"I work on guitars, banjos, mandolins, and other fretted string instruments. My luthiers and I accomplish the finest repair work possible. We pride ourselves on the exceptional care given to every instrument on the bench." ~Ryan Elewaut
Luthier's Statement
Dear Repair Customer,
Your guitar can reach a new level of playability and tone. Mass produced instruments need individual attention to perform their best. Even handmade instruments need work sometimes. An experienced and knowledgeable luthier can do things that make your instrument sound better and give you improved performance. Guitars and other string instruments are primarily made of wood, and some glue. The organic material will expand and contract with seasonal humidity and temperature changes. Musical instruments are-- by nature-- delicate and sensitive to these seasonal weather changes. Most guitars will benefit significantly from regular adjustments.
If you're tired of fighting your instrument and you want perfect playing action, give us a call.
My personal love and focus is on finely crafted steel-string and nylon-string acoustic guitars. I also have an affinity for electric modifications, and I'm highly experienced with electric guitars & basses. Fret work is a specialty and we do a lot of it here-- standard fret-leveling and minor dressing, and full re-fretting and fingerboard restoration.
Some issues can arise that are beyond our control, especially with instruments that haven't been well-cared for. I encourage clients to by picky, but practical. I will go to great extremes to assure that you are completely satisfied with our service.
~ Ryan R. Elewaut, founder & owner
Check out this #old label. These frets are basically flat with the fingerboard. They’re tearing out pretty bad, but we’re #gettingthere ... it will clean up just fine.
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Refrets and neck sets. Things like these always seem to come in #waves.
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For some reason the last post didn’t display both pics. Here’s that bridge plate.
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Here’s something I didn’t mention. That @collingsguitars D1 in the last post has a K&K bridge plate #transducer #pickup. This made the bridge reglue a little more involved than normal. I had to make a #custom clamping caul for inside to avoid the pickup heads and to get proper clamping #pressure. #loothin
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Neck resets are fun?
Honestly I just can’t tell.
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Hey @guitarspecialistinc , the guy with the glue cannon worked on this one too. He even managed to do some target practice with a bridge pin and blasted it to the tail block. Impressive skills. ...
Customer was adamant about staining the fingerboard black during the #refret. Evo Gold super jumbo frets on an original custom shop ESP @espguitars ... this guitar shipped all the way from Hong Kong. On its way back now. ...
This is the most over braced thing I ever did see. Check out the inside of this thing! #funnyfridays
Wow! 😂
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I have a story for you. And I debated sharing this because it was a weird thing to do.
This is a #charango . A pretty nice one too, made not from an #armadillo like #traditional charangos, but carved from a complete piece of South American hard wood, topped with spruce. It sounded great.
Anyway, the customer really wanted a strap button... badly, so... I had to find a way to get a properly curved block to fit back up in the right spot inside the body and glue it into place before screwing in the strap button.
I didn’t want to crack the thin bowl-carved wood. This was the only option for the little #beauty. I also had to take contour #measurements for shaping the #convex block so it would have a decent glueing surface inside.
These doodad tuning gear clamps were shown to me by an old luthier tech a long time ago. When they come in handy, they can solve some really weird puzzles.
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This is the first in a post series about a cool project we just started. But before I tell you more about this old #flamenco guitar, I wanted to tell you what’s been going on in the shop lately, and why I won’t be posting here as much in the future…
We are focusing our #energy on making @solsticeguitars and ramping up plans for 2022. So please go follow us there if you don’t already!
Now, on with this #restoration job!
This guitar was made by the namesake for BC Rich guitars back in the late 60’s. This is an original flamenco guitar completed in 1970 by Bernardo Chavez Rico, i.e. BC Rich. Bernardo and then his son made the company into a major producer of electric guitars and it became the huge brand we all know during the 80’s.
So, what’s up with this repair? Long story short… we’re doing a complete re-top. Whoever buys it will also get the original top along with the guitar.
Speaking of long stories, here’s the gist. I’ve had this guitar for over 20 years. When I bought it there was a lot of top damage from years of aggressive playing. The plan was to refinish and epoxy fill the deep fingernail divots.
Back in 2014 I had an employee start the sanding process. When I wasn’t looking he took an orbital sander to the thing and wore right through the top at the waist. And the rest of it was paper thin. I think he was trying to sand out all the divots and dings… or he was trying the Willie Nelson the thing. Anyway it was a bummer.
After that I just put it away and tried to forget about it… until recently. After much consideration I’ve decided to retop it with my new apprentice. One of you #fanboy BC Rich cult members is going to love this thing when it’s done.
Message me for more info.
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That’s a problem...
#Loose #braces can happen, and a deformed top is often an indicator.
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It’s alive!
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I currently have this #georgeous and #impeccable Huss & Dalton for sale. She’s #mint and ready for a new home.
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Any harmonica players out there? I’m clearing out some old inventory.
1 nice Blues Harp in A
1 Old Standby harp in E
Both for $40. (that’s $10 off the Blues Harp and a free Old Standby.)
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REPAIR PRICING*
OUR MINIMUM CHARGE IS $50
While many guitars need to have multiple repairs performed, some "fixes" are included in the price of others. A complete list of repair pricing is impossible but a general price-list is shown below.
*Official Quotes must be made by appointment. Consultations are always FREE.
General maintenance, clean & polish body, fingerboard conditioning, restring, neck adjustment, full inspection.
Electronic modifications & pickup installation for any guitar, acoustic or electric. Troubleshooting problems & faulty components, switching & upgrades.
Includes complete action setup & adjustments, all general maintenance, intonation spec, restring service & more.
Complete fretboard re-surfacing & re-fretting with Pro Setup and new bone nut.
Includes full Custom Setup plus complete fret leveling, set loose frets, crowning, fret polishing & fingerboard conditioning.
Acoustic neck re-setting, large restoration projects, re-builds, cracks and fractures, etc.
Turnaround Time & Estimates
General repairs take 10-14 days to complete depending on our schedule and the complexity of the repair. General setups and quick things like pickup installation can be returned within a week. Large restoration jobs can take months to finish. Actual estimates have to be made on a per guitar basis. The published shop rate is $75 per hour. Twelve-string guitars and other types of guitars and instruments take much longer to work on, and we charge for the required time.
Service Guarantee
Your satisfaction is our primary goal. We warranty our work for 30 days. Additional fine tuning is included in this period. If something isn't right or your expectations haven't been met for any reason, please let us know. Adverse reactions due to environmental issues and negligent care are not covered under this warranty. We keep our shop within proper humidity & temperature ranges. It is best to keep string instruments between 40%-45% humidity and around 60-80(f) degrees. We have no control over the the environmental conditions your instrument will experience once it leaves our shop. The stability of the environment, along with the sensitivity of the instrument and that of the player will determine how often adjustments need to be made. If you need additional tweaking please contact us.
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