The Guitar Mechanic

The Guitar Mechanic Dylan and Ken Nash's set-up, repair, and restoration shop. By appointment only. Please call first before dropping by. Please call or text before heading over.

Guitar, bass, banjo, mandolin, and uke set-up, repair, and parts shop.

11/28/2025

Hey everyone! Will be on vacation from December 6th to January 9th!
Feel most welcome to send me any questions or concerns you may have with your instruments and I'll be most welcome to set a time to discuss!
Side note - the coffee is finally set up! Join me for guitars and coffee on the weekends!

09/30/2025

Hey everyone, hard to post this but I wanted to get the word out there! I look forward to connecting with all of you.

Anyone guess where this jig came from?
05/14/2025

Anyone guess where this jig came from?

Uh, don't do this. Better yet; don't let your repairman do this! Quickest way to kill your tone. If you need higher acti...
08/09/2024

Uh, don't do this. Better yet; don't let your repairman do this! Quickest way to kill your tone. If you need higher action have a proper new saddle made.

Thank you C.F. Martin for having such a clean neck joint that steams off in a few minutes. Compared to this nightmare!!!...
07/31/2024

Thank you C.F. Martin for having such a clean neck joint that steams off in a few minutes. Compared to this nightmare!!!!!

Always check your "repairman's" work. This Les Paul had a weaker neck pickup, and it turned out all the grounds were poo...
07/25/2024

Always check your "repairman's" work. This Les Paul had a weaker neck pickup, and it turned out all the grounds were poorly soldered and falling off. There is no excuse nowadays with so many video tutorials to teach people how to solder. I was lucky to take Industrial Electronics at Norwich Tech back in the 70s. Standard guitars are very basic circuits and use basic techniques. I'm always surprised seeing all the basic mistakes that are made.

I don't spray lacquer often anymore but in this case it needed more than a simple touch-up.
07/16/2024

I don't spray lacquer often anymore but in this case it needed more than a simple touch-up.

Buyer beware. I'm refretting a recent partial refret by a "repairman" with a "good reputation", (on the internet). Be ca...
05/13/2024

Buyer beware. I'm refretting a recent partial refret by a "repairman" with a "good reputation", (on the internet). Be careful out there and ask to see their work if you're not sure. There's no A.S.E. certification for "luthiers".

Blue and yellow, (ni****ne), make green!
04/16/2024

Blue and yellow, (ni****ne), make green!

Tech tip of the month: If your Strat came with a plastic sheet on the pickguard. Take the time to remove what's under th...
03/28/2024

Tech tip of the month: If your Strat came with a plastic sheet on the pickguard. Take the time to remove what's under the k***s. They get pretty gross. You can cut the excess off with an xacto or remove the nut. This one had the pots replaced yet they left the plastic. Maybe they felt it was vintage/original!?!

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