J. Rieck Acoustic

J. Rieck Electric

This 1970’s Gibson Hummingbird got the works - new nut, fret job, neck reset, saddle and bridge. It’s a bunch of work but she’s ready to rock! #jrieck #luthier #guitar #guitarrepair #gibson #acousticguitar #acoustic
Shop c. 2018. I’ll be moving my shop into the garage in the home my lovely girlfriend and I are buying over the next couple of months. I’ll be losing a little space but since I am now repairing through Riff City exclusively, I think it will work just fine. I’m really looking forward to getting the move done and getting into our new home! #movingon
Rosette from my upcoming walnut and Carpathian tenor uke. #jrieck #ukulele
1984 Gibson Explorer in the booth for a paint job. Also, I use my door as a whiteboard. #smallshop
Had a great time with @pertnearsandstone last night at @wwsessions with my sweet gal @chikadei and Miles. Cartier better watch out, Miles is gunning for the clogging job!
The mando is all done! I love how it turned out. The finish is a hand rubbed 1704 varnish with seed lac so it has a beautiful, rich golden color. #jrieck #mandolin #varnish #luthier #handmade #hifromsd
It was my pleasure to get to go out and vote for my friend @haywardforhouse this morning!
First phases of finish on the mando with a hand rubbed sunburst applied. Top coats should be going on tomorrow. #jrieck #mandolin #handmade #luthier
What neck break? What you don’t see (hidden under the red shading) is a piece of mahogany I patched in where wood was missing. Turned out pretty well, You’d certainly have to look for it. The photo was taken before level sanding and buffing so it looked even better before I left ;) #jrieck #guitar #guitarrepair #lespaul
First crack at a cnc bridge. This was a long time coming. #jrieck #machinemade #guitarbridge
Before and after of a recent LP Custom neck break. #jrieck #lespaul #guitar #guitarrepair #luthier
Mando progress. #jrieck #handmade #mandolin
I’m chalk fitting the braces on the mandolin, this is the method used to get a perfect fit on curved or complex joints. #jrieck #mandolin #luthier #siouxfalls
Strong directional lighting is very useful for the final shaping of the arch. It really highlights any inconsistencies in the shape. #jrieck #handmade #mandolin
As promised, photos by @telecaster1968 of my recently completed Indian rosewood and Carpathian spruce 00. #jrieck #handmade #guitar #custom #bespoke #siouxfalls #sodakguitar #luthier #hifromsouthdakota #rosewood #acousticguitar
It’s been awhile but it’s nice to be carving again. #jrieck #luthier #handmade #mandolin
I sent this beauty off to it’s new home yesterday. It’s a wonderful thing to get to build a guitar for a friend. I’m really happy with how it turned out, pretty classy if I do say so myself. Pro photos coming soon.. #jrieck #guitar #luthier #handmade #custom #bespoke #guitarmaker #rosewood #hifromsouthdakota #siouxfalls #acousticguitar
This is a repair of a complex LP headstock break. There was lots of splintering on the end grain in the break and I wasn’t able to glue it back together in a way I was comfortable with so I decided it was better to graft on a new headstock. . I removed the fingerboard, created a clean glue surface for my scarf joint on the neck portion with chisels and files, grafted a mahogany piece on which included the serial number and “Made In USA” cnc cut to replicate the original. I used the original face plate as well. Notice in the second photo that I also put wings on the headstock just like Gibson always does. . The repair isn’t invisible but it’s structurally sound and looks better than anything I could think of to cover a badly splintered crossgrain break. #jrieck #luthier #guitar #guitartech #guitarrepair #gibson #lespaul
Pulled the neck out of an old Kay yesterday. You never know what your going to get when this joint fails so I was really happy to see this come apart so cleanly. There is very little damage to the neck block. #jrieck #luthier #doublebass
I retopped this Martin JC-40 a few years back. It’s pretty cool to see it again after a few years of hard playing. I had to do the oval soundhole by hand, also hand cut the rosette since it was before my cnc. #jrieck #luthier #guitarrepair

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