Well, I'm back in town, but I'm like a man without a country. I'm out of the old storefront, and my tools are still a third of the way around the world. So I won't be repairing any instruments in the immediate future. However, I do have things in the works to set up a drop off location, or locations. I may even be available to come and pick instruments up. I won't be able to get that far until I have my tools back, and a place to set them up at. So hang in there if you were hoping to contact me regarding any repair , or set-up work.
The Maui adventure turned out to be not what I expected. I had to chose between going into debt to stay there, or to come back. Family matters, and the fact that I know folks here, swung the decision in the direction of returning. Things won't be quite the same, but they were ripe for a change, anyway. So, I'm glad to be home, and will be available in some capacity in the near future.
I'm also going to actively look for a job as a guitar tech for travel. This is something I would not have considered while running the shop in the past. I'm also networking like mad to look for other work in which my skill set could be of use. Who knows where that could lead, but it's an interesting combination of hats I have worn while running the shop for over 30 years in town.
I'd like to give a shout out to Mike, Mark, and all the fine folks at Dr. Z's Amps, to Tom Arco at Eight Day Sound, and to Russ Kotts for their help, and direction. It's kind of nice to have the time to talk to folks, instead of always being "to busy" to do so. I've still got some rounds to make, and as yet hope to figure out how to continue to serve guitar and bass players in the Northeast Ohio area. Banjo, and mandolin players, too!
Paradise was nice, but the economic pince we feel here does reach out all the way into the Pacific Ocean. It's rough everywhere. The cost of living in an area where I hardly knew anyone was tough. The folks in the island enviornment are very protective of whatever piece of action they have going on. To lose any work could be devastating, in regards to keeping up with food, housing, and the basics. So things were tight like that, and it would have taken more than a minute to earn the trust and faith that I worked hard to establish here. So, for many reasons, it's good to be back.
Chris Vance's teaching studio is one of drop off places that I'm working on, and there will be more information regarding that as soon as I can post it. Now that my store front really is the 'virtual' type that only exists on the internet, I will be more diligent about keeping the site updated. As I've only had a computer for two days since I've returned, it will take a while to catch up on emails. In some regards, I can't yet respond to repair requests just yet, or answer each one individually. All the more reason to try to be informative in this space.
Thanks for stopping back. I'm working on many new ideas, and will have news of the results posted here soon.
Kurt
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