The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #174261 Message #4227599
Posted By: Backwoodsman
24-Aug-25 - 12:27 PM
Thread Name: UK guitar luthier
Subject: RE: UK guitar luthier
Yeah, I worked that one out!
BTW, another tech who is highly recommended for setups, refrets, new nuts and saddles, etc. is Kate Phillips (GuitarKes) up near Whitby. Kate is the wife of Steve Phillips who was with Mark Knopfler and Brendan Croker in the Notting Hillbillies. She has a nice little workshop in the garden of their house, and she did a quick job sorting out buzzing on my old Brook. And it’s a very pleasant run over the Humber Bridge up to Whitby (although further for you than it is for me!).
I don’t like shipping guitars so I always take them personally - even had a day-trip to Southampton to see Vince Hockey with my old J-40 a few years ago, and two trips to Dave King down near Newbury (he did a B&S re-finish on my D-18 - don’t ask, long story!).