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'68 Fender® Strat
Refinished Tobacco Sunburst
George Harrison's 1968 Solid Rosewood Fender® Telecaster
While working at Fender ®, Rob found & purchased
the sister of the two Rosewood Tele's made in 1968.
He repaired the crack in the finish & sold it to a collector.
Early 1900s SS Stewart 5 String
Restore & Make Playable
1929 National
Restore & Make Playable
Believed to be a Late 1920s Gibson L-3
Restored & Made Playable
The Before & After ......1941 Martin 0028
Restored & Made Playable
(Owner found it in a barn with an arrow shot & stuck in it.)
Martin DM Acoustic Guitar
Installed K&K Pure Western Mini Pickups inside under bridgeplate
Late 1960s Fender® Jazz Bass
Fully Restored ~ Refretted & Refinished
Gibson ES-335
Removed Trapeze Tailpiece &
Installing Stop Tailpiece
New Gibson Songwriter
(Designed by Ren Ferguson)
Performed Pro-Setup
60s Reissue Gibson Reliced SG
Perfomed Pro-Setup
Free-up Reliced rusted bridge & saddles
1965 Gibson B25-N
Replaced Bridge & Pickguard
Installed K&K Pure Western Mini Pickups
Early 60s Gibson J200
Replaced Original Waffle Back Tuners
Installed New Compensated Bone Saddle
Performed Pro-Setup & Set Intonation on New Saddle
The Before & After......
Late 1800s Antique Pump Organ
Fully Restored, Refinished & Made Playable
1973 Ferguson D1000
Pre-war Rosewood Dreadnought w/Cedar top
Rob helped build as an apprentice.
Ren Ferguson was Production Mgr.
At Gibson's Montana Plant.
John McLaughlin & his famous “Double Rainbow”
~ Rob Helped Build ~
By Rex Bogue, with Ren Ferguson & Larry Brown
John McLaughlin...
"I can't believe Ibanez made a copy of the Bogue guitar. If you only knew how many people have asked me about that guitar...
Misc. Photos
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Rob- Bench side at “Music Man” Guitars
Repair Dept. (late 70s pre-Ernie Ball)
Mr. Doc Kaufman
1944 Partners with Mr. Leo Fender (K&F Amps)
I took this photo while visiting him at his home in 1978
The Dopyera Bros. of National & Dobro Guitars
Ed, John, & Rudy during the 1970s
These are the guys that are responsible for the beginning of my professional career. (They gave me my first job as a guitar maker.)
John Quarterman of "Quarterman Res-O-Cones”
& Don Young of “National Resophonic Guitars”
I took this pic while jamming at John’s one night in the late 70s. (I had to put down my guitar.)
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