Martin, Thanks for the name. I'll check it out.

I know where Hampshire is, my daughter lives in Mt. Prospect and I actually drive right through Hampshire on my way to her place.

The thing with techs is you really have to know someone whose opinion you trust, who has used that tech, and then sometimes that isn't even enough. I've discovered the hard way that being trained in the Martin factory, having years of experience, and being the area's "Martin certified" tech doesn't necessarily mean the guy will make good decisions about your guitar.

Now my 1970 D-41 needs its first neck reset and another fret job. I need a new (higher) saddle and maybe a bridge plate. I think the last guy (Martin certified) may have replaced the bridge plate.

My guitar was "voiced" by Randy Wood, then of GTR in Nashville, in 1971, a year before I bought it. I don't know whether Randy's voicing including doing anything with the bridge plate. Our local Martin-certified tech may have just returned it to factory specs.

My guitar still sounds great and still makes people envious but, to my ear, it's been "off" since it's last hospitalization.