Guitar Repair
By Ken Richardson
Setup / Saddle Work / Nut Work / Bridge Work / Neck, Fingerboard and Frets / Electronics and Structural Work
Acoustic, Electric and Bass Guitars.
608.345.7905
A hybrid of Craftsmanship and Customer Service tailored to your individual needs
I have many years of experience helping players achieve the sounds they desire from their instruments. This includes beginners, hobbyists, all the way up to full time professional musicians.
I will listen to your specific needs and work with you to create an evaluation of your instrument’s maintenance, repair and modification needs. Each instrument has its limits; however, through a proper setup and any needed adjustment you can access what your guitar has to give.
I believe in a thorough Setup
The Setup
The setup is a key component to a great sounding and playing instrument. A good routine of setup care and seasonal adjustments is crucial to making even the best guitars perform. Regular setups will keep your guitar sounding and playing to its potential. Whether new, well played, or a guitar that has been slightly neglected, I can help you assess your instrument, listen to your needs and formulate a routine care plan to help make your guitar the best it can be.
A Setup Will:
Adjust your string height or action, Fine tuning the distance between the frets and the bottom of the string at various points along the fingerboard makes your guitar easier to play.
Adjust your guitar’s truss rod. Controlling the neck helps make the guitar more comfortable to play and helps notes fret properly and be more in tune.
Compensate for string length and size making sure the entire string is as in tune as possible along the fingerboard.
Adjust the pickup height and check onboard electronics.
Inspect all of the hardware on the guitar to assure everything is functioning properly.
Well planned & executed repairs
Repair
A guitar needs some love once in a while.
All guitars, even the most cared for, will need a little love once in a while: braces become loose, nuts and saddles develop issues causing playability concerns and frets simply develop normal wear that needs to be corrected from time to time.
The aspect of guitars acoustic or electric being made largely of wood is a variable that changes over time and with changes in the weather.
We will thoroughly examine your instrument carefully work to explain the issues and come up with a care plan to make the needed repairs.
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I will prepare a plan and work with you through every step of making your instrument sound and play to its potential.
