Reccommended Guitar Repair, Bay Area CA
To the Forum,
I'm wondering if anyone in the San Francisco Bay Area knows of any amazing guitar repair shops. My G string has had quite a dissonant ring to it for the past month or so. I've tried changing strings and checking intonation as best as I could, but have been unable to resolve the issue. I guess my post is asking two things. First, has anyone had this issue? I'm playing an 814ce. If you attack the G string even slightly harder than "light" it has an overring. Second, as I asked before...any reccommendations for local repair shops? Thanks for your help! -Josh |
I deal with GC in Concord. Recenty took my Ovation (also bought my Taylor there) in for repair because of buzzing on a few strings.
Turned out it needed a Truss Rod adjustment. It sounds like new again! Good work, fast turnaround ( a few days, depending on what day you take it in) and cost me a whole $18.00! Hope that helps |
Frank Ford is the man.......Gryphon Stringed Instrument in Palo Alto.
Check out frets.com first and see if you can spot any issues with your guitars. |
I've considered them, but am somewhat adverse. I'm looking for something a little more personalized. There's a decent place down in San Jose, I was just looking for something a bit closer. Taking your good review, I'll possibly look more seriously at Guitar Center.
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If you ask them, they'll probably even give you the contact info for who they use and you can go directly to them. I figure someone has alot of good repair experience if they do all GC work. Good luck. |
Check for a loose tuner. Could be a simple fix!
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Frank Ford at Gryphon is about the best guitar repair guy on the planet.....this planet anyway.
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Some observations:
1. I once had the Concord GC install a fishman matrix in my Takamine. A GC manager level employee did it himself, and he did a fine job. 2. Klien Acoustic Guitars in Sonoma deals in very high level acoustics, and they do good work. I had them install a Baggs Double Barrel in an acoustic, and everything went fine. |
Another vote for Frank Ford. Although i have neve had any work done by him, i have read many great things by people who have. He is also the featured repair tech in Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. The guy knows his stuff.
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Frank Ford is generally acknowledged in the guitar world as a first class repairman. Lots of professional musicians in the Bay Area take their acoustic guitars to him for repair. If you haven't already, check out his Frets.com site to get a sampeling of some of the things he deals with;
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/pagelist.html He also is a moderator over at the Acoustic Guitar Magazine forum site, and at one time was involved in the luthery end of the business. I suspect that you may have a bit of a wait if you go to him however-he is in demand. Call first and see how his schedule is. Other first class options in the Bay Area include John Mello in Kensington (by Berkeley), Eric Schoenberg in Tiburon. |
Gryphon is great, but if it's too far for you, consider Guitar Solo in the City (on Townsend).
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Update: The guy at Concord GC who did my installation is now the guy who they send stuff to - he no longer works there. Charles Campbell.
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To the T.G. Forum,
Thanks for all of your helps guys. I will definitely pursue one of these options! |
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