kuetsum Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 (edited) Long story short.. Have a Alleva Coppola lg5 classic which has truss rod issue (maxed out) and broken fretboard. Looking for a luthier to fix it. Background story: It was sent to a famous shop in London, For two round of treatment to fix the truss rod issue. - 1st, only truss rod cover was changed (The truss rod can be turned but the neck won't move, with a week test ) - 2nd, a hole was drilled on the 1st block and material(wood block piece and glued) filled around the truss rod anchor point for reinforcements. was told the issue has been fixed however the outcome is not ideal.. the fingerboard just broke and the 1st fret pop after few turn of the trust rod. I just lose the faith on who was working on it. Would be great to hear how the local folks to deal with this situation. Feeling frustrated and powerlessness as a new guy in town. Try not to thinking of but it's like a curse in my head. See if I can get any advice before the year end. - take the bass, pay the treatment fee - leave the bass for the third round of treatment (replace entire fretboard, open slot on the neck to make room for new modern style truss rod) - take the bass ask for a claim( I don't know if it's possible) Thanks for looking and Hope you all have a happy 2023. Cheers Ken Edited December 31, 2022 by kuetsum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 Whereabouts are you Ken, many of us know good reliable local people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 This is fixable, I had a similar 'break out' with my G&L L1505. Jon shuker's repair (new truss rod, new fretboard) was better than the original. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuetsum Posted December 31, 2022 Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, Lozz196 said: Whereabouts are you Ken, many of us know good reliable local people Appreciate the reply Lozz I am based in West London it would not be a problem to ship the bass as long as this babe can get into good hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo85 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 I had a similar situation, funny enough it was in a famous shop in London, except the bass was much cheaper and repairs on paper were much simpler. It was so bad that I decided from them on that if works are doable I will always do it myself, even if tools cost more than the luthier doing it. And that if at some point I will need a tech I'll definitely go out of London, to people that need returning customers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, kuetsum said: Appreciate the reply Lozz I am based in West London it would not be a problem to ship the bass as long as this babe can get into good hand. Well if a drive around the North Circular & A10 is doable our very own @gary mac is in Hoddesden. Gary does all of the work that’s beyond me on my instruments, I’d thoroughly recommend him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshy Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 I can put you in touch with David Wilson up here in the North. He’s absolutely amazing at stuff like this and I trust him with all my basses. He’s carried out work for a fair few people on here too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 3 minutes ago, walshy said: I can put you in touch with David Wilson up here in the North. He’s absolutely amazing at stuff like this and I trust him with all my basses. He’s carried out work for a fair few people on here too. David's a wizard 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody1957 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 7 hours ago, 3below said: This is fixable, I had a similar 'break out' with my G&L L1505. Jon shuker's repair (new truss rod, new fretboard) was better than the original. Jon Shuker x 2....he's the man. Sheffield based and brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Jim Fleeting https://www.jimfleetingguitars.com/ has worked on several instruments for me and for others I know. I trust him enough that I've commissined a custom-build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorR Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Presuming to well known luthier wasn’t Charlie Chandler, his shop is in Hampton, just the other side of Kingston bridge… https://ccgx.co.uk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 23 hours ago, Lozz196 said: Whereabouts are you Ken, many of us know good reliable local people 20 hours ago, Jono Bolton said: David's a wizard 16 hours ago, Woody1957 said: Jon Shuker x 2....he's the man. Sheffield based and brilliant! X3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowhead Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Yes, Jon Shuker is the man! I spent a week building a bass on one of his courses, he is meticulous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chienmortbb Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Crimson Guitars in Dorset are superb but they may be busy building the new Chowny basses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asingardenof Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 If it's not too far away I can recommend two Cornwall-based folks: Julyan Wallis (The Guitar Doctor) in Penzance (now featured on BBC's The Repair Shop), and Chris at Tube 'N Truss in St Dennis who is also a wizard at servicing and repairing vintage tube amps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuetsum Posted April 4, 2023 Author Share Posted April 4, 2023 (edited) Thanks everyone for the recommendation above It's time to shake the dust off my broken heart after 3months.. Edited April 4, 2023 by kuetsum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulhauser Posted April 4, 2023 Share Posted April 4, 2023 6 hours ago, kuetsum said: Thanks everyone for the recommendation above It's time to shake the dust off my broken heart after 3months.. Good luck and do let us know how it ended... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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