Posted by Chuck(G) on February 25, 2003 at 19:49:09:
In Reply to: Re: Re: how well do repairmen play? posted by Mary Ann on February 24, 2003 at 12:39:30:
Getting a string specialist unfortunately doesn't relieve you of any due dilligence research. I took my bass to a professional cellist who was referred in glowing terms to me--by another cellist. First thing the guy wanted to do was to sand the fingerboard so that it was flat as a Kansas prairie--he kept talking about the "warp" in my fingerboard. I let him adjust my bridge, with the net result that I couldn't bow the D string without also hitting the A string. I ended up replacing the bridge.
I'm sure the guy is a whiz on celli and maybe on those other weird strung instruments that tune in fifths, but he'll never touch my bass again.