This li’l one was brought to me by a harried husband who had bought the ukulele online as a gift for his wife. It was a well-constructed, high-gloss instrument with solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, and a rosewood fingerboard and bridge. The problem – as was all too evident – was this […]
Author: Amit Newton
An experienced guitar tech with over 16 years of experience working on acoustic Gibsons and Martins in the Gulf region.
There is nothing that cannot be repaired; the only consideration is the price at which it comes. And yet, if there is sentiment attached, no price is too high!
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Humidifying – how to
So, humidity is important. And how do you get it into your instrument – humidifiers. There are as many type of humidifiers as there are guitar models. All of these work but they are expensive. What if you can get a bigger bang for a smaller buck? Take a look at my favourite humidifier. You […]
The devil in (the lack of) humidity
It is only creatures of the animal kingdom who find high humidity hard to bear. Acoustic instruments are uncomplaining. However, acoustic guitars react badly to low humidity and in case of continued low-humidity conditions can crack at various places, or, in extreme cases, come apart completely. The most common of such places are the joints […]
Black Beauty gets a new saddle (and nut)
Black Beauty came in the other day, looking rather in bad shape, and needing some serious TLC. Its coat too had not been rubbed down in a while and was dusty, dirty and dank, and with enough scratches on it to rechristen it ‘Scratchy’! Of course, The Guitar Garage is just the place for getting all […]
El Classico had a great fall!
A very common acoustic guitar affliction is it tipping over, and the headstock cracking, or breaking, or the neck cracking or breaking. 99% of the times, carelessness on the part of the owner, is the reason for the damage – both to the instrument as well as to the pocket. The funny part is no owner […]
Choosing a guitar
An acoustic instrument’s sound is due to the wonder of material used to build it and is never dependent on electronics – not even in electro-acoustic instruments. Thus, I always advise beginners and others wishing to purchase an instrument to blindfold themselves and see with their ears! You go into a shop and even as […]
What is a set-up? Why is it needed?
If there is one thing and JUST ONE THING that you should get done in your acoustic guitar, it should be a set-up. A set-up is required so that the instrument can play properly and easily, the best that it can. It usually includes adjustments to the saddle, nut, truss rod, adjusting action, adjusting neck […]