We treasure our instruments, as well as our ability to own, play, and enjoy them!
Here is a sample of the types of issues that come through, and the work that takes place in my shop:
“I inherited this banjo, and all of the frets are loose, there is a rip in the top, plus: It’s really dirty.”
“I bought this Martin brand new 27 years ago, and now it’s just not feeling the same these days when I play it.”
“I just bought this guitar online, and the wiring seems likes something is off. It doesn’t sound right to me.”
“My guitar has started buzzing right here, at the twelfth fret.”
“I bought this guitar off of Craigslist, and I think it’s a really nice one, but the guy I bought it from says they kept it in their garage for
the past fifteen years.”
“I think my guitar needs a neck reset—what do you think?”
“My mom and dad bought me this Gibson in 1964, when I was a teenager. It was my first good guitar, and I’d like for it to be brought
back to where I can play it again.”
“My hands are catching on the edge of my frets now for some reason.”
“I’m getting on up into my seventies now, and it’s hard to play my old guitar as easily as I used to; can you lower the action or put
some different kind of strings on it?”
“I got this old mandolin from my uncle, and it’s hard to play.”
“There’s a crack that’s started right here on my guitar—can anything be done about this?”
“I bought this guitar at the pawn shop years ago, and while it sounds great, it’s hard to play—can you make it easier to play?”
“So you build guitars, too? Could I play one? Could I buy one?”
“Could I build a guitar with you? Could we build a kit together?”
Note: Redwood
OM pictured at the bottom of my pictures has now sold. Thank you!