4th Fret-Steve Eckel

05/27/2014

Hey folks! It has been a while but I have been busy. First I want to direct you to the new and updated 4th Fret website at 4thfret.com. You can see all of the options available for my instruments as well as see what is coming in the future. Second, I hope to see you all at the Maplewood Rose Festival at the Maplewood Rose Garden on the corner of Lake Ave. and Driving Park Ave. in Rochester, NY.

4thfret.com

03/01/2014

Another satisfied customer! Neil shows off his birch and cherry cajon. I met he and his friend Nancy at the Corn Hill Arts Fest last year. His is also the first cajon I made with an adjustable snare installed.

11/16/2013

I am working on a new item. It is a 5 string tenor guitar special order. I love the design and as a result am making a couple of extra while I am at it. I will post some images of it soon.

11/16/2013

My Daughter Lisette took this shot of me working on a beautiful American Strat I was doing a setup on. She is quite the photographer!

09/13/2013

Yesterday was a Dady Day! Not only did Joe come to the shop but I went to a ukulele workshop at Burnenzio's Downtown Music and who should be there but John Dady. Had them both sign my uke!

Another recommendation from me: the Dady Brothers. Great Americana music. Check them out.

09/12/2013

Look who stopped by the shop today. Joe Dady!

He brought by a student of his to look at ukuleles! He also played on the Telestogie for a bit! A great time was had by all!

09/12/2013

New ebony nut, bone, time to relax and cleaning with lemon oil and we are good as new!

09/12/2013

Never put steel strings on a classical guitar! A very nice Yamaha CG-120. Someone had put steel strings on it and removed the bone to lower the action. They then cracked the nut, and the belly was lifting.

09/10/2013

Hey Folks! 4th Fret will have a booth up at the Maplewood Home Tour and Artist Show. I will be somewhere around 200 Seneca Parkway. This Saturday from 11-4 ONLY! Come down and check us out!

09/10/2013

A nice case for a 4th Fret Uke! A fiddle case! Found by a happy owner, Phil Pritchard.

Found a case for my ukulele! Now I just need to fix it up and make it a custom fit

09/09/2013

Pesky J. Nixon with a 4th Fret CBG on the way home from the Turtle Hill Folk Fest. If you haven't heard of these guys… You need to. See a link to their FB page in my likes.

09/09/2013

Jeremiah Birmbaum, mandolin extraordinaire with the fantastic band Pesky J. Nixon, with his 4 th Fret Perdomo CBG. He is taking it to its new home in NYC!