Resophonic repair in NYC?
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Resophonic repair in NYC?
Can anyone recommend a good resophonic guitar repair person in the New York city area?
Mark, Bob Jones is one of the best around, but that said, the best always seem to have a long line of people ahead of you. Try this number: 718 965 6786
Here's a Daily News article:
http://tinyurl.com/2exy6qe
Here's a Daily News article:
http://tinyurl.com/2exy6qe
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Mark, what is the nature of the repair? I'm thinking that might be the key to your situation.
Being 3000 miles away I don't know Bob Jones from Adam (but it was a good article) so I defer to Mike, but I can tell you what I have learned over the years about resos vs. "regular" acoustics out here: there are some fine guitar repairmen that don't know much about resonator guitars. At Resosummit IV in Nashville a couple months ago I saw two of the best in action: Tim Scheerhorn and Paul Beard. There are some very subtle things they do to these guitars to bring out their full potential.
It might be a little bit like when you have some sort of inner ear condition and your general practitioner refers you to an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist to get the job done correctly.
Being 3000 miles away I don't know Bob Jones from Adam (but it was a good article) so I defer to Mike, but I can tell you what I have learned over the years about resos vs. "regular" acoustics out here: there are some fine guitar repairmen that don't know much about resonator guitars. At Resosummit IV in Nashville a couple months ago I saw two of the best in action: Tim Scheerhorn and Paul Beard. There are some very subtle things they do to these guitars to bring out their full potential.
It might be a little bit like when you have some sort of inner ear condition and your general practitioner refers you to an Ear, Nose & Throat specialist to get the job done correctly.
Mark
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Paul Beard is one of the best and a great guy also. Mark is right, last time I was there, I came home with a new guitar. If you can't make it to Paul's, here are a couple of other potential options.
Dick DeNeve in Pennellville, NY. Dick is a reso luthier with a very good reputation. He doesn't have a website. Google him to get a contact number.
Greg McKenna in South Windsor, CT. Greg is also a reso luthier also with a very good reputation. His website is here:
http://www.mckennaguitars.com/
Good luck!
Dave
Dick DeNeve in Pennellville, NY. Dick is a reso luthier with a very good reputation. He doesn't have a website. Google him to get a contact number.
Greg McKenna in South Windsor, CT. Greg is also a reso luthier also with a very good reputation. His website is here:
http://www.mckennaguitars.com/
Good luck!
Dave
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