
FENDER TELECASTER
Complete restoration of a Fender Telecaster fingerboard:

Complete key renovation, the original frets are removed

Here we see the worn key, hollows appear

A rectilinear sanding will be used to recreate a uniform radius over the entire handle

The nut is worn, each string location is too wide and too deep

The fingerboard has been restored to the correct radius, the wood nourished

Frets have been replaced, the edges polished

A new nut has been placed, it will be segmented by hand to adapt to the instrument

Fingerboard has regained its original appearance, the frets are new

The nut is tailor-made to the specifics of the guitar

GIBSON ES 125
Complete restoration of a Gibson ES 125 fingerboard:

Disassembly of worn frets

Detail of the damaged key

Resurfacing and filling the fretboard with a mixture of tinted paste and wood powder

Reassembly and adjustment of the guitar

Final result

TAYLOR
Repair of a broken acoustic Taylor head:

Broken head top view

View from below. Cleaning the old glue and the original varnish to prepare the bonding

Gluing and filling of the head/sleeve junction

Apply varnish on the whole