Josephkayeguitars - The london workshop

Josephkayeguitars - The london workshop London Vintage Guitar Workshop

It’s always a pleasure to see familiar faces & catch up : After owning this ‘61’ SG for well over 15yrs, it’s Off to sta...
22/08/2026

It’s always a pleasure to see familiar faces & catch up : After owning this ‘61’ SG for well over 15yrs, it’s Off to start new adventures in the Netherlands : Here’s Tycho who drove on a round trip earlier today, to collect & take this Pelham Blue ‘61’ SG back home safely ..

22nd Aug 26

This Yamaha LA-8 acoustic ‘Chris’ bought new in the 80’s and came in with a slight belly up on the sound board & the bri...
19/08/2026

This Yamaha LA-8 acoustic ‘Chris’ bought new in the 80’s and came in with a slight belly up on the sound board & the bridge had lifted :

Re Hydrated the wood, then set the bridge using a block & screws ..

*Titebond 5063 Original Red label

Left to cure with block & screws for 7 days while we continued to rehydrate the sound box ..

Then the full works : Bone nut & saddle, fret dress & set up & copper bridge pins

19th Aug 26

Final shellac layer to the back of the neck, left to cure til the end of next week :Guard looking good .. 9th Aug 26
09/08/2026

Final shellac layer to the back of the neck, left to cure til the end of next week :

Guard looking good ..

9th Aug 26

On going works : lacquer touch up, shellac the back of the neck : replacing the guard with another original we had in st...
08/08/2026

On going works : lacquer touch up, shellac the back of the neck : replacing the guard with another original we had in stock & more cleaning & polishing ..

8th Aug 26

News just in : after air drying the body for 24hrs & block sanding the front & back., there were a few things that didn’...
04/08/2026

News just in : after air drying the body for 24hrs & block sanding the front & back., there were a few things that didn’t add up ..

The control cavity rout is the wrong shape & the dowel holes on the back are missing ..

Plus a few other details ..

I slept on it & then ran it by someone else earlier today & they flagged up the same details ..

I called the customer & let him know

Who then contacted the seller in the States

They hadn’t noticed the routing & it came in as a Refin anyway ..

It’s a nice piece of wood ..

But not a mid 60’s body ,,

More to follow

4th Aug 26

Block sanding the front & back and cleaning out a shake ready for a wood repair .. 4th Aug 26
03/08/2026

Block sanding the front & back and cleaning out a shake ready for a wood repair ..

4th Aug 26

Mid 60’s Telecaster Esquire body in for a Refin : Underneath the nitro top coats were two layers of base coat poly, whic...
01/08/2026

Mid 60’s Telecaster Esquire body in for a Refin : Underneath the nitro top coats were two layers of base coat poly, which is a way of getting a Refin out quickly ..

Normally I wouldn’t try to remove poly unless it’s an old piece of vintage fender wood .. But it’s got to be done if we’re going to restore this body in the correct way ..

It’s taken two days of soaking those layers off, but that’s over & it can be left to air dry for a few weeks now ..

1st Aug 26

01/08/2026

Charlie passed by earlier to gift a speaker that will need a recone at some point & to say hello.. We started looking at things in and the Victorian pine Strat was one of them.. So here’s a sound clip of the latest build ..

1st Aug 26

Under tension for a week : Then Final fret dress & set up & it’ll be ready to head home ..Early 1961 Fender P Bass 30th ...
30/07/2026

Under tension for a week : Then Final fret dress & set up & it’ll be ready to head home ..

Early 1961 Fender P Bass

30th July 26

Sending this block off to get it machined due to a broken drill bit in one of the spring holes.. Skilled metal work & re...
29/07/2026

Sending this block off to get it machined due to a broken drill bit in one of the spring holes..

Skilled metal work & restoration ,,

Would have been cheaper to buy a new one,

But restoring something wins hands down every time ..

29th July 26

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The Briggs Building 2/4 Southgate Road
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N13JJ

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Wednesday 1pm - 8pm
Thursday 1pm - 8pm
Friday 1pm - 8pm
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