The shop has been abuzz with the latest additions to the expanding Collings Traditional Series, so much so we wanted to have an evening to show them off. Come on down to the store Tuesday, June 5th at 7pm for a night of Collings Guitars – Mass Street style. Check out the all new models including 01, 02H, Parlors and of course the elusive Julian … Continue reading An Evening with Collings Guitars – Event and Livestream Info
Up in the Repair Shop our luthiers get unique requests from customers on a daily basis. Whether it’s something standard like swapping pickups, to a neck reset and a complete refret, the shop is more than willing to make musical dreams come true. Cut to a recent request to thin down a neck on one of our customer’s favorite guitars. Originally the guitar had been … Continue reading Repair Spotlight: Custom Neck Profile
When most of us think of Jim, the expert luthier who’s made a career of Vintage Guitar restoration comes to mind…but way back before the days of Mass Street Music (or even Michigan Street Music) Jim was building guitars! One such Bagophone, our friendly name for them, was in the shop this past week for a little work. This particular Bagophone, owned by Gary Adams, spends … Continue reading Mass Street Music Pre-History: The Bagophone
It’s been another busy month around the shop working to get new pedal lines, and plenty of killer reissues out into the world. Head on over to the Just In page for more of latest gear. Don’t forward to swing by and check out our latest Staff Picks as well! If you’ve been following along on twitter and facebook you know how crazy things have been in … Continue reading February 2016 MSM News
Sometimes bad repairs happen to good guitars, and this 1938 Martin 000-45 on Boss Jim‘s bench was a prime candidate for a repair rescue. This stunning 000-45 had an extra block of wood attached to its bridge plate on the underside of the guitar top. Carefully removing this mess took almost 8 hours, slowly planing off the excess wood until Jim could get some leverage and use a … Continue reading Repair Spotlight: 1938 Martin 000-45 Bridge Plate Repair
Our owner, Antiques Roadshow veteran and vintage guitar expert, Jim Baggett will be leading this special, free Vintage Guitars of the Past & Future clinic on Saturday, September 13 at 4pm. Jim will have several of his favorite vintage guitars on hand for you to play and check out, and we invite you to bring your guitars if you’d like to know more about them … Continue reading Vintage Guitars Clinic – Saturday, Sept. 13, 4PM
