Old tuners like a bath.
Recent Posts
- Packing up my shop got me like: #onecrazyeye
- The moving crew. Thanks, fellas! @westonhadrich @eric_stavang
- As a reminder, and to clear up any confusion: I’m leaving the Canal Park location and I won’t be doing retail sales anymore, but I’ll still be working on musical instrument repair and restoration. I’ve got a backlog 50 instruments deep to catch up on, but if you’re in need, get in touch! Thank You. The shop is officially closed In DeWitt-Seitz now.
- Many years ago, before we all had a cellphone in our pocket all the time, I was at work on a sunny, winter morning. I looked through my glass door, down the hall and said to myself, “Holy shit! I think that’s Willie Nelson.” And it was. He waltzed in and ended up spending an hour in my shop playing guitar and talking. When he left, he had bought a 1930’s Martin guitar from me (which I gave him a deal on), and he dropped these picks into my little pick basket on the table. I’ll never forget that day or the kindness of that man. #willienelson
- I’m not a fisherman, but I like to keep these stringers of repairs. The past two years of work. Guess I’ve been busy.
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5-string
12 string
accordion
banjo
bass
bridge
closed
consignment
conversion
dogs
dream
esraj
for sale
fret
friends
Gibson
gift
happy
harmony
harp
headache
IFTTT
Instagram
intonation
joke
lamellophone
ma'iingan
Mastertone
name that instrument
neckset
odd
old repairs
reed
refret
repair
repairs
sigma
skin
sympathetic
Tamburica
tenor
ukelele
ukelele repair
verðandi
Washburn
What do you use to clean old tuners like this Mike?
I scrub them with water, dish soap, and some baking soda using a toothbrush. Then I rinse and run through my ultrasonic cleaner. After things dry completely, I reassemble and lubricate all the moving parts. Usually works like a charm!