String 'em Up Guitar Repairs

I am a music fan first, a musician, then repairman. I found music pretty young. I was six or seven years old when I started listening to the great 70s radio stations of the day. I was 17 before I owned my first guitar. My mom helped me buy a beat up old acoustic with skyscraper action from a neighbourhood kid. I can't remember what happen to that guitar. It was one of many that helped me learn to

play. I found a company called Downtown Music. The guitar and luthier repairman, Mike Zimmerman, was a great teacher! His own experience was first rate. He was one of three guys that started The Twelfth Fret Guitarists’ Pro Shop, a premier guitar shop in Toronto. I was crazy interested in learning how guitars worked, so I trained with Mike for three years. During my time at Downtown Music I built two solid bodies from scratch and parts — a Stratocaster-style guitar and a custom p-style bass — both of which have served me well over the years playing live and recording. In 2009 I decided to get serious about making guitar repairs my business. I built a good work bench in the warehouse space I work and live in. And I took a small business course at the Toronto Business Development Centre, which helped me focus more clearly on how I up the ante! String’em Up is now on its feet and gaining momentum!