condition.Its had a complete setup and includes the original Fender premium gig bag.
$1000 OBO

I have a few new offerings for anyone interested.
This is a 1976 Peavey pacer 40watt solid state guitar amp.
It's in near pristine condition,I challenge you to find another one this clean.
I've seen a handful on eBay for 250-300 bucks no where in the vicinity of this condition.
It comes with an upgraded speaker (a fender eminence ) it includes the original speaker and case candy.
This amp sounds VERY good !
$225.

Up for grabs...
A 2005 Epiphone Casino in VERY good cond.
This is the model made in the Peerless plant.
It comes with the OHSC
$550.

A custom build solidbody guitar (built here in my shop)
It features a Sepele body,rosewood board and gold hardware.
Gold lace sensor pickups and a very nice hardshell case.
$450.

Another beauty...
A Fender Jazzmaster that has been customized.
Refin body (very tastefully done).
TV Jones pickups.
$499. With a very nice hardshell case.

1997 Hendrix tribute This is an early example.
All original with (real) heavy play wear.Plays real nice,sounds great.
Look at other prices,this one is priced way below most others.
$1300. No case

A piece of history for sale...
1964 Fender Duo Sonic II
The body has been striped and refinished in clear gloss (looks like an older refin) but the neck is original play wear.All the pots,switch and Jack work and are original.
$1499. With non original HSC

The original bridge and braces were reused,the bridge plate was toast,I had to make a new one.

The binding was not too hard,it's two pieces.The cutaway is a separate piece.

Finally finished,this has been a LOT of work.This guitar was so badly abused but it sounds pretty good if I do say so myself !

Well,this has been a long time coming but it's nearing completion.The 1950's Gibson CF100.I cleaned all the hardened glue out of it,repaired a LOT of broken kerfing,made 2 new braces to replace the missing ones,made a new top,new with new binding.
I was able to save the original top braces and bridge.The second fingerboard inlay was missing so I replaced it with as close a match as I could find.There are "before pics" a little farther down.

For sale...1997 Hendrix tribute.

I keep getting request from folks wanting to know my "price range",i have some specific prices for some specific repairs but i will try to give a "price range" the best i can.My price range would start at the lowest price,which would be for advice concerning a given repair so that would be zero and my most expensive price,which would be for some(as yet) unknown repair procedure,i will put a hypothetical price of $10,000.So my price range must be from zero to $10,000...see me(with your instrument)for a specific price on any given repair...;-)

This is what it looks like after"stitching"it together with super glue.I will use it to rough out the shape of the new top,and to copy the brace pattern.

This is the top,after removal.I did'nt worry too much about damaging it...it was already toast!

Well,the inside is disgusting at the least.Besides being a mouse motel,It also looks like someone poured a bottle of glue inside the guitar and then "rolled" it around to coat the insides.

Here is another view of the top.It also has multiple breaks in the back,which will all have to be repaired.This top is damaged beyond saving,mainly because of the soundhole,if not for that i would have repaired the top.This guitar will be getting an upgrade to 4A spruce top.I will be using all the original bracing,bridge and bridgeplate.

I think the subject of instrument repair is probably fairly boring to most folks,but being a guitar player makes it all the more interesting(for me).
I get a lot of very interesting instruments in,so i cant' show them all,but this one,i think,is going to be an "interesting challenge"at the least.I will post pics as it progresses.
This is a Gibson CF100,produced from 1950-1958,this one is pre 55',as it has the tapered headstock paddle,which Gibson stopped doing after about mid 55'.As you can see it has had a tough childhood.Someone "grafted" a new soundhole to it and then later the top was crushed,also somewhere thereabouts,mice found it to be a suitable living space!

Terry

Jim with the newly refinished Guild F15-CE (I called it my "rescue" guitar). Great job, Jim! It's beautiful again and plays better than ever!

Paul Dryer's Martin HD35 custom shop.An absolutely beautiful guitar !!!
I went to high school with Paul,he was a very talented guitar player even in his teens.He is now a highly accomplished and more importantly a well seasoned player.The best part is that Paul has always been kind and gracious.
Paul,Thank you for your business.

Cadillac and I would like other opinions on this...anybody?

Ernst Heinrich Roth
BUBENREUTH/ERLANGEN
anno 19...
Cadillac and I are still not sure if it's 38 or 58 what do you think?

Cadillac Johnson's upright bass..."Javier"

Instruments of friends and customers that i have had the pleasure of tweeking

Jims Guitar and Violin repair's cover photo

An upright bass with a very nasty break at heel of the neck !!!

This is an upright that had large crack in the top.

Here is a repair i did a few years ago on a vitage Gibson acoustic.