1938 Cromwell G4 By Gibson Restoration

Here are some pictures of one of our restoration projects. It is a 1938 Cromwell G4 archtop guitar, made by Gibson at their Kalamazoo factory. It came to us with a smashed side, missing fingerboard and no bridge. The aim for the restoration was not to make it look brand new but to repair the damage and return the guitar to a playable state while still letting the guitar show it’s age and interesting history.

So a new fingerboard and wooden bridge were made to match how the originals would have been. Then the side was carefully put back together like a jigsaw. Though unfortunately it was a jigsaw with some missing pieces.

The repair needed a sensitive approach to retain originality, so areas that were missing wood were filled with matching pieces of antique mahogany. These were carefully crafted and inlaid into the voids. This created a repair that was not only strong and looked great, but also retained the maximum amount of original material. Once complete the guitar sounded excellent and we took great satisfaction in hearing it sing again after what must have been a long time out of action.

If you have a project like this then don’t hesitate to get in touch!

Please see our Facebook page for a step by step journal of this restoration.

Refinish Ibanez RG8

Neon green refinish of an Ibanez RG8 string. This one was for a customer who wanted a Justin Lowe (After the Burial guitarist) tribute guitar. It features Seymour Duncan Blackout pickups and an LED Tesi kill switch.

Epiphone Customisation 

Custom aluminium pickguard, control cavity and switch lid designed and cut for an Epiphone Gothic Les Paul.