Mark brought over his Fender acoustic with a unique issue: The bridge was half destroyed. That is, the front half of the wooden bridge piece was completely gone. The way I saw it, we had a couple of options: You can guess which option I chose, right? Muwhahahaha! Here’s the finished bridge: Genius? Maybe, maybe… Continue reading Fixing the Broken Bridge on Mark’s Fender Acoustic Guitar – Taking a guitar from unplayable to ROCKING!!!

Matt recently acquired a stunning Ibanez S670QM guitar. First I looked over the entire guitar, keeping an eye out for anything that looked strange or in need of care. The guitar is a beauty and in perfect condition. I was particularly struck by the brushed steel look of the tuners on the headstock, which give… Continue reading Matt’s Ibanez S670QM Fret Leveling & Guitar Setup

This morning, I listened to 3 The Night albums, pretty much straight through (I threw some Randy Newman in there as well). Then, somewhat out of the blue, I get an email from Jon saying, “New Album by The Night!”. The Night is one of those bands you kinda have to hear to understand, and… Continue reading The Night

My dad told me once that the happiest people on Earth are the ones who were born, raised, and died in Richmond, IL and never ventured further than Genoa City, WI. I think he was correct. Neither Dad nor I were so lucky… The following is an excerpt from A More Exciting Life: In childhood,… Continue reading The Cause of and Solution to Most of Ted & Gayle Haggards’ Problems (as well as my own)