Crescent Beach Guitar

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Member Since: 25/08/2007
Band Website: www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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Influences: Jake has been playing guitar since 1971 and adjusting instruments since 1972 when a well known acoustic guitar shop made his D-28 unplayable and incapable of playing in tune. They installed a dyed rosewood bridge instead of the appropriate ebony version and used toothpicks as shims to raise the saddle! They also filed the frets without polishing them, making for a very rough playing experience and were unable to accurately set the intonation. After several unsuccessful attempts to get the store to correct these deficiencies, he gave up.

This bad experience led to years of trial & error learning about how guitars worked and to a study of the art of lutherie and stringed instrument repair. Great repairmen like Bob Steinegger and Bob Brook were visited and plied with questions.

He worked with noted Canadian luthier Michael Heiden for two years and learned a lot about mandolins & guitars, including some key factors in the production of tone & volume that apply to all stringed instruments.

A well known bluegrass singer and an experienced player of acoustic & electric guitar, as well as double bass and mandolin, Jake is well qualified to diagnose an instrument's strengths and weaknesses and can recommend appropriate steps to enhance the sound and playability of your stringed instrument.

"Helping you get the most from your instrument."
Type of Label: Major