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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:16 am
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Where can I learn to repair guitars in specific fendger guitars cheaply? My mother is passing the family violin repair business down to me and I am learning how to repair those, but I would like to cover all stringed instruments so I can make it a fulltime job.
Do you have to be a fender authorized repair shop or anything like that?


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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:47 am
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It's not really hard to repair any Fender, as long as you have a little knowledge of electronics and know how to set up the guitar you're working on.


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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:53 am
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I don't think he' asking if it's easy or difficult: I think he is asking where the knowledge might acquired.

Dan Erlewine's Guitar Player Repair Guide is excellent, widely considered to be the standard. Owning a copy took me from a timid guy who was afraid to even try setting up a Strat to someone who routinely does his own set-ups, has re-wired several of my guitars and has learned to troubleshoot with the best of them. The best repairman I ever met kept a copy on his bench. Buy it and be free.


http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Books,_plans/Building_and_repair:_Guitar,_electric/Guitar_Player_Repair_Guide.html


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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 10:01 am
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Thanks guys! I'll definitely pick up that book. I know how to do simple setup, but I don't want to turn someone down when they ask for things like refretting. I have a guitar that I can practice on, but I could use a few more throw aways that folks have to get it down pat. On the look out, for the trash guitars.


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Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 11:42 am
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Gravity Jim wrote:
Dan Erlewine's Guitar Player Repair Guide is excellent, widely considered to be the standard.


This is a fantastic book, as Gravity Jim mentioned... I have a copy myself and have always referenced it when working on my guitars. You can not go wrong there.

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+1 to Gravity Jim's post. I do all the work on my P basses and my drummer's Strat and it's a good feeling to be able to work on them. My next field of venture is getting into repairing old amps.

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+2 for Dan's book. An absolute must have IMHO.

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FYI: There is a 3rd edition with DVD coming out in a few months. I saw it on amazon.


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Dan's book is great, but if you are getting into refretting and some of the more intensive repairs you really should look into a luthiery school or find a local tech that would be willing to teach you. I went to Roberto-Venn in Arizona, its mostly for building but the repair course is really good as well. I would really get most of the books that StewMac offers. If you are going to be pro - go all the way. If you already specialize in violin family instruments make sure you can do guitars / basses just as well... At least that's how I woud do it.


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