Seeking a Luthier

[guitarboy88]

I live in northern MD along the PA and DE border and would like any recommendations for someone who does great acoustic set-ups. A guitar tech nearby that set-up my tele mainly works on electrics.

My Silver Creek T-160 has never received a proper set-up in all the years I have it as I would only noodle around with it. However, as I am getting older, my dreadnought is getting uncomfortable to play. The T-160's 000 body is light and very comfortable for me so I would like to make it the best it could be with a proper set-up.

THANKS!

[murrmac123]

I have seen Dana Sutcliffe's name recommended on a couple of forums. I think he is in northern Delaware.

[Rodger Knox]

I don't usually do setups except on the guitars I build, but if you can't find anyone else, I'll take a look at it. Send me a pm. I can recommend Brian Howard ( http://www.brianhowardguitars.com/ ) and John Hall ( http://www.bluescreekguitars.com/ ), they're both in Pa.

[jfq722]

Was just going to recommend Dana.
I'm going there first time on Saturday but he comes highly recommended.

[sfden1]

I've never dealt with him personally (since I'm on the west coast) but I've read glowing recommendations on various fora about John Hall at Blues Creek Guitars, enough so that if I were back in the N.E. he would be one of the first people I would contact.

[guitarboy88]

In my search I found Appalachian Bluegrass Shoppe in Cantonsville, MD. Does anyone have any experience with them? Online they seem like a very capable place to get a guitar set-up.

[The Bard Rocks]

Just north of Baltimore is Dave MacCubbin. Great guy, knows what he is doing too.

[redir]

Setups are the bread and butter of any repair shop. You should not necessarily need a luthier to do an acoustic set up. Any good shop ought to be able to help you out.