Lahey Instruments and Repair

Lahey Instruments and Repair Handcrafted Instruments and Repair Registered Business, trained in Ireland with Paul Doyle of Doyle

Lahey Instruments and Repair is a locally owned and operated source for custom, handcrafted acoustic and electric guitars. Also providing servicing for all your stringed instrument needs:

Repairing Cracks and Damage
Fret Dressing, Partial or Complete Re-Fretting
Ordering and Installing New Hardware
Custom Handcrafted accessories, Pick-Guards, Pickup Rings
Truss Rod Adjustments
Broken Neck and He

adstock Repair
Neck Resets
Bridge Re-Glue or Replacement
Repair or Replacement of Bracing
Nuts & Saddles
Pick-up Installation and Routing
Custom routing for Battery Boxes etc. Re-wiring and Custom Wiring

Visit Lahey Instruments and Repair’s page for photos of handcrafted guitars and repair work.

Taylor Crack repair.
01/24/2019

Taylor Crack repair.

Out with the new, In with the Old. Un-replacing this fretboard on an old matrin copy. Instead of filling the minor divot...
04/10/2018

Out with the new, In with the Old. Un-replacing this fretboard on an old matrin copy. Instead of filling the minor divots on the original fretboard, a bulkier but flat replacement was installed. luckily the original fretboard was saved and I was able to fill the divots and get it back in action.

Replacing a warped and wrinkled pickguard on this 63 country western the customer had made multiple attempts to keep i...
03/09/2018

Replacing a warped and wrinkled pickguard on this 63 country western the customer had made multiple attempts to keep it down but decided he wanted a new one.

Replace the First Three Frets on this Tama
03/08/2018

Replace the First Three Frets on this Tama

Another Bridge repair. Old bridge removed new one glued on, hole drilled for pickup and reaming bridge pin holes to fit ...
02/17/2018

Another Bridge repair. Old bridge removed new one glued on, hole drilled for pickup and reaming bridge pin holes to fit

Before and Afters A new custom Fit bridge for 1960’s d-28
01/23/2018

Before and Afters A new custom Fit bridge for 1960’s d-28

Three bridge repairs about to be started
12/14/2017

Three bridge repairs about to be started

And here's the new side in place. I was well over my time limit on this and forgot to take a picture after trying to mat...
12/29/2015

And here's the new side in place. I was well over my time limit on this and forgot to take a picture after trying to match the color.

Long time since my last post, but after a lengthy renovation I finally got to work on the guitar I had posted a while ba...
12/29/2015

Long time since my last post, but after a lengthy renovation I finally got to work on the guitar I had posted a while back, here's a progress picture with the side removed.

Next up on the repair bench.
08/29/2015

Next up on the repair bench.

On the step practicing with my new branding iron from
08/10/2015

On the step practicing with my new branding iron from

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Glace Bay
Glace Bay, NS

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