Members spruce goose Posted October 5, 2007 Members Posted October 5, 2007 1. I need to lower the action on my guitar (and probably should get a general check-up too). 2. I live in NYC. From 1 + 2, I surmise the thread title.
Members knockwood Posted October 5, 2007 Members Posted October 5, 2007 Rudy's. They are awesome. Not cheap, but who is in this town? Ask for Jeremy - hopefully he's still working there. If not, though, anyone there will be top shelf. They don't hire quacks. http://www.rudysmusic.com/location.php
Members spruce goose Posted October 5, 2007 Author Members Posted October 5, 2007 Thx. Yeah, I've heard good things about Rudy's. I don't know how much a set-up / shaving the saddle would cost, but I presume around 100ish..? Maybe I'll change the strings first (in a few days), just for the heck of it, and then (after a few more days) have it set up.
Members knockwood Posted October 5, 2007 Members Posted October 5, 2007 Thx. Yeah, I've heard good things about Rudy's. I don't know how much a set-up / shaving the saddle would cost, but I presume around 100ish..? Maybe I'll change the strings first (in a few days), just for the heck of it, and then (after a few more days) have it set up. I would gess you're in the ballpark. Best thing is to give them a call and get a rough quote. They won't try to take you for a ride - will just do exactly what you work out with them. The setup they did on my lowly Marty D-1 turned it into a different guitar. There is also a guy somewhere on the UWS (would post his link, but at the moment I'm having some weird pc issue that won't let me double-open), name is Evan Gluck - Google NY Guitar Repair. He's a single-dude shop, has pretty low prices for NYC, which are posted on his site. I've never taken a guitar to him, but he has a well put-together site and I've crossed paths with him on one or two building sites, exchanged one or two emails. Seems like a nice guy. Edit: Here's the link.http://www.newyorkguitarrepair.com/
Members spruce goose Posted October 6, 2007 Author Members Posted October 6, 2007 Just called him. He said it'll cost around 50, and could be done on the spot next week, if I make an appointment. Looks like a good idea to me.
Members spruce goose Posted October 11, 2007 Author Members Posted October 11, 2007 There is also a guy somewhere on the UWS (would post his link, but at the moment I'm having some weird pc issue that won't let me double-open), name is Evan Gluck - Google NY Guitar Repair. He's a single-dude shop, has pretty low prices for NYC, which are posted on his site. I've never taken a guitar to him, but he has a well put-together site and I've crossed paths with him on one or two building sites, exchanged one or two emails. Seems like a nice guy.Edit: Here's the link.http://www.newyorkguitarrepair.com/ Done. 50 bucks. Nice guy. Showed me what he was doing. I asked questions, he replied. I learned a bit about acoustic guitar set-ups, and my guitar sounds and plays better now. The action is lower, and the buzzing is gone. I'd recommend him.
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