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My local will only pick up and drop off at my local shop once a week on a Saturday, no matter how small the job. He works somewhere else where they won't tell me and only makes the trip once a week to drop off what's done and collect the next jobs. How there is ever any next jobs don't know but i'm not going without my only guitar for a week just for a couple of hours work.
Matt from St Ives did a great job with my frets but sadly this is woodwork and he very honestly told me he's not set up do that, which i appreciated. Matt is a lovely bloke who i talk to often and it's to his credit he didn't take it on.
Matt recommended John Haire in Peterborough. His website is excellent and it looks perfect except British rail want £70 for a day return from Bedford to Peterborough ! (And we thought selling the car would save money !) I haven't phoned John yet because of that.
There's another one in Stevenage who's name i forget but again he looks ideal but getting there is awkward. The only way i can do that is a coach. I don't mind that and £32 return is easier to swallow, not far above what petrol would have cost (Approx £15-20 round trip). The bloody coach company insists that i put my guitar in the hold underneath. It's in a gig bag so that's that idea out of the window too.
I emailed another local who's home-made website isn't wow but he seems to have work on and a comprehensive list of what he can do, but he didn't reply after a few days.
I phoned Abbot Music and to be fair he is very nice guy but he openly and very honestly told me straight he has had some family problems and won't be taking on any work for a couple of weeks due to that. He sounded traumatised when he answered the phone actually so i quickly apologised and said i would call him back if i needed to and wished him the best.
I phoned Howard in Leicester and left a really polite voicemail and he didn't get back to me either.
Do i just live in a dead spot?
I'm now looking into how much it will cost to get on the train (I live 2 minutes from Bedford Station) and get to Candlers in Kew. It's two changes at St Pancras/Kings Cross and a line change at Hammersmith.
My next operation isn't until September 8th but it's the big one this time, open surgery and as well as being in hospital for up to a week afterwards instead of day surgery, the recovery period is 3 times longer. While my mobility is severely affected now, it's going to be zero after the 8th so i really need this doing this coming week.
All it is, is the shelf that holds the floyd rose locking nut needs lowering and dressing and the two holes that secure it need to be filled and re-drilled as Jackson can't put them in the right place or drill them straight. It doesn't even need the strings to come off the guitar (Although if it did it's a 2 minute job with a floyd and some blocks) and once the 1st fret string height is correct, the rest will fall into place in minutes.
I'm not in great shape and can't walk far but i don't mind trying, i'm sick to death of being locked up in here anyway. I was trying to use the trains because the station is so close but the bus station isn't that much further, it's just their luggage policy that rules that out.
I'm not being lazy, i will do whatever it takes to get there but if i could find someone who will just do a quick job for me i would really appreciate it.
Anyone got any ideas?
Just spoke to chandlers.
It's only £25 return on the train so it's do-able.
The job will be around £45 and they won't alter the shelf they will just regrind the base of the nut,.............again.
I really didn't want that plus that doesn't even address the issue with the holes being in the wrong place.
Plus it's a £30 surcharge for me to drop it off and then pick it up later that day. I was trying to avoid another train journey and another train ticket on a different day to collect it but that will cost about the same as a separate journey now.
So that's almost £100 !
Owning a cheap Jackson in Bedford is not a good idea.
I am going on a reasonably priced train to Leicester on Wednesday where Howard is going to do exactly what i want for a reasonable price while i go and read a book somewhere that serves nice tea.
Brilliant.
I really needed something to smile about today.
I was really pleased with the price and he went a few steps further than i asked him to, just to see the job done perfectly including re-levelling and re-dressing the frets.
A proper great guy and clearly very good at what he does.
Kay @ www.facebook.com/rockfieldguitarengineering Rockfield Guitar Engineering Monmouth Wales also same guys contracts as DS Music Guitar Engineer in Monmouth
Did a great job on my guitar.