Damage caused by guitar techs

Guitar_Slinger · May 2018

Paul_C said:

I'm amazed/horrified at some of these stories, especially the ones where people get charged extra - I could never charge someone for work that they didn't ask for, and certainly not if it was work that was fixing a fault of my own.

With hindsight, I was happy with the job but shouldn't have paid extra for routing I didn't ask for, seeing as I provided a copy of the product's fitting instructions.

Like maybe other people in this thread, I collected it i a hurry, 5 minutes before the shop shut. Lessons learned...

John_A · May 2018

Guitar_Slinger said:

Paul_C said:

I'm amazed/horrified at some of these stories, especially the ones where people get charged extra - I could never charge someone for work that they didn't ask for, and certainly not if it was work that was fixing a fault of my own.

With hindsight, I was happy with the job but shouldn't have paid extra for routing I didn't ask for, seeing as I provided a copy of the product's fitting instructions.

Like maybe other people in this thread, I collected it i a hurry, 5 minutes before the shop shut. Lessons learned...

There are a good few people who wouldn't have been happy, as ICBM says, all it takes is a phone call to get a go-ahead or not

timmypix · May 2018

Musicman20 said:

Does anyone know a reliable, trustworthy and decent guitar and bass tech in Manchester?

@Musicman20 The Guitar Repair Workshop in PMT on Regent Road. Steve and his team are fantastic, honest and do good work. Steve's an official registered Gibson and Taylor repair tech as well, for what it's worth. His neck repairs look amazing!

Phil_aka_Pip · May 2018

timmypix said:

Steve's an official registered Gibson and Taylor repair tech as well, for what it's worth. His neck repairs look amazing!

For Gibsons, they'd have to

Teyeplayer · May 2018

John_A said:

Teyeplayer said:

John_A said:

Haych said:

I've found one who is incredibly competent and charges next to nothing. He does it for the love of doing it and he's always busy and always has good customer feedback. If he can't do something he'll tell you straight up rather than attempt and cock it up.

Are you going to tell us who this is? Sounds like quite a find

For me my version of this is Howard Smith in Leicester, I know a number of us here use him and he’s in many ways the Steve Robinson of the East Midlands -one of the good guys.

Howard was the guy that buggered up my Fernandes

Wowed and shocked by this, clearly not as good as I’ve experienced. How recent was the Fernandes episode?

Apologies also to @SteveRobinson ;, he’s clearly not the Steve Robinson of the East Midlands based upon this tale!

dwheeldo · May 2018

Some shocking stuff on here. I once went to collect a guitar from a well-respected tech, who lifted it out of its case and straight into a door frame, headstock first... and this was a Gibson that'd already had a neck break repaired! It caused a tiny bit of lacquer damage, but thankfully nothing worse.

John_A · May 2018

Teyeplayer said:

John_A said:

Teyeplayer said:

John_A said:

Haych said:

I've found one who is incredibly competent and charges next to nothing. He does it for the love of doing it and he's always busy and always has good customer feedback. If he can't do something he'll tell you straight up rather than attempt and cock it up.

Are you going to tell us who this is? Sounds like quite a find

For me my version of this is Howard Smith in Leicester, I know a number of us here use him and he’s in many ways the Steve Robinson of the East Midlands -one of the good guys.

Howard was the guy that buggered up my Fernandes

Wowed and shocked by this, clearly not as good as I’ve experienced. How recent was the Fernandes episode?

Apologies also to @SteveRobinson ;, he’s clearly not the Steve Robinson of the East Midlands based upon this tale!

Oh it was 5 or 6 years ago. Like many on this thread once it had been messed up I fell out of love with it and sold it on. It was his attitude that really wound me up, he said something along the lines of 'If you bring a guitar to me I decide what needs doing to it not you' and 'it needed a fret dress anyway' which it absolutely didnt.

Currently have a guitar in with Nigel Roberts for some major work, he's been great to deal with but havent seen the results yet

BloodEagle · May 2018

Currently have a guitar in with Nigel Roberts for some major work, he's been great to deal with but havent seen the results yet

I think you'll be pleased with Nige's work - he's done some fantastic repair and setup stuff for me on a couple of guitars.He doesnt half like to talk though! FTR I've had a less than brilliant experience with HS too

Teyeplayer · May 2018

John_A said:

Teyeplayer said:

John_A said:

Teyeplayer said:

John_A said:

Haych said:

I've found one who is incredibly competent and charges next to nothing. He does it for the love of doing it and he's always busy and always has good customer feedback. If he can't do something he'll tell you straight up rather than attempt and cock it up.

Are you going to tell us who this is? Sounds like quite a find

For me my version of this is Howard Smith in Leicester, I know a number of us here use him and he’s in many ways the Steve Robinson of the East Midlands -one of the good guys.

Howard was the guy that buggered up my Fernandes

Wowed and shocked by this, clearly not as good as I’ve experienced. How recent was the Fernandes episode?

Apologies also to @SteveRobinson ;, he’s clearly not the Steve Robinson of the East Midlands based upon this tale!

Oh it was 5 or 6 years ago. Like many on this thread once it had been messed up I fell out of love with it and sold it on. It was his attitude that really wound me up, he said something along the lines of 'If you bring a guitar to me I decide what needs doing to it not you' and 'it needed a fret dress anyway' which it absolutely didnt.

Currently have a guitar in with Nigel Roberts for some major work, he's been great to deal with but havent seen the results yet

If possible would really appreciate if you could let me know how that goes.

John_A · May 2018

Teyeplayer said:
If possible would really appreciate if you could let me know how that goes.

Will do - Heard lots of good things about Nige - so we'll see

CasperCaster · May 2018

richardhomer said:

That sounds like a litany of disaster....

I played a guitar at the weekend that @SteveRobinson had refreted that was was beautifully done. Sounds like there are people out there who should be avoided....

If this was the Gibson Semi which @guitars4you had, then I completly agree - lovely repair work by Manchester Guitar Tech @SteveRobinson

kin · May 2018

I've had set ups done by both Steve Robinson and Steve at PMT, great work by both and nice blokes too.

richardhomer · May 2018

CasperCaster said:

richardhomer said:

That sounds like a litany of disaster....

I played a guitar at the weekend that @SteveRobinson had refreted that was was beautifully done. Sounds like there are people out there who should be avoided....

If this was the Gibson Semi which @guitars4you had, then I completly agree - lovely repair work by Manchester Guitar Tech @SteveRobinson

Yes it was

merlin · May 2018

I had a Yamaha SG2000 for sale in a shop in Brighton (this was many years ago, the shop is now a hairdresser) and it was black and immaculate and somehow whilst they were "looking after it" for me, they took a sizeable chunk out of the neck lacquer. A huge chunk down to the wood and enough to really feel. I was livid, particularly when they said that they'd have to sell it for a bit less due to the damaged neck. Someone who worked in the shops as a (ahem) technician, tried to cover it up with some ink.

Guitar_Slinger · May 2018

Where's @jonnyscaramanga when you need him?

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Misty · May 2018

solar said:

I took an acoustic in to a local shop to have a strap pin fitted on the side of the neck heel, close to the body.

Me while dropping it off: "It's a left handed guitar, but it's non-cutaway so it looks symmetrical - make sure you put the strap pin on the correct side of the neck!"

Him: "Of course, no worries".

Me two days later, phoning him to check whether it's done: "Is it done yet?"

Him: "No, but it's next on my list! It'll be ready by the end of the day."

Me: "Don't forget, it's left handed, so please make sure you put the strap pin on the correct side of the neck!"

Him, slightly annoyed that I'd reminded him again: "Of course, I'm not an idiot".

10 minutes later my phone rings, it's the tech: "I'm so sorry, but I've drilled the hole on the wrong side of the neck".

He filled in the hole and didn't charge me for the job, but every time I play that guitar and see that little filled hole it annoys me.

That's inexcusable really, I'd have been devastated, seriously. He should be struck off, if only it were possible.

merlin · May 2018

solar said:

He filled in the hole and didn't charge me for the job, but every time I play that guitar and see that little filled hole it annoys me.

You foot meeting his testicles would have made a really musical sound. Wouldn't have un-drilled it though....

Philly_Q · May 2018

merlin said:

I had a Yamaha SG2000 for sale in a shop in Brighton (this was many years ago, the shop is now a hairdresser) and it was black and immaculate and somehow whilst they were "looking after it" for me, they took a sizeable chunk out of the neck lacquer. A huge chunk down to the wood and enough to really feel. I was livid, particularly when they said that they'd have to sell it for a bit less due to the damaged neck. Someone who worked in the shops as a (ahem) technician, tried to cover it up with some ink.

I had a similar - though not as bad - incident when I tried to sell my old Hamer Vector on commission at Andy's in Denmark Street. They had it for ages and it didn't sell so I took it back again. Where it had been hanging up by the neck they'd managed to chip the paint quite badly on both sides of the headstock.

Musicman20 · May 2018

timmypix said:

Musicman20 said:

Does anyone know a reliable, trustworthy and decent guitar and bass tech in Manchester?

@Musicman20 The Guitar Repair Workshop in PMT on Regent Road. Steve and his team are fantastic, honest and do good work. Steve's an official registered Gibson and Taylor repair tech as well, for what it's worth. His neck repairs look amazing!

Cheers!

skunkwerx · May 2018

Same as with cars really aint it.

The amount of times I’ve dropped it off at a dealer or garage to come back to a scuffed wheel or a lil dent or something is amazing.
Or the whole ‘your xx bulb is gone, want us to replace it’ when I only checked them half hour earlier myself.. could have happened obvs but unlikely.

I take pictures on the day just before dropping it in incase. Maybe I should do the same with my guitars!

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