Trading Musician Luthiers **** - Recommended
There are a couple of different Luthiers who work out of Trading Musician. I’ve always had good work done there and the turnaround time is usually only a few days or a week. The only drawbacks to getting work done there is it’s kind of a cookie cutter mentality - it’s difficult to get hold of the luthier directly to communicate your wishes and you are expected to leave your guitar at the counter without ever getting to meet the luthier face to face.
I’ve found this can be overcome by calling in and asking to speak directly to the luthier on the phone. It’s just a bit of a hassle, and also, these guys charge more than Cat Fox, my favorite luthier. However, if you’re just looking to get a basic repair and you’re in a hurry, I can vouch for the luthiers at TM having done consistently good work in the past.
Trading Musician - 5908 Roosevelt Way NE Seattle, WA 98105, 206-522-6707
http://www.tradingmusician.com
October 25th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
I was just reminded by someone on another blog - the two luthiers at Trading Musician whose work I liked were Aaron and Chris.