1978 Guitar Works

1978 Guitar Works 1978 Guitar Works is a Luthier shop that is housed in the Cambria City section of Johnstown, PA. It specializes in guitar repair, setup and modifications.

T-shirts make a perfect gift!! $15 ppd. Message me to get yours now.
12/02/2025

T-shirts make a perfect gift!! $15 ppd. Message me to get yours now.

Don’t need guitar work done, but want to support your favorite local luthier??? We got shirts made!!! $15 delivered to your door by mail or by me personally. Get yours today!

Thanks to Billie Feather for her small hands on this awkward bridge re-glue.
08/17/2025

Thanks to Billie Feather for her small hands on this awkward bridge re-glue.

Complete Re-fret on this old Silvertone.
04/16/2025

Complete Re-fret on this old Silvertone.

I still have a few of these shirts left. Be the coolest kid on your street. They’d make a GREAT stocking stuffer. $15 pp...
12/17/2024

I still have a few of these shirts left. Be the coolest kid on your street. They’d make a GREAT stocking stuffer. $15 ppd, or delivered right to your door. Message me to get your hands on one!!!

Don’t need guitar work done, but want to support your favorite local luthier??? We got shirts made!!! $15 delivered to your door by mail or by me personally. Get yours today!

Over the last year or so, when I got a minute away from customer’s projects, I built this “Barncaster”. The body is sour...
11/17/2024

Over the last year or so, when I got a minute away from customer’s projects, I built this “Barncaster”. The body is sourced from a barn in Curwensville PA. I wired it with a 4-way switch giving it one extra taste of tone. I used in this build. Sound files to follow shortly.

Don’t need guitar work done, but want to support your favorite local luthier??? We got shirts made!!! $15 delivered to y...
06/27/2024

Don’t need guitar work done, but want to support your favorite local luthier??? We got shirts made!!! $15 delivered to your door by mail or by me personally. Get yours today!

Sometimes you need to re-fret those first few from hammering cowboy chords for years and years. I’m guilty.
04/17/2024

Sometimes you need to re-fret those first few from hammering cowboy chords for years and years. I’m guilty.

A lifted bridge that made the top form a belly. Pulled the bridge off, flattened the belly and re-glued the bridge. A su...
03/04/2024

A lifted bridge that made the top form a belly. Pulled the bridge off, flattened the belly and re-glued the bridge. A successful surgery.

New bone saddle for the Gibson
02/18/2024

New bone saddle for the Gibson

08/03/2022

Thanks to George Byich for bringing his guitar in for a K&K Pure Mini Pickup to be installed.

Address

413 3rd Avenue
Johnstown, PA
15906

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when 1978 Guitar Works posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to 1978 Guitar Works:

Share