Photos
Some of the repairs done at the Boston Guitar Repair Center are shown here. This gallery is a work in progress and Brant rarely thinks to take pictures while he's working...
New Fingerboard


The old fingerboard is splitting and and warping and several frets are popping out.


The fingerboard is heated and removed using a combination of knives and chisels.


Depth of the fret slots is measured while cutting the new fingerboard.


New frets are pressed in after a custom inlay is done.


Fret ends are taped off and dressed after beveling.


A new nut is made.


Cleaning up after the new fingerboard is glued and clamped.


Ready to play!
Chipped Fingerboard


This chip has been poorly filled at some point in the past. The guitar is also being refreted and the fingerboard is being leveled. 

The old epoxy fill is removed using a dremel tool and router attachments. 

The uneven edges of the chip are squared off to make fitting a fill possible.


A piece of rosewood, approximately the same color, is cut and shaped to fit snug in the fingerboard. 

The fill is held in with a special clamp while the glue dries.


Here is the filled fingerboard after leveling and refretting.
Partial Refret


Some of the frets are very worn down, but most of them are in decent shape. To prolong the life of the good frets, these worn frets are replaced prior to leveling and recrowning.


The old frets are heated to loosen the glue.

Fret is GENTLY removed using special pliers.


The fret slot is cleaned using the back side of an exacto knife. Sometimes a few passes with a fretting saw are necessary, but not in this case.


New frets, after being cut and pre-bent to the radius of the fingerboard, are hammered in with a plastic headed hammer.


The extra fret wire is cut off.


Fret ends are filed and dressed using a thin sheet of metal to protect the finished fingerboard.