Service & workshop
A quick check, fresh strings, a setup, electronics or care. Pat first assesses what your instrument actually needs.
Inspect first, work second
An honest assessment matters more than a blanket promise. You will know the likely work and next step before anything is done.
Workshop services
These are starting points. Pat will discuss a different approach if your instrument needs one.
Assessment
An initial look at playability, condition or a specific problem.
Visual check of the instrument and hardware
Check playability, tuning and basic setup
A realistic recommendation for the next step
Best for when you are unsure whether a setup or repair is needed.
Ask about this serviceCare
Fresh strings, a quick care check and a look at how comfortably the instrument plays.
Change the strings on a guitar or bass
Clean the fingerboard and check its condition
Check tuning, intonation and playability
Best for before a lesson, rehearsal or show, or after a long break.
Ask about this servicePlayability
A practical setup when action, neck relief, intonation or pickup height no longer feel right.
Check neck relief and string action
Check intonation and tuning
Assess pickup height and overall feel
Best for when an instrument feels hard to play, buzzes or sounds out of tune up the neck.
Ask about this serviceFine tuning
For instruments that deserve extra attention: cleaning, an electronics check and finer adjustments.
Standard Setup as a starting point
More thorough cleaning and hardware check
Adjustments tailored to how and where you play
Best for a favourite instrument, stage or studio use, or one that has been neglected.
Ask about this serviceElectronics
For scratchy controls, intermittent connections, jacks, pickups or straightforward soldering work.
Assess electronics and contact problems
Check jacks, controls and pickup signal
Discuss pickup installation or soldering work
Best for when the sound crackles, cuts out or cannot be relied on.
Ask about this serviceIndividual work
For care, tuning machines, hardware, minor repairs or issues that need proper diagnosis first.
Check wood, hardware and tuning machines
Assess small repairs and care needs
Discuss effort, materials and risks realistically
Best for an instrument that needs care, greater stability or a repair.
Ask about this serviceHow it works
A service job becomes clear once the instrument and the issue are understood. The enquiry keeps that first step short and useful.
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Tell us the instrument, make/model, symptoms and how urgent it is.
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Pat considers whether a quick check, setup, electronics work or repair makes sense.
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Timing, likely work and materials are confirmed personally before work begins.