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Curt Mangan Fusion Matched Strings
Brooklyn Fretworks is now an authorized dealer for Curt Mangan Strings! These fine strings are made by artisans in Colorado. The have over one zillion varieties (possible exaggeration on my part) and surely a set to fit what you’re playing, and how you like to play it. Check them out on the web at Curt Mangan Strings.
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The folks from Voyage Baltimore were kind enough to reach out…
It’s nice to know folks are noticing what we are doing here in Brooklyn, MD! https://voyagebaltimore.com/interview/inspiring-conversations-with-joseph-chip-tait-of-brooklyn-fretworks-llc/ Onward, and upward!
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1974 Epiphone Caballero
Here’s a circa 1974 MIJ Epiphone Caballero acoustic guitar. Someone wasn’t very nice to it in the past, but that’s why we are here! The neck block was broken, and the side sheets and soundboard were detached. We were able to repair most of the damage, then gave her the Legendary Southeast Setup, along with a new bone bridge saddle. She’s ready for another fifty years of joyous music! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joseph “Chip” Tait (@brooklynfretworks)
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Brand new G&L Doheny in for the Legendary Southeast Setup
So why on earth does a brand new guitar need a setup? Well, most factories don’t have time allotted to do a final setup for every instrument that travels down the line. And even if they did, some guitars travel a long way from the plant to the player; half way around the world in this case. When you bring your new axe to your friendly neighborhood luthier, they can take the time to bring the instrument that final mile and make it sound, feel and play its best. In this case, the player wanted it set up to play in D standard tuning with 11 gauge Stringjoy Signature strings,…
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1992 Ovation Collector’s Series
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Fender Squier VI
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Ibanez “Black Beauty” modification
Yes, we can! My client first tried to take this job to a couple well-known guitar stores that offer repair services. He was met with refusals each time, because those stores didn’t want to do the routing work necessary to complete this project. We routed and added a middle Seymour Duncan pickup, operated through a push-push switch on the volume pot. We also installed a Fishman Powerbridge TOM Piezo pickup along with a Powerchip on-board pre-amp. The stereo output jack allows the player to split the piezo and magnetic pickup signals to feed into separate amplifiers. The addition of a mini 3-way switch allows all of the pickups to be…
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Brooklyn Fretworks is now an authorized dealer for Fishman products
It’s official! We are now authorized dealers for the full line of Fishman acoustic and electric pickups, preamps and accessories, including the Fluence series. As with all suppliers, clients will receive a 20% discount on parts and accessories purchased through us when we are doing the installation. Life is pretty good around here these days!
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Pre-lawsuit era Ibanez Crest gets a mod
Here is the first of two 1970s-era Ibanez guitars we are working on. This walnut beauty is in to have a Varitone switch added along with a new set of strings and a general inspection. Hard to believe this guitar is over 50 years old.
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PRS McCarty Hollowbody setup and repair
Another fine PRS guitar on the bench today. We replaced the 3-way toggle switch, did a thorough cleaning and gave it the Legendary Southeast Setup. Onward, and upward!
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