Portland Fret Works

Shop built custom electric guitar (neck by ).

‘64 Strat busted clean in half. It’s even got a wasp nest in the pickup cavity!

This ones comes with a story: the original owner smashed it to “prove he loves his family more than music.”

Dispatches from the counter culture.

Recently completed Reclaimed Redwood Tele with toasted maple neck. Built for Tonemaker Guitars.

Who doesn’t love a good sawdust shower?

Sometimes it all unravels.

One last neck reset before we call it a year!

How to capture a repairman’s heart: Wiring diagram printed on the shielding foil of the electronics cavity cover.

Dear Statistician, please calculate the odds:
This Martin CEO7 took a fall and somehow seems to have absorbed the blow entirely on one fret, no other signs of damage.

Four vintage Martins ready for new pickgaurds.

Ouch! Early 1900s Gibson Mandolin