After many years of playing guitars and basses and handing over lots of money to the mysterious guitar technician behind the curtain I decided to learn exactly what they did back there. Through this ongoing process I decided to consolidate and post my efforts here at the Rattlecan Guitar Restorations blog (which, by the way, is NOT a business). If I want to learn about Floyd Rose whammy bars, I prowl the second-hand shops around my area until I find a guitar with one at a decent price that allows me to delve into the mysterious workings of the dual-locking tremolo system and if I totally gooch it up, I'm not out a tremendous amount of money. I do find some neat projects as I currently live on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan and come across some rather eclectic brands and styles.
Now there's a downside to living in Japan, too. Parts take time to get here or are expensive when sourced locally. Getting to a well-stocked music store can be an adventure in and of itself. I don't read Japanese so trying to find certain supplies can be a goat rope.
What I did was to make a page for each project (look to the right) and I will add images and developments to each one as they happen since I usually have 1-3 things going on at a time. Subscribe to the blog to get notified of when I post an update.
A word of warning: this is an educational process for me for the most part. I'm totally open to hearing opinions on how to do things. I have a passion for the minutiae of a process. I'll mess things up and make statements that sound crazy, mostly because I simply haven't experienced a situation before. For example, I don't know why there's a special tool for a Telecaster jack because I've never owned one. Yet. Be patient with me. And gentle. I cry easily.
James
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