LAKLAND FACTORY 1994-2010

Kirk Hunter working on a hollowbody neck

Kirk Hunter working on a hollowbody neck

Decal placement

Decal placement

Fixtures for hold body and necks in place for cutting. Early pre 1996

Fixtures for hold body and necks in place for cutting. Early pre 1996

Joey Schultz works on a neck

Joey Schultz works on a neck

Finished rack and loaded bodies

Finished rack and loaded bodies

Finished rack

Finished rack

Neck rack

Neck rack

Frets drying

Frets drying

Dan with John Hermanson

Dan with John Hermanson

Carl Pedigo file fret edges

Carl Pedigo file fret edges

Finished bass rack

Finished bass rack

Sanding a neck

Sanding a neck

Carl Pedigo on final assembly

Carl Pedigo on final assembly

Rehearsal / demo area

Rehearsal / demo area

Neck leveling

Neck leveling

Bodies raw and finished

Bodies raw and finished

Body final sanding

Body final sanding

Necks NC Solutions

Necks NC Solutions

Fingerboard blanks

Fingerboard blanks

Dan at his desk

Dan at his desk

Carl Pedigo shapes frets

Carl Pedigo shapes frets

Copy router shaping as neck. Early pre 1997 when done in house

Copy router shaping as neck. Early pre 1997 when done in house

Birdseye maple for fingerboards

Birdseye maple for fingerboards

Neck prepared for leveling

Neck prepared for leveling

Various wood blanks

Various wood blanks

Kirk Hunter

Kirk Hunter

Early pre 1996 preparing a neck for the fingerboard installation

Early pre 1996 preparing a neck for the fingerboard installation

Carl working on a 34 scale single pickup 5 string for Pino Palladino

Carl working on a 34 scale single pickup 5 string for Pino Palladino

Inspecting bodies made at NC Solutions

Inspecting bodies made at NC Solutions

Necks in glueing. Early pre 1997 when we did this in house

Necks in glueing. Early pre 1997 when we did this in house

Frets shaped and about to be installed

Frets shaped and about to be installed

Dan setting up a bass

Dan setting up a bass

Lakland hardware before Hipshot started making it for us. Early pre 1996

Lakland hardware before Hipshot started making it for us. Early pre 1996

Carl Pedigo drills control holes

Carl Pedigo drills control holes

Birdseye view of the USA room

Birdseye view of the USA room

Raw bodies from NC Solutions

Raw bodies from NC Solutions

Necks from NC Solutions

Necks from NC Solutions

Brad Hunter installs a pickup cover

Brad Hunter installs a pickup cover

Quartersawn maple for necks

Quartersawn maple for necks

Joey Schultz works on a fingerboard edge

Joey Schultz works on a fingerboard edge

Necks from NC Solutions

Necks from NC Solutions

Carl Pedigo files fret edges

Carl Pedigo files fret edges