Steve's Strat Work 2011 Intro part 1 of 6

Steve (SpeedJr) Normand's Fender American Stratocaster

Steve's Strat Work 2011 part 2 of 6

Steve's Strat 2011 part 3 of 6

Steve's Strat Work 2011 part 4 of 6

Steve (SpeedJr) Normand's Fender American Stratocaster

Copper Foil Shielding

Steve's Strat part 5 of 6

Refret complete

Steve's Strat part 6 of 6

Ready for delivery

Southbay Bob's Takamini Repair 2009

2002 Limited Edition Takamine with Bob Crelin-designed whale inlay. Guitar was damaged by falling monitor speaker.

Tenor Ukelele, January, 2009

Fender Replica Vintage Telecaster shielding, refret and neck refinish, December 2008

The copper foil shielding significantly reduced pickup noise. The neck was refinished due to the cracking and peeling of the original thick vintage-style neck finish.

Dreadnaught 12-fret Myrtle, November 2008

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Garage shop

My shop includes two areas, a garage and a room in my house. The garage is where I do most of the "dirty work" with power tools including a table saw, band saw, surface planer, drill press, jointer/planer, and drum sander. The inside shop is where most of the assembly, fine woodworking, finishing, and setup takes place.

I also have an office studio for writing, playing, and recording.