Hi,

OK, one step forward two step backward...

It would seem churlish to complain about too much work...but at the moment I have too much work!

My regular friends and customers know that this happens from time to time, and that I usually close the shop for a week or two to catch up.

This time I'm going to play it a little differently. My shop will be open as usual for collection of completed repairs, and for you to browse the nice guitars I have for sale, but I won't be booking in any new work until the backlog of repairs I already have booked in is completed.

Sorry, but that's it.

For over 40 years I have been proud to work on your guitars, to keep you playing happily and in tune, but for the first time in all of those years I'm beginning to be stressed by the workload.

The last couple of years have been tough - some of you know the personal challenges that Lisa and I have been through due to her illness, surely everyone understands the disruption caused by the flood, and then there is Covid and the government's erratic reactions to that.

I plan to keep on doing this gig, keeping your guitars in tune, and fixing the broken ones, for some time yet. 

But I need to take a short "time-out"! 

AK

 

 

Hi there my friends,

my shop is back open as usual - Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 1.00pm - 5.00pm.

During January I made good progress on the large backlog of major repairs and restorations, and your guitar will either be finished or getting very close to being!

Still quite a bit to do, and I'm booking in new work with respect for the folk who have been patient regarding their ongoing repairs, so I'm asking for a two-week turnaround rather than a one-week turnaround for standard set ups and wiring and all that stuff.

Getting there!

The last year was such a scramble - some of you know about Lisa's illness, and ALL of you know about the damned flood and the consequences thereafter - but I'm almost back on track.

And hoping that the next few years will be rather more uneventful!

Andrew