Guitars - Brooklyn Fretworks

Brand new G&L Doheny in for the Legendary Southeast Setup

ChipTait — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:01:38 +0000

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, and for us to hand carve a new bone nut to replace the plastic one installed at the factory. You should always have your instrument set up for the particular tuning and string gauge you prefer. Like to play in lots of tunings, with lots of different gauge strings? Well, you just may need a couple more guitars. Darn your luck! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Joseph “Chip” Tait (@brooklynfretworks)

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Updated 1960s Harmony Parlour guitar

ChipTait — Thu, 10 Aug 2023 12:36:24 +0000

Here’s what we came up with for the 1960s-era Harmony G-100 parlour guitar I picked up a few months back. We fitted it with a new trapeze tailpiece, and with new MIJ tuners. A new floating rosewood bridge with rubber saddle was added. We also installed a passive Fishman pickup. And painted it black, with a new black pickguard. What do you think?

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Tobacco Brunette, SN: 2021:006

ChipTait — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 15:36:27 +0000

I built this guitar in 2020/21 while living in Austin. It’s the “sister” guitar to one I built that was sold at auction to benefit Austin’s Paramount Theatre for the Performing Arts. I kept this one around for a while, and had a few trusted players put it through the paces. Based upon their feedback, I made a few adjustments to the neck, which resulted in a more comfortable player experience (which is what we all strive for, correct?) It is now being offered for sale by the good folks at Ryan Fowler’s Guitar Experience in Baltimore. Specs: 25.5″ scale length 21 frets Maple & Walnut body Maple & Walnut neck with Bocote fingerboard StewMac Parson’s Street P90 pickups, bridge & neck Schaller bridge and tuners Two-way truss rod carbon fiber reinforced neck Finished with Crystalac water-based finishes Weighs in a 7.20 pounds

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Harmony G-100

Brooklyn Fretworks — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 20:26:44 +0000

Here for your viewing enjoyment is a Harmony G-100 parlour guitar that I got from a woman in Belair-Edison. She told me that it’s from the 1960s. I’m also from the 1960s, so I thought I’d breathe some new life into this one. Watch this space for updates!

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