Leaderboard

Restore one of these, really ???

I'd have to say yes. I never was very good, so that's not much of a claim. Never in a band. I've been working on actually using my pinky for lead stuff. I joined a local monthly jam to force me to learn new songs and get out of the living room. I'm giving my brother lessons, and he's an engineer and interested in the theory that I never learned. So now he's reading theory and I have to at least try to keep one step ahead to answer his pesky questions. (Versus my prior "I don't know why... just shut up and play it like this!" teaching method.) Slowly learning some Frank Sinatra-esque jazz stuff. Takes a while to get those jazz chords into muscle memory, after decades of nothing but Beatles, Stones, Led Zep, etc. Makes playing challenging and it's fun to expand the living room set list.

Fret jobs to die for: Step 1: radius the board making sure the neck is straight and properly supported to prevent it from flexing Step 2: sand the board without screwing up the radius Step 3: install frets using hand press to ensure proper sitting ( every board has different density ) Step:4 check your frets Step 5: a quick level and a polish There are many steps prior to these, and if you have to reach for the crowning tools ....... well, they are for repairs.