Thanks, Dann, for including me in the Guitar-Licks.Com site. We're gonna have fun with this and, hopefully, clear up some guitar-repair problems!
A little about myself: I've been repairing all sorts of stringed instruments for years and have just set-up a repair shop in Sheridan, Oregon. Dann's correct: it all started when I ripped the frets out of a vintage 60's P-bass, which effectively turned a Precision Bass into an "Approximate Bass" in about five minutes! (hey, fretless is great, but there's something to be said for good intonation... it gave me a healthy respect for fiddle players!) Anyway, it cost me (in the 70's) $150.00 to have those frets replaced... and it then occurred to me that people CAN make a living do this sorta' work! Many fret jobs later, I'm still here and still fascinated with the work.
We can deal with most any repair problem here in the discussion, but one thing that you'll hear me saying quite often is that a particular common complaint (like "my action's too high") can't be diagnosed by remote control. We can talk about the various possible reasons for the problem but a only a qualified repairperson can give an objective opinion when he or she has the instrument "in-hand".
Having said that, let's get started! Got a complaint about that old Stella?! Barn swallows in the acoustic string bass?! That great old Martin won't stay in tune anymore?! (ouch... your wallet won't like the answer to THAT one!)
I'm here to help...or, at least, get you started down the right path to a healthy and happy axe!
good pickin'.... Mike Kolb
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