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Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Musikids MG102A

MUSIKIDS MG102A - Purchased from a customer.

Needed a good set-up. Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

No repairs were required for this guitar.

Modifications included installation of bone nut and saddle; Installation of hard tension strings.

Specifications
Hardware
: Chrome.
Nut & Bridge Saddle: Plastic.
Tuning Machines: Chrome.
Neck: Maple.
Fingerboard: 18 fret Maple.
Neck Construction: Set-neck.
Features:
  • Selected Linden top, back, and sides.
  • Makeshift violin gig bag.
  • 22'' scale.
  • Very small and lightweight! Great for traveling!

2004 Epiphone AJ100-TL

2004 EPIPHONE AJ100-TL - Customer's instrument.

A quality instrument. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

No repairs were required for this guitar.

No modififcations were done to this guitar.

Specifications
Serial Number: SJ-04060020
Made: Made in the Sae Jung Plant, China in June 2004. Production number 0020.
Hardware: Chrome.
Nut & Bridge Saddle: Plastic.
Tuning Machines: Original die-cast machine heads.
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: 20 fret Rosewood with Pearloid Dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Set-neck.
Features:
  • Select Spruce top with Mahogany back and sides.
  • Non-original Yamaha gig bag.
  • 25-1/2'' scale.
  • 1.68'' nut width.
  • Nice jangly sound!
  • Perfect or the pro or beginner! Great playability!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

1956 Fender Stratocaster

1956 FENDER STRATOCASTER - Purchased from a customer.

This vintage beauty has been modified to such an extent, its vintage market value renders it practically worthless. An amazing guitar, nonetheless. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Adjustments of the tremolo system; Checking and adjustments of bridge saddles; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Pickup height adjustments; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

Repairs included replacing messy home-made wiring; Replacing broken middle pickup tone pot; Replacing missing tremolo arm.

Modifications included swapping old strap locks with new Dunlop standard strap buttons.

Specifications
Made: Made in U.S.A
Hardware: Chrome.
Tuning Machines: Fender USA machine heads.
Neck: Pre-CBS Maple with Rosewood skunk stripe.
Fingerboard: Scalloped 21 fret Maple with black dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Bolt-on.
Pickups: Original neck single coil, DiMarzio middle single coil, and Seymour Duncan 59 bridge humbucker pickups.
Electronics: 1 volume and 2 tone controls. 5-way pickup selector switch.
Features:
  • Ash body.
  • Non-original Fender gig bag.
  • Floyd Rose under licensed tremolo.
  • Unusually smaller neck.
  • 9.5'' fretboard radius.
  • Extremely worn Nitrocellulose Surf Green finish.
  • Very mysterious instrument! Lots of abnormalities!
  • Extremely heavy!
  • Very unique sound! A vintage wonder!

Levinhand LWW-596CE

LEVINHAND LWW-596CE - Purchased from Yamaha Great Sound, Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam.

Typical budget instrument. Needed a good set-up. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

No repairs were required for this guitar.

Modifications included installation of bone nut and bridge saddle.

Specifications
Made: Made in China.
Hardware: Chrome.
Nut & Bridge Saddle: Plastic.
Tuning Machines: Original die-cast machine heads.
Neck: Maple.
Fingerboard: Bound 20 fret Maple with Pearloid Dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Set-neck.
Electronics: Prener-LC with Digital Processing Tuner.
Features:
  • Bound Select Linden top, back, and sides.
  • Non-original gig bag.
  • Maple bridge.
  • ABS Plastic binding.
  • Some wear on back.
  • Beginner's player!

Morrison 2000/41C

MORRISON 2000/41C - Purchased from Yamaha Great Sound, Plaza Masalam, Shah Alam.

A quality budget instrument. Truss rod adjustments; Checking, adjustments, and lubrication of nut slots; Adjustments, cleaning, and lubrication of the bridge; Bridge and saddle heights set to very low; Setting intonation; Checking and tightening of all screws; Conditioning of fretboard; Appropriate cleaning of instrument; Installation of new strings.

Repairs included replacing stubborn D tuner.

Modifications included installation of bone nut and bridge saddle.

Specifications
Made: Made in China.
Hardware: Chrome.
Nut & Bridge Saddle: Plastic.
Tuning Machines: Original die-cast machine heads.
Neck: Maple.
Fingerboard: Bound 20 fret Maple with Pearloid Dot inlays.
Neck Construction: Set-neck.
Features:
  • Bound Selected Linden top, back, and sides.
  • Original gig bag.
  • 41'' cutaway.
  • Maple bridge.
  • ABS Plastic binding.
  • Has some fingerboard wear.
  • Good sound and tone!