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NAME:
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Robert Daniel
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ORIGINALLY FROM:
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Merrillville, IN
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HOW YOU GOT STARTED IN GUITAR REPAIR:
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Messing up my own guitars, Then messing up my friends guitars, Generally taking things apart and then puttin them back together since i was a kid.
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HOW / WHEN YOU CAME TO WORK FOR 3CGS / BOBS:
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Feb. of 1996, on a tip from a friend
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FREQUENT REPAIRS / SPECIALTY:
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”I do it all baby!”
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BEFORE YOU BECAME A TECH, WHAT OTHER WORK DID YOU DO:
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Grounds keeper, Waiter, and worked at a lumber yard.
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ANY BANDS:
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Stripped For Parts
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RECOMMENDED LISTENING:
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Budgie, Cocteau Twins, Blue Oyster Cult
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FAVORITE BURGER:
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Moodys up north / rare w/blue cheese & raw onion
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FAVORITE MOVIE:
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1. Caddyshack, 2. Metropolis by Fritz Lang, 3. Careful by Guy Madding
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FAVORITE MAKI:
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Dragon roll at Thai Oscar on Western
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LINKS:
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Hi,
John from 3rd Coast at the Arlington Heights GC recommended your skills for reshaping my guitar neck. Its a R9 Les Paul. I would like your opinion on softening the shoulders of the neck for more elliptical shape. This should leave enough mass for a firm anchor for bends while letting my hand sit more comfortably in the neck.
Currently, the neck remains straight with no counter tension on the truss rod.
Its set up with 9′s.
Please contact me when you have the chance.
Thanx,
Vince
847.514.2318
Vince,
We can reshape the neck without a problem. By elliptical, I am assuming you mean you want the treble side thinner than the bass side so to speak (a la Music Man Products). Or, do you mean you want to relieve the shoulders on both sides of the neck. Those necks can be a bit square for some folks. Either way, it is very do-able and we can make it look factory perfect.
Hey Robert,
Congrats on this oustanding finish work you performed on #7432H-7 J-35 with opaque top finish. A master piece of its own!
Best,
Willi
Thanks so much Willi, Robert Daniel is one of the finest repairmen in the country and no one has really heard of him. I have had the pleasure of working with him for 15 years now and he never ceases to amaze. That J35 is an outstanding guitar by the way.