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I will try one more time to post some of my shop pictures from the 70's up to the 90's. Some were taken on a 110 (if you remember those), but most were taken with my trusty Olympus OMG.

Here's a few busy days in the shop - my bench and my rack is full of work.

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This was my first build - a walnut Les Paul, all rounded and molded for the client. He's owned it since 1983.

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Fresh restoration of a 1880's American Conservatory harp guitar by Lyon and Healy. It was a family heirloom that came to me in a box. It played and sounded great after I reassembled it. The Strat was a custom job for a guitar teacher out of town. I think it was made from early StewMac parts.

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Flamed refinish on a Mustang.

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A young client with his refinished Ibanez, sporting a Chandler neck.

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Some shots of my benches - my main bench, my apprentice Scott Corner hard at work, and my StewMac bench. Bought it from Dan Erlewine at a NAMM show.

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This Les Paul was standing in the middle of a fire in a guitar stand. Every plastic part melted, and the grease in the Schallers caught fire and ran down the back of the neck, charring it badly. I installed a new fingerboard, rebound the body, replaced all hardware and pickups, and refinished it. The guy still owns it. He could have bought a new one for what I charged him, but it was a present from his parents.

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My "shingle" outside my door at Miller Music in Wichita, KS.

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My pal Spitz before he grew up to a full 150 pound Florida panther. He was always well behaved when he visited my shop through the years.

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My smiling friend Flynn Addams with his all walnut bass. I built it similar to a Jazz, but with a narrower body from edge to edge. It definitely had a warm sound.

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I built this in 1993 for local jazzer Sterling Gray. The mahogany body is similar to an Alembic in construction. Even the ebony knob is oval shaped.... Oh, yeah - it's the Indigo Spirit.

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Finally - Scott holding a 1930's Gretsch Synchromatic I completely restored for the original owner. The binding was off, the top and back were clapping like a castanet on the ribs, and the fingerboard was unplayable. After taking it apart, and regluing all the seams and resetting the neck, I planed the fingerboard and refretted it. New Grovers, and buff the old lacquer. It played and sounded fantastic.

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Great stuff Chris!
Man, the panther startled me for a bit.
Thanks fir sharing, reminds me of the good old days.

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dang, Fender and Gibson authorized. Great pics!

cool stuff Chris

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I think you've seen my book of pix before, haven't you?

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Yes I have, seems like you had a couple of books when you dropped by my shop.
It's still cool stuff

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Very cool pics Chris - thanks for posting them.

Been meaning to do this for a long time.
I'll post more someday soon...

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Neat! I enjoyed that.