August 19
Hello everyone. We are coming up on the end of summer in this year, 2010. I finally have some info to post regarding my future intentions, and my availability to do repair and restoration work again.
First, I want to let everyone know that there will be a short time during which I’ll be off the Internet. You won’t see a new posting until a few weeks into September. At that time I should have my computer set up with me in my new home. You see, I’m moving again. Emails will be difficult to respond to during this period, but may not take any longer than I’ve taken in the past. I should be able to announce an actual and official manner in which I can receive instruments for work, again. There will be a phone contact, and instruments will be able to be dropped off at Vance Music Studios. Once that new posting is made in September, I may be able to arrange some work in advance. However, things will never be like they were at the old shop locations. It’s a much different t time, and I have found the lone shoemaker approach would no longer be possible to sustain.
Since I’ve written last, I’ve had the good fortune of finding a day job. That stability will allow me to work at a pace that won’t shorten my life. I’ve become very picky about the quality of any work being done, and intend to keep my standards as high, or better than they have ever been. It may not be possible to take care of those who are extremely temperamental, have special delivery requirements, or expect instant gratification. For those who have some time, and want the work of one who has been repairing instruments for 38 years, I will do everything I can to make your experience with me a good one. Most of us want to play better, and it always helps to have a tool that is functioning properly, and optimally. That’s pros and beginners alike.
So, this will be my last posting until after I move. When that mission is accomplished, Chris Vance and I will finalize our arrangements to make my work accessible once again. We will both be working to give you an experience that is as far from the guitar center one as possible.
Thanks to all those of you who I have been able to work for since I closed the old shop, and I’m looking forward to writing the next chapter in my ongoing love affair with the guitar, and all of it’s related relatives.
Sincerely,
Kurt
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