Shop addition Mike Runyon - deja vu
The Mass Street Music Repair Shop is happy to welcome back Mike Runyon! Mike worked with us for several years way back around the turn of the millenium. His knowledgeable repair skills and › Continue reading
Whether you just purchased your first acoustic guitar or are playing your favorite from long ago, you’ll want to be sure you’ve got your acoustic humidified for the fall and winter. Why? Once the heat goes on in your home and the air becomes more dry, your guitar will need a little TLC so it doesn’t lose natural moisture in the wood. If you don’t, your bridge could pull up on its own, and your top, sides or back could even develop a crack. The shop sees this sort of thing too often in the wintertime, so take a moment and make sure you’ve got a humidifier for your guitar. They are inexpensive, easy to use, and one of the best things you can do for your guitar.
Kyser Acoustic Humidifier...priceless protection
We’ve tried several brands and offer a few different ones here in the store, but truth be told, we like the Kyser Humidifier best - it’s affordable and so simple to use. How do you use it? First, make sure you have the right one - if you have a regular acoustic 6 or 12 string, you’ll need the Kyser Acoustic Humidifier. If you have a classical guitar, or a similar guitar with a smaller soundhole, you’ll need the Kyser Classical Humidifier.
Straight out of the package, it looks a bit like › Continue reading
Remember a while back Andy McKee brought his beautiful Greenfield into Mass St Music for a top crack repair? Well, Josh in our repair shop did an outstanding job fixing it. See for yourself in the shots below. Here’s the › Continue reading
All right guys and gals, who here has turned their amps up to 11 with massive amounts of gain to mimic good old Eddie V and then run up to their amp while holding that pinch harmonic? Probably more of you than would admit to it. Trying to achieve that sound is easy, if you want to go deaf… Most of us (excluding people with their own theater) have limits on how loud they can play. That’s why Fernandez patented a pickup system that will achieve feedback and sustain at any volume level with the flick of a switch.
Our customer came in with his trusty Ibanez RG and the Sustainer Kit. Easy as 123…drop it in and infinite sustain… well, not exactly. Here is what I had to do to make this customer’s dreams of guitar domination a reality.
Here is an old Harmony tenor guitar that has been on and off of my bench lately. It is a pretty involved project consisting of a neck reset, refret, and some spot touch-up to the top. › Continue reading