Repair Expert: Josh Baldridge

Josh Baldridge graduated from Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in 2001. From there he worked at Lakland Basses in Chicago for a couple of years, which has given him more than a little knowledge about all the details that go into making and repairing high-end instruments. Josh came to Mass Street Music in 2003 and now you can find him repairing all kinds of instruments in our shop. Click on Josh's picture to see some of his repair work.

Les Paul Neck Reset (images 2-5): Here's a few pictures of a Les Paul neck that Josh has been re-gluing. The neck pocket was completely shattered, and it took four separate clamping procedures to get the thing back together. Josh likes to get pretty artistic with his clamping jobs, as you can see. His clamping jobs look like some sort of modern sculpture.