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This means most chain stores, regardless of the number of used Ricks they might have on the wall...

The GC here in SF has a tech sitting at a tiny workbench in the middle of the store, 44 hours a week. It's not large enough to comfortable nestle an Epi SG, much less a quality quitar of any size. And how the @#%#$^ can he work on anything and keep his sanity and presence of mind with all the Vai wannabees trying their riffs on pegged Marshall or H & K combos only fifteen feet away?

This is quite typical of the chain store/thrasher service station mentality, and it;s unfortunatye that this extreme is actually commonplace here in the USA.

To find a tech, ask around your area and find out who is knowledgeable, personable, and reasonable in price.

Well...two out of three, at least! And give him the time he needs to do it RIGHT.

To find a tech, ask around your area and find out who is knowledgeable, personable, and reasonable in price.

Well...two out of three, at least! And give him the time he needs to do it RIGHT.[/quote]


Har!

An additional bit of advice, from my perspective, is if you have a vintage store of good repute in your area, talk to their tech. He/she is probably experienced with working on a number of different guitars and will know how to best handle a Ric 12. If not, odds are that he/she knows someone who can do it and do it well.

jingle_jangle wrote:...This is quite typical of the chain store/thrasher service station mentality, and it's unfortunate that this extreme is actually commonplace here in the USA...

It's commonplace in Canada too, and I suspect just about everywhere else as well!

I'm reminded time and again, how important it is to network, beyond the keyboard. Just last night, my wife came home from her evening at the local Potter's Guild, and passes me a business card for http://www.edwardkleinguitars.com. As it turns out, our wives are throwing clay together every Monday night, and Mr. Klein literally lives about a mile down the road from me. I've heard of his work in fine classical guitar lutherie, but not being a classical player, I've never thought of looking him up. I think I'll be calling him now...

I'm sure he'll appreciate the plug on a Rickenbacker site. Maybe he even works on Ricks!