Assabet Strings

Assabet Strings Early 20th cent. American parlor guitars, re-built Harmony, hand made acoustic and electric guitars. Best to call/text first in case we have stepped out.

Early 20th parlor guitars, custom electric guitars and basses, and Arabic Ouds.

04/25/2026

Grace bowers "I’m deeply uncomfortable with the amount of old men here. I’m no longer interested in playing blues or whatever the hell keeps attracting y’all”: Grace Bowers has quit YouTube over the number of “old ass creeps”

04/20/2026

Bob Britt, Doug Lancio, & Tony Garnier stopped by the shop Saturday aft. for few hours. We had a great time trying different instruments and shared a bunch of musician stories. At least I knew who they were. When Jesse Welles stopped by a few weeks ago, I didn't have a clue who he was. Now I do.

The Telecaster body form is a great basis for a variety of builds. One I especially like is using it to make a (very) sh...
04/14/2026

The Telecaster body form is a great basis for a variety of builds. One I especially like is using it to make a (very) short scale bass. With telecaster body dimensions it is possible to have a scale length of from 25in to 30in without getting into trouble with bridge placement. Here's a 30in scale bass with a 24 fret neck from some 60's/70's Japanese bass. The short scale basses do not lack anything at the low end even at a 24in scale length. Ibanez micro-bass strings work fine down to a 25in scale but making them thu-body helps keep the tension reasonable.

William Becker (Chicago) built parlor guitar ca 1900. Very finely crafted. Spruce top - everything else, mahogany.
04/04/2026

William Becker (Chicago) built parlor guitar ca 1900. Very finely crafted. Spruce top - everything else, mahogany.

Better pics of the Coral bass..
04/03/2026

Better pics of the Coral bass..

Parker Pfister was in the shop this week to shoot pics of all the guitars. Here are a few just to whet the appetite...pa...
04/03/2026

Parker Pfister was in the shop this week to shoot pics of all the guitars. Here are a few just to whet the appetite...
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Some internal wiring to complete but basically finis.
03/28/2026

Some internal wiring to complete but basically finis.

Just finished this up after years of having the parts lie around. Unknown body with 60s/70s Japanese neck. Wanted a rock...
03/17/2026

Just finished this up after years of having the parts lie around. Unknown body with 60s/70s Japanese neck. Wanted a rockabilly look got white elephant...

Coral Longhorn Bass. There are probably only a few of these left in a playable state. Building started in '67 and ended ...
02/27/2026

Coral Longhorn Bass. There are probably only a few of these left in a playable state. Building started in '67 and ended when the factory closed in'69. Yes this is a Frankenbass but the neck probably came from some king of longhorn (could have been the Coral factory or maybe the Hondo factory. There were a lot of these bodies floating around at one point but I suspect only a few were ever brought to playable condition. Currently have flats on it and it sounds as it should but will probably go to half-flats to get a bit more top end.

1953 Harmony H51 all rebuilt and readt to go...
02/15/2026

1953 Harmony H51 all rebuilt and readt to go...

The Harmony H1270 12 String is a monster. This one has been rebuilt (neck set, soundhole reinforcement, crack repaired o...
02/13/2026

The Harmony H1270 12 String is a monster. This one has been rebuilt (neck set, soundhole reinforcement, crack repaired on back, and french polish top. The harder you push it the louder it gets. With Martin low tension round cores on it, I can actually play the thing, Ca 1970.

1940/50's Sherwood Standard. Got it as a husk with no pickup. Would have been visually more accurate to use a lipstick s...
02/13/2026

1940/50's Sherwood Standard. Got it as a husk with no pickup. Would have been visually more accurate to use a lipstick style pickup but a P-90 style seemed to offer more possibilties. Funky but interesting...

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