I was disappointed with the repair work done on my guitar. It wasn\u2019t a horrible job but it wasn\u2019t a good job either.<\/p>\n
The luthier wasn\u2019t able to polish the frets because they didn\u2019t have any high grit sandpaper so, I had to \u201cpolish\u201d the frets with my strings from play wear and now my frets are \u201cpolished\u201d very unevenly.<\/p>\n
He seemed to do an okay job with the fret leveling and crowning but there are still some noticeable corners on about half of the fret edges and especially on the higher frets where people usually don\u2019t play. (You can tell how he had it laid on the table because one side is relatively smooth and the other looks like it barely got any attention along with the nut which is just as sharp as before)<\/p>\n
He also got multiple dings and scratches on my guitar neck. Which I personally don\u2019t mind on the specific guitar I sent in, but I would be quite irritated if it happened to a higher end guitar. (It\u2019s named \u2018Rawhide\u2019 which explains the guitar well)<\/p>\n
So, pretty much I paid for an incomplete job where if I had the proper tools I could have done it myself and probably much better.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not trying to start anything and I don\u2019t want to get the Luthier in trouble, I just want to see quality work from the Luthier so *if* I ever bring in a higher end guitar I won\u2019t have to sleep in fear worrying about possible damage.<\/p>\n
My recommendation for the Luthier is if someone pays you to level, crown and polish frets, make sure you have ALL of the necessary tools and really take the time to do a good job on ALL of the frets. Also make sure to keep the guitar safe in the process.<\/p>\n
If I had known what to expect for what I paid for, I would have pressed the Luthier to finish the job, but at the time I didn\u2019t know what high quality frets were like.<\/p>\n
Lastly, on an unrelated topic that really goes to personal preference, they require masks to enter the store, no exceptions. I don\u2019t support being muzzled for a virus with a 99%+ survival rate and even 95%+ if you\u2019re over the age of 70, where it\u2019s so \u201cdeadly\u201d you require a medical test just to see if you have it, and asymptomatic spread has been proven to be extremely rare, if not just another myth to keep us living in fear.
\nBut to each their own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\nWent to store this morning at ten after 11 and no one was there.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n