https://www.boards.ie/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:07:49 +0000 en luthier — boards.ie - Now Ye're Talkin' https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057482858/music-stores-guitar-builders-repairmen-in-dublin-looking-for-help Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:44:37 +0000 Instruments Triad 2057482858@/discussions
I started playing bass in 1998 and in 2008 I started building basses and guitars. I have a degree in Music and Performing Arts and my English is pretty good. I could move to Germany to work for a big company but the wage was... well, disappointing to say the least and they wanted me to work for 55hours a week (!).

Anyway, I should come for a visit in early October, in the meantime I wanted to see if I could find some big store, repairman/guitar tech/guitar builder/luthier where I could maybe leave my CV? Any idea?

Thanks in advance!]]> https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2057330744/guitar-repair-set-up-in-waterford Thu, 20 Nov 2014 21:30:47 +0000 Bands & Musicians Community mouse.on.mars 2057330744@/discussions I mean other than Palmer's in town...

Would be looking at a basic set up after a new bridge/strings are fitted.]]> https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2056660092/guitar-neck-glue Mon, 04 Jun 2012 14:50:32 +0000 Instruments synewave 2056660092@/discussions I just received this hollow body guitar diy kit (top row 3rd from left) here:
www.diyguitarkits.co.uk/store/listings/category/id/1

The kit looks great although it did not come with glue for setting in the neck.
Can anyone recommend anything based on the wood types involved? - see specs in the link for details.]]> https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2056470598/guitar-repairer-technician-wanted-to-fix-electrics-on-a-fender-jaguar Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:16:50 +0000 Instruments ShowingTeeth 2056470598@/discussions The guitar is currently working, but the wiring/electrics are all messed up. Switches aren't working as they should - .
I'd also want a tuning set up, overall tune-up, etc...y'know.


I'm based in Waterford, so preferably someone not too far.]]> https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2055985057/refret-job-in-galway-some-guy-ruined-my-guitar Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:43:18 +0000 Instruments gazami 2055985057@/discussions in galway. I don't want to talk about his name but there was a recommendation
for him in this forum and a bad remark on him also.

Anyway being a foreigner getting refret-work was not easy it's very dangerous.
If something happened I can do nothing about it. So at first I tried to get
some fret-dressing job. But this guy insisted to get refret. At first I couldn't
trust this guy coz the amount of money was changing when he's talking
about the job. Anyway he required 200euro and I thought it's not a bad deal.

And after a week when I saw my guitar this is a bad joke. There were several
burn mark on the fret-board and frets were not dressed at all so it's buzzy.
And the size of the fret was smaller than former one so there's gap between
fret-board and fret and nut is a lot higher than frets. New scar on body. Some
glue thing to hide brocken finish on my maple fret-board, Crooked neck...

This guy said that he feels bad about my guitar. And he gave me 50euro
discount for what he did. It sounds like after killing somebody you say
"Sorry for your loss".

I think there're several possibilities.

1. This guy knows nothing about guitar.
- But there's a recommendation in this forum. Maybe it's from the guy himself?

2. Or this guy didn't do the job by himself, Gave it to some newbie as a training
material.
- Risking a nice, expensive guitar as a training material?

3. Did it intentionally.
- I've never met this guy before why did he do that to me?

This guy is crazy. He shouldn't take the job in the first place. My guitar is one
of american vintage serise. It means as a used one it still more than 1,000euro.
The guy ruined 1,000euro guitar for making small money.

I still don't understand what happened to me. And very sad.

I posted this writing to leave a warning for the other possible victims. Be cautious
when you get refret in galway at least you need to ask the other people
before you try any repair shop.

When I search some info about repair shop the first guy I found was actually
Derek Nelson but I live in galway so it was not an option. Now I'm thinking
of visiting him in near future. Do any of you know how to contact him? And
where's Malray Park? Is it around city center? Is it easy to find?

Thanks.]]>