FROM THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICANA K Line Guitars was founded by Chris Kroenlein, in St. Louis, Missouri. Each one of his guitars are meticulously hand-crafted by himself, with a wide variety of options available. All of the guitars are finished with nitro-cellulose lacquer, Lollar or Klein pickups and high quality hardware. He has drawn on […]
Today I want to talk about an extraordinary electric guitar; the Ernie Ball/Music Man Steve Lukather Luke 3. It is one of the most even, engaging sounding strat-type guitars on the market, encompassing a range of modern and vintage aesthetics. The body is alder, a classic tone wood for strat guitars. The neck is made […]
In the Guitar Service Department at N Stuff Music, we don’t just work on guitars! CG: had a lot of fun with this one. This tenor banjo, an old timer from the turn of the last century, came in for a complete restoration. Some of the peghead veneer had fallen off and the mother-of-pearl […]
When it comes to playability, the luthiers at N Stuff Music don’t mess around when it comes to precision. This handy little device measures the height of the string in the nut slot over the first fret, and it is accurate up to a thousandths of an inch. Even the smallest of adjustments can […]
The luthiers at N Stuff Music have the expertise and skill to bring any broken guitar back from the brink of destruction! No job is too big or two small for these professionals. After taking a nasty fall, this Martin dreadnought has a cracked side. If a crack appears on your guitar, do not […]
The luthiers at N Stuff Music have the expertise to get every guitar playing and sounding its absolute best. Chad explains this repair: CG: Archtop guitars sound their best when the bottom of the bridge is fit close and tight to the curvature of the top. In this picture I’m using a jig to align […]
Our team of luthiers here at N Stuff Music are experts at taking care of any instrument problem that may come across their bench. In this article Chad Gerbe, one of our highly skilled guitar techs, talks about how we went about repairing a cracked acoustic guitar bridge that came in recently: CG: We see […]