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Tappan Guitar Works Professional luthier services.
24+ years of service specializing in custom construction, repairs, modifications, sales, & consignments.

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2026, Week 23: As the school year is closing out I am reminded, yet again, of how happy I am to have the family that I h...
19/06/2026

2026, Week 23: As the school year is closing out I am reminded, yet again, of how happy I am to have the family that I have. These kids, these young adults are growing into such amazing people & I am extremely happy to see the outside world recognize them for who they already are.

Anyway, here are the completed relairs & sales from last week. The cedar-topped, oval-hole Victor Baker #186 has been, in my opinion, one of the nicest & most unique archtops we've had in the shop. I've only ever shown it a small number of customers over the years & I'm glad it finally found a home.

2026, Week 22: Another marathon week on the bench with 22 completed repairs & sales. I got a visit from one of, if not t...
08/06/2026

2026, Week 22: Another marathon week on the bench with 22 completed repairs & sales.

I got a visit from one of, if not the one, my all-time favorite guitars. A gorgeous 1954 D'Angelico Excel which had just come in for a bridge replacement.

Another amazing instrument I got to handle last week was a stunning 14.5" Bill Comins Chester Avenue archtop which I setup & shipped to a customer in Connecticut. The small-bodied archtop was extremely lightweight but still packed a powerful, attacking voice that was surprisingly balanced for it being as small as it was.

As always, thanks to everyone who continues to support the businesses & keep me busy.
Enjoy the beautiful weather.

2026, Week 19: The highlight of last week, for me, was getting a chance to get my hands deep inside a beautiful 1961 Gre...
18/05/2026

2026, Week 19: The highlight of last week, for me, was getting a chance to get my hands deep inside a beautiful 1961 Gretsch 6192. When it came in it was dusty & looked like it hadn't been touched since the Carter administration.
Structurally it was in excellent condition but the wiring harness, despite looking untouched, was super crusty & I wasn't getting signal. I pulled out all the switchrs & controls & set about cleaning them all.
Once I got everything back in I gave the guitar a full detailing & setup & it's running like it's brand new again.
It's now hanging in the showroom & available for some lucky player to come & be part it's next chapter in life.

2026, Week 18: The highlight of my week (outside of spending the weekend at Hershey Park w/ ) was getting my hands on a...
13/05/2026

2026, Week 18: The highlight of my week (outside of spending the weekend at Hershey Park w/ ) was getting my hands on another gorgeous vintage Gibson L7P.
This particular one, a 1949 model, came in without a pickup or pickguard & we had the great Kent Armstrong build a custom floating pickup to fit beautifully under the shallow tongue.
Another gorgeous example of, what I think, is Gibson's best all-around model ever. It's available for sale here at but, while I don't expect it to, I definitely won't be sad if it sticks around for a while.

2026, Week 14: A handful of instruments across the benches this past week. Most impressive to me was the 1960 Gretsch 61...
22/04/2026

2026, Week 14: A handful of instruments across the benches this past week. Most impressive to me was the 1960 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins that came in for evaluation.
I'm going to replace the frets & have it available for sale soon.
Stay tuned if interested.

2026, Week 13: What can I say about last week. Definitely not my favorite week ever but we dust ouselves off & move on.T...
07/04/2026

2026, Week 13: What can I say about last week. Definitely not my favorite week ever but we dust ouselves off & move on.
That being said, there were some highlights to last week. I finished up a project repairing & modifying a gorgeous 1988 Guild Artist Award for which I was paid in barter & was able to finally land my all-time favorite amplifier. While it's not an original 1959 Fender Bassman, the new Fender '59 Bassman LTD is a faithful reproduction of the original tone monster.
A couple of years ago I was fortunate enough to do some "emergency" electronics work for Mr. Orlando Wright, bassist for Buddy Guy, which earned me a couple of free tickets to the show.
While the concert was epic, the thing that held my attention all night were the pair of Bassman LTDs that Buddy Guy was playing through. No effects, just volume & power filling up the Basie.
Finally, after years of lusting after one & "making due" with an army of other amplifiers through the years, I have one of my own to play way too loud in a room way to small for it.
Please see the opening of "Back to the Future" for reference.

Week 5 of 2026:A relatively light week for completed repairs & sales. I spent most of the week focusing on taking pictur...
10/02/2026

Week 5 of 2026:
A relatively light week for completed repairs & sales. I spent most of the week focusing on taking pictures of the hundreds of guitars that I have in stock at which are not listed on the website.
This week should be more of the same.
Stay tuned for some beautiful photos of some amazing instruments.

2026: Week 4One step closer to Spring.
03/02/2026

2026: Week 4
One step closer to Spring.

First week of 2026 is done.
14/01/2026

First week of 2026 is done.

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