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Late 60's Burns Violin Bass

I've written about both Burns Tokyo and vintage Japanese violin basses many times before in my blog. The Hofner Violin bass was hugely popular in Japan thanks mainly to the...

Making an air coil for an old Hoyer/Framus

Anyone who frequents my blogs knows I make and rewind pickups but this one was kinda special, in that I haven't made an air coil before although I have wanted...

Greco VB 360

This was one of those "I spent way too long fixing this but I'm glad I did" things that I seem to do a lot more than I should. Whenever...

TMI Mosrong 500

Since I'm making guitars again I thought I'd revisit one of my early designs from back when I was making Wosrites. The Mosrong was started as an idea to help...

TMI BuzzingByrd

Because this place drives me bonkers sometimes I tend to drift off and think about things that aren't so stressful at times. I was looking at pics of the Scientists...

New trussrod for a late sixties Firstman Baroque

It's well known around these parts how much I love Firstman. Over the years I have collected A LOT of Firstman stuff from guitars and basses to catalogues and keyboards....