Guitar Workshop, Guitar Repairs Cheltenham, Guitar tech, Luthier

In the Workshop

Here are a few photos of the workshop and a few items and projects on the bench. Our workshop is changing all the time with new equipment, replacements, upgrades and interesting additions.

2024 Workshop Rebuild

We are currently rebuilding all the interior of the workshop. This is a 1 year project replacing the old units with new smart bespoke units with many draws and compartments. All being built by us from scratch.

The main purpose it to create a more dust free workshop with more space and less clutter. We will be fitting new lighting and the walls will be cleared from a lot of the tools too and replaced with a few guitars etc for display (art) purposes.

We will be doing the following:

Constructing a new Main Electrics Bench.
Constructing a new Grinder Unit.
Constructing a new Pickup Building Unit.
Creating a Engineering Area.
Overhaul of the main Guitar Repair Bench.

Photos of the progress below:

Main Electrics Bench

: Phase 1 / Before

: First Draw Build

: First Draw – It fits

: The 4 Units – Runners fitted

: Draw bottoms in place for small draws

: First set of 6

: More Draws

: And More Draws

: And More Draws

: Nearly there

: Stage 1 Complete / back wall clearing.

: Draw bottoms in place for Medium Size Draws

: First 2 Medium Draws done

: 8 Draws to go and top and lights looking better

: Last medium row of draws done

Grinder Unit (Coming Soon)

Pickup Building Unit (Coming Soon)

Guitar Repair Bench Overhaul

: Before

: Cleared, with lighting in place and a few items to stay

Engineering Bench

: Before Shot

: Bench in place with Lathe and bits and bobs

: Lighting in place and draws full of engineering tools etc

: Basics are done!

Vintage Tools & Upcycling
Although we have modern tools we are very much into vintage tools and equipment that were made by hand in a time when things mattered. They are far better quality then today’s cheap production monkey metal rubbish. Buying a vintage quality brand tool and cleaning, fixing and sharpening it will be far better quality than most off the shelf modern tools. We also Upcycle all sorts of broken vintage items too, so they can be used as useful tools and equipment again. Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products perceived to be of better quality, this is of great environmental value.

Wood Library & Recycling
We do have a small wood library. A large percentage of these woods have come from broken vintage furniture and items from charity shops which are then recycled into useful timber to be used on projects. This is again great for the environmental and supports charities too. If you have a vintage guitar body made from 50 year old Mahogany, would it not be better to repair it with Mahogany from the same period than modern quick grown plantation Mahogany?

All companies should take on the responsibility of environmental issues and Recycle and Upcycle, especially those working with wood and tools.