Bear's String Instrument Repair

02/05/2019

One of the most common repairs this time of year is a pulled pin bridge. 90% of the time, as I've observed, this is due to a sudden change in humidity and temp. Either the top will shrink, the neck will bow back dramatically and pull the bridge, or even the bridge itself will cup and pop off. As in the case of this Guild F65, it will also come off if poorly repaired in the first place. The previous repair person shoved Gorilla Glue under the rear of the bridge, didnt clamp it down and left a hard glob along the back of the bridge, for it to rest comfortably on. Guild also routed out a nice pocket for the bridge to rest in, making it one of the trickiest to pull yet. Here it is just before glue up. 'allday

09/14/2018

05/02/2017

05/02/2017

A few photos of some recent repairs. Most instruments don't want to be photographed while at the hospital.

05/26/2013

if I had a dollar for everytime someone asked me to paint the dark side of the moon logo on their guitar...

04/30/2013

I could not resist recording a little video with this beautiful 60's (union made, Kalamazoo, Michigan) Epiphone all mahogany OM. It had a real useless bolted plastic bridge that wreaked all kinds of havoc on the top, including obliterating the spruce bridge plate into pieces. bridge is replaced with ebony, bridge plate replaced with koa. what was once unplayable, is now going to be played to death.

02/12/2013

2 broken headstocks, 2 cracked tops, 1 cracked side, complete strip and refinish of a (canadian) handmade Lado bass, removal and replacement of neck and top on a 1920's Bay States parlor with Brazilian Rosewood back and sides, and complete reconstruction of ceramic dog bowl. if only I could fix libido's.

09/11/2012

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Pump it up 1978

06/06/2012

The man with all that soul, my man Otis! This is a fantastic recording with a very tight touring band, except for the trumpets getting their tongues stuck in...

05/31/2012

bear-lookin' danko that'll make all the ladies cry to see, and all the gents cry to hear... or at least chuckle. either way, there's something about this song that never gets old.

Cancion en The Band (the brown album) de 1969, version acustica de solo Danko, parece ser de comienzos de los 90´s, tal vez. When You Awake Ollie told me I'm...

05/30/2012

rip ol' doc. guitar pickers everywhere are mourning.

Doc Watson Performing Deep River Blues YOU GOT TO WATCH IT!!!!!

05/27/2012

wants more guitars with flames painted on them to come into his shop