Round TWO of the Petillo Aluminum Double “L” Neck made in 1988 for Jersey Shore music veteran Chris Spiwak. This is after the time when my Dad (Dr. Phil Petillo) designed the Kramer Aluminum Tuning Fork neck and consulted for Travis Bean with the layout/construction of their models as well. This Bass neck my Dad […]
Take a look at this Violin fingerboard leveling and micropolishing. This is truly an art form to be consistent by hand sanding the string marks out of the fingerboard without changing the angle or sanding dips into the ebony fingerboard which would throw off the intonation. I love when ebony is polished to look like […]
Congratulations to the band FLETCHER for delivering a solid performance on the Jimmy Fallon show!! Being in the music business since I was a child and witnessing last minute repairs or preventing something bad from happening is always a challenge with my normal work load/studio projects. A big congratulations to Chris McKeon seen at the […]
Take a look at bassist Adam Troshane fretless Warwick bass fingerboard restoration! I micropolished the ebony fingerboard removing the deep string coil marks. Adam plays bass for the band FRAGILE HOMES out of Hazlet, New Jersey. Leveling the ebony fingerboard is an art. The same technique of fingerboard sanding is done to the bowed instrument […]
Check out Earl Hooker’s vintage UNIVOX guitar fret micropolishing restoration for my friend Oliver Kostrinsky! Earl Hooker was an awe-inspiring slide guitarist and one of the architects of Chicago Blues. He is considered one of the most important Blues guitarist in history.The process of micropolishing involes leveling off a business card worth of thickness off […]
Thanks to The Met Museum for the recommendation to restore this vintage 1939 D’ANGELICO Excel. The original frets were corroded green and dented. I worked hard to remove the corrosion to save the original frets and did our micropolishing process of the frets/fingerboard. The procedure of micropolishing involves the frets being polished from 400 grit […]
Check out this finish restoration on Michael Post’s gold top Les Paul. The finish had pick scratches in it and they were deep to the touch. I hand buffed the lacquer to remove the marks. Nitrocellulose lacquer is very delicate and the majority of it has been the dominant finish used by U.S. musical instrument […]
Check out my friend Ray Chera’s Taylor guitar micropolishing of the frets, fingerboard cleaning and neck heel fracture gap restoration! The process of micropolishing involes leveling off a business card worth of thickness off the tops of the frets to get the deep string coil dents out and the corrosion, then I reshaped the frets […]
Such a GROSS fingerboard cleaning and fret micropolishing restoration on this Fender Jazz Bass model. The process of micropolishing involes leveling off a business card worth of thickness off the tops of the frets to get the deep string coil dents out and the corrosion, then I reshaped the frets to their original state and […]
Jerry Topinka’s T. W. Doyle (Tommy Thomas Doyle) archtop guitar original fret restoration. A lot of repair guys/techs would recommend a refret due to the deep string dents in the frets. A technique my Father (Dr. Phil Petillo) invented is to reshape the edges with his patented file and bring a flat fret back to […]
I had to get this black Gibson Chet Atkins guitar done for the Billy Joel show last Thursday at Madison Square Garden in New York. This guitar is used on Billy’s song The Entertainer. I did two weeks work in two days. I was at the mercy of the glue drying on the bridge and […]
Check out this vintage Martin guitar restoration for singer/songwriter Joe Iantosca. The bridge came up on the Low E side and also caused the bridge to distort. I then secured it back flush with my family glue recipe invented by my Dad (Dr. Phil Petillo). The next step was the lacquer fill on the both […]
Check out Andrew Saul’s Fender Stratocaster fret micropolishing and set up! The process of micropolishing involes leveling off a business card worth of thickness off the tops of the frets to get the deep string coil dents out and the corrosion, then I reshaped the frets to their original state and micropolished them. My father […]
Boxing has many meanings to Billy Joel. Growing up he learned to box to help him defeat bullies and it has symbolism for fighting in the music industry to become one of the world’s greatest. The pickguard is made of black phenolic. Phenolic can take seasonal changes without cracking. My Father (Dr. Phil Petillo) used […]
Steve Forbert’s 1949 SJ Gibson restoration. Steve has been a longtime dear friend of my Father (Dr. Phil Petillo). This guitar has been through hell in a good way. So many shows and also travelled the world. The frets needed some attention. A lot of repair guys/techs would recommend a refret in its present state […]
