Hello, guitar lover. Hello bass, banjo, mandolin, classical, piccolo bass, and tipple players, too! It’s the month of May, and many necks will change adjustment at this time of year. They do not all change at exactly the same time, but it’s not a real large time window before necks will settle in at what will be their normal adjustment for the summer. After that, the weather affect will not be pronounced until we get into our Cleveland fall/winter. That, however, is getting way ahead of things. I’m looking forward to an interesting summer this year.
If you have had your instrument shop adjusted, this is the time of year when truss rods will need to be loosened, slightly. This is something that can often be performed while you wait. Ideally, if everything else on your instrument remains the same, a correct neck adjustment will bring all of the adjustment variables back into their correct perspective, relative to each other. On some instruments there may be other slight corrections necessary. For an instrument that has never been set-up, the procedure can improve the playability, sound, and tuning. At this time, I’ve been able to consistently turn over most repair jobs within a week. So there’s no long line, or wait right now. Things are slowly coming back around. I do believe that the work quality is as good as it’s ever been, and I’m not swamped to the point of burnout. I’m enjoying the jobs that I’m finishing, again.
The drop off procedure is simple. After you drop your instrument off at Vance Music Studios, I’ll call. Typically, within 48 hours. After I’ve given you a concise estimate, and we’ve agreed on how to proceed, the work will begin. All but the more complicated repairs can be done within a week; and occasionally, in less time.
I’d like to thank everyone whose instruments I’ve seen over the last four months. I appreciate your business, and especially appreciate your helping me with this reboot of Wright Guitar. It’s only been about 4-5 months that I’ve tried to let folks know that I’m back repairing, again. Although I never totally stopped doing repair work, I wasn’t looking for it. I worked on the few instruments that found their way to me, and was grateful that those folks were persistent in finding me. Now, I’ve got a phone number and everything, again. Well, almost everything. I’m still terrible about keeping up with my email. I’ve posted a facebook page, but haven’t done a thing with it yet. There are a few things I’ve got to smooth out, yet. Thanks for those who have been most patient with me, and apologies to those who were not communicated with in a correct manner.
The seminar that was held in Chris’s teaching studio was successful. Although attendance wasn’t as strong as we had hoped for, everyone who did attend were quite enthusiastic. The mission was to get everyone to know how to put their strings on correctly, and to encourage everyone to try the center tone tuning method. Chris and I are going to plan the nest one for sometime in August, or September. I’d like to thank Elizabeth of Music Industry Products, and the good folks at GHS Strings for donating the string sets that each attendee received for coming to the workshop. Also would like all of the good folks that came for attending, as well.
May is slow for dates that I’m playing out with the New Barleycorn. I’ll be working with ‘The Guys’ on May 5th at the Children’s International Festival at Euclid and East 14th, Saturday afternoon; and at Sullivan’s on Madison in Lakewood, on that city’s east end, that night. There’s also a date at Sully’s in Medina. That’s located just northwest off of Medina Square. Hope you may stop out, sometime.
That’s it for today’s update. I’m ready to help with those summer adjustments, or any other work you may need done. Thanks, everyone.
Kurt
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