Guitar Repairs
Repairer Bob Dayfield is Sheehans' longest serving employee. A qualified engineer, he has over 25 years experience as a musical instrument repairer and luthier, including a spell building 'Pilgrim' guitars. Today he specialises in the set-up and repair of acoustic, electric and bass guitars, mandolins and banjos
Bob is joined by repairer and luthier Colin Keefe. When not at Sheehans, Colin divides his time between building his own handmade 'Keefe' guitars and mandolins, and running an instrument making course at Rawlins College.
Every guitar sold at Sheehans undergoes the same rigorous quality control and setup procedure, from the least expensive beginners' models through to the very highest quality instruments. This includes setting the neck profile, nut height, saddle height and saddle profile, dressing / stoning the frets where necessary, checking the intonation and making sure any on-board electronics are working perfectly.
If a guitar can't be set up to our high standards, we won't sell it!
We also set-up and repair customers' instruments. Common jobs include nut, saddle and machine head replacements, refretting, body damage, broken headstocks, rewiring and cosmetic repairs.
A comprehensive pickup fitting service is available on all stringed instruments including acoustic guitars, classical guitars, banjos, mandolins, violins, violas and cellos.
If you have an enquiry about guitar repairs or pickup fitting, please telephone +44 (0)116 255 7492 and ask for Bob or Colin (more contact details).
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