Alex Bishop Guitars

Name:	Alex Bishop Guitars
Location:	Bristol United Kingdom BS5
Contact:	Contact: 07515440071 Website: www.alexbishopguitars.com Send Alex Bishop Guitars a message

Additional Info:	Alex Bishop specialises in the construction of finest quality hand-crafted and custom-built gypsy jazz guitars. Although he predominantly builds Selmer-Maccaferri style guitars, he offers a range of contemporary design features. These include side sound ports, chamfered arm rests, custom rosettes and a modern re-interpretation of Mario Maccaferris own resonating chamber for both oval and D-hole instruments. He offers an full repair service for most types of stringed instrument. Qualifications: B(Sc) Degree in 'Musical Instruments'
Fees:	Complete set-up from £95 - Includes truss rod adjustment, action set, fingerboard cleaned and oiled. Martin strings available at £10 for folk guitars, or Savarez Argentine strings at £16 for Selmer-Maccaferri style instruments. Fret dressing and set-up from £145 - Frets levelled, recrowned and polished to improve playability of a well-played instrument. Complete with set-up. Refret and set-up from £225 - Worn frets removed and new frets installed and levelled. Option of changing to a different gauge of fretwire. Complete with set-up. A full range of repairs are available for all types of instrument. For more information please contact using the 'send message' feature, or call the number above. Thank you!
Specialisms:	Instrument Maker, Luthier / String Instruments