Repair Rick NYC?

John McCall · Post by **John McCall** » 21 Jan 2019 12:02 pm

My A-25 has intermittent volume issues. Can anyone recommend a good steel guitar doctor in NYC?

Chris Tarrow · Post by **Chris Tarrow** » 21 Jan 2019 1:47 pm

not steel specific, but Matt at 30th street guitars can fix about anything.

Todd Clinesmith · Post by **Todd Clinesmith** » 21 Jan 2019 7:30 pm

Is the volume cutting out completely ?

Or getting quieter/louder ect ?

Todd

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 21 Jan 2019 7:43 pm

I use the stuff called DeoxIT in a spray can, to clean pots. If that doesn't fix the problem, a new pot is usually needed.
Is it a pre-war or post war instrument ? Post war frypans have a bakelite cover on the bottom & are easy to access volume & tone pots etc..

Pre-war....the pickup has to be removed to access pots & wiring etc..
Hope the DeoxIT can fix it !!

John McCall · Post by **John McCall** » 22 Jan 2019 4:42 am

Quieter/Louder.

Noah Miller · Post by **Noah Miller** » 22 Jan 2019 4:52 am

Hopefully the spray can fix it. As a general reference, the folks at RetroFret in Brooklyn are highly knowledgeable about vintage steels and have an excellent repair department.

Kirk Francis · Post by **Kirk Francis** » 22 Jan 2019 8:14 am

i have a pre-war A-22 which long suffered intermittent loss of volume, temporarily solved by tapping the top of the horseshoe with the butt end of the bar. it was permanently solved by removing the pickup and sending it to jason lalor, who discovered loose pole pieces under a few of the strings.

Hideki Hattori · Post by **Hideki Hattori** » 22 Jan 2019 3:28 pm

I had a same problem with my A-22. Itâ€™s from typical pole piece issue. Sanding and putting a thin aluminum foil shim between the pole piece and the horseshoe solved the problem.

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John McCall · Post by **John McCall** » 24 Jan 2019 11:04 am

Bill C, I think your name came up once in regards to this guitar. #C 2202?

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 24 Jan 2019 6:41 pm

Don't remember John ! Where did it come from ??

John McCall · Post by **John McCall** » 25 Jan 2019 6:00 am

I got it from Elderly maybe 10 years ago. One of the forum members told me it had been yours?

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 25 Jan 2019 3:11 pm

I believe that instrument is one that was painted from the factory, and I stripped and sanded & polished it for (?) Scott Thomas ?? Anyway, he sold it through Elderly. He posted pics of it on here back then...

John McCall · Post by **John McCall** » 25 Jan 2019 5:14 pm

YES! That's my recollection. It was originally a crinkle-white job, right?

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