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[incredibledisc]

Can anyone recommend a good guitar repairer in Aberdeen?

My left handed Epiphone Sheraton needs its volume pots replaced as they both appear to be buggered. Took it into Prosound but they told me that their repair dude has moved on. They recommended some place called Kinellar out in Blackburn. Called the dude up but got his answerphone.

Called R&B to see if they would give me a qoute but was told that they wouldn't touch it as it was such a fiddly job - Sheraton's have no access panels which makes them a bitch to work with. He reckoned £100 - £150 if I could find anyone to do the job. He even went as far as to suggest that I might be as well bunging the guitar on ebay and just buying a new one!

Anyone else out there got any ideas while I wait for this Kinellar dude to call me back?

[Frosty Jack]

Prosound's 'repair dude' ( i.e. Neil) moved on to work out of Capt Toms. He also used to be the repair dude for Bruce Millers. He is the man.

[skuzzlebutt]

too bad you are never around that neck of the woods incredibledisc.... :o/

[britheguy]

Originally Posted by incredibledisc

Can anyone recommend a good guitar repairer in Aberdeen?

My left handed Epiphone Sheraton needs its volume pots replaced as they both appear to be buggered. Took it into Prosound but they told me that their repair dude has moved on. They recommended some place called Kinellar out in Blackburn. Called the dude up but got his answerphone.

Called R&B to see if they would give me a qoute but was told that they wouldn't touch it as it was such a fiddly job - Sheraton's have no access panels which makes them a bitch to work with. He reckoned £100 - £150 if I could find anyone to do the job. He even went as far as to suggest that I might be as well bunging the guitar on ebay and just buying a new one!

Anyone else out there got any ideas while I wait for this Kinellar dude to call me back?

"Called R&B to see if they would give me a qoute but was told that they wouldn't touch it as it was such a fiddly job - Sheraton's have no access panels which makes them a bitch to work with. He reckoned £100 - £150 if I could find anyone to do the job. He even went as far as to suggest that I might be as well bunging the guitar on ebay and just buying a new one! "

Geezo, that's like saying 'my car needs a new indicator switch, better sell it to Overton's of Dyce'.

That would not be too big a job. What helps the situation is to attach a piece of strong thread to the 'buggered' pot after taking of the plastic knob, but, before removing the securing nut. Then undo the nut, and gently push the pot through. The pot will now be floating about inside the hollow body. Simply turn the guitar on it's edge until the offending pot comes into view. If you have a problem just get a thin piece of stiff wire 'hook' the pot and gently pull it through the 'F' hole.
You can now work on the pot, taking care not to lose the end of the piece of thread. Once you have unsoldered th eiold pot and resoldered the new pot, tie the end of the thread back on to the new pot and simply pull the piece of thread back through the drilled hole in the body. When the new pot get near the hole be carefull not to pull too hard as you might break the thread. You might need the wire again, but this time to guide the bottom of the pot into position under the drilled hole before gently pulling the pot through. Slip the securing nut over the thread and and slowly tighten the nut on to the threaded section of the pot.

I reckon this email took longer to write then it would take to get a pot out of an 'F' hole.
Give me a PM if you would prefer to talk it over on the phone whatever.

[Neill]

Originally Posted by Frosty Jack

Prosound's 'repair dude' ( i.e. Neil) moved on to work out of Capt Toms. He also used to be the repair dude for Bruce Millers. He is the man.

He may well be but he doesn't appear to want the work.

I dropped off a guitar for a simple set up and had to pick it up unlooked at 3-4 weeks later despite a coulpe of texts saying it was going to look at it the next day, blah, blah.

Tom didn't seem particularly impressed either, turns out I'm not the first...

Pity, as I hear his work is good.

[incredibledisc]

Originally Posted by Neill

He may well be but he doesn't appear to want the work.

I dropped off a guitar for a simple set up and had to pick it up unlooked at 3-4 weeks later despite a coulpe of texts saying it was going to look at it the next day, blah, blah.

Tom didn't seem particularly impressed either, turns out I'm not the first...

Pity, as I hear his work is good.

Yeah, he did a couple of set ups and fixed some wires for me when he worked at Prosound - however, I had heard similar tales of backed up work since he had moved on...

[incredibledisc]

Originally Posted by britheguy

"Called R&B to see if they would give me a qoute but was told that they wouldn't touch it as it was such a fiddly job - Sheraton's have no access panels which makes them a bitch to work with. He reckoned £100 - £150 if I could find anyone to do the job. He even went as far as to suggest that I might be as well bunging the guitar on ebay and just buying a new one! "

Geezo, that's like saying 'my car needs a new indicator switch, better sell it to Overton's of Dyce'.

That would not be too big a job. What helps the situation is to attach a piece of strong thread to the 'buggered' pot after taking of the plastic knob, but, before removing the securing nut. Then undo the nut, and gently push the pot through. The pot will now be floating about inside the hollow body. Simply turn the guitar on it's edge until the offending pot comes into view. If you have a problem just get a thin piece of stiff wire 'hook' the pot and gently pull it through the 'F' hole.
You can now work on the pot, taking care not to lose the end of the piece of thread. Once you have unsoldered th eiold pot and resoldered the new pot, tie the end of the thread back on to the new pot and simply pull the piece of thread back through the drilled hole in the body. When the new pot get near the hole be carefull not to pull too hard as you might break the thread. You might need the wire again, but this time to guide the bottom of the pot into position under the drilled hole before gently pulling the pot through. Slip the securing nut over the thread and and slowly tighten the nut on to the threaded section of the pot.

I reckon this email took longer to write then it would take to get a pot out of an 'F' hole.
Give me a PM if you would prefer to talk it over on the phone whatever.

Cheers for the advice mate - if I can pluck up the courage and get hold of some new pots I might be prepared to give it a go.

I have to agree that the "sell yer guitar" advice from R&B was a bit of a shocker.

[C_S]

Apparently Tom's have got a new guy lined up so might be worth giving them a call (647500)

[incredibledisc]

Originally Posted by C_S

Apparently Tom's have got a new guy lined up so might be worth giving them a call (647500)

Cool, will be in Tom's on Thursday night anyway so will ask then.

Cheers for the tip

[plumpwhiteduke]

Hi. If you're still stuck for that guitar repair drop the guitar off at musical vision on Nelson St and I'll have it looked at within a couple of days. Give me a call on 639800 to make sure someone is here. Leave a message if there's no answer. Ta

We also do amp and speaker repair btw