Cheltenham Repair Guitar Workshop — Before

In the Workshop

Here are a few photos of the workshop and a few items and projects on the bench. Our workshop is changing all the time with new equipment and upgrades and interesting additions.

Workshop Rebuild

We are currently rebuilding all the interior of the workshop. This is a 1 year project replacing the old units with new smart bespoke units with many draws and compartments. All being built by us from scratch.

The main purpose is to create a better dust free workshop with more space and less clutter. We will be fitting new lighting and the walls will be cleared from a lot of the tools and replaced with a few guitars etc for display (art) purposes.

We will be doing the following:

Constructing a new Electrics Bench.
Constructing a new Grinder Unit.
Creating a Engineering Area.
Overhaul of the main Guitar Repair Bench.

Photos of the progress below:

Main Electrics Bench

AxeKool Guitars 2024 Workshop Rebuild — First Draw Build

Guitar Repair Bench Overhaul

Engineering Bench

Guitar Wiring Harnesses Cheltenham — Before Shot

Guitar Workshop Cheltenham — Bench in place with Lathe and bits and bobs

Vintage Tools & Upcycling
Although we have modern tools we are very keen on vintage tools and equipment that were made by hand in a time when precision mattered. They are far better quality then today’s cheap production monkey metal rubbish. Buying a vintage quality brand tool and cleaning, fixing and sharpening it will be far better quality than most off the shelf modern tools. Upcycling, also known as creative reuse, is the process of transforming, useless, or unwanted products into new materials or products perceived to be of better quality, this is of great environmental value.

Wood Library & Recycling
We do have a small wood library. A large percentage of these woods have come from broken vintage furniture and items from charity shops which are then recycled into useful timber to be used on projects. This is again great for the environmental and supports charities too. If you have a vintage guitar body made from 50 year old Mahogany, would it not be better to repair it with Mahogany from the same period than modern quick grown plantation Mahogany?

All companies where possible should take on the responsibility of environmental issues and Recycle and Upcycle.