havent really participated here in ages..
but felt I need to post another message of praise for Foster van der Merwe and Ludwig of Fosters Guitar works, in Cape Town.
I hadnt been to him for about 6 years, and a recent purchase of a guitar from jhbg started to develop fret buzz on the E and A strings once it was exposed to the moist cape town air.
i thought since i was going to them I would take my old acoustic guitar, a Crafter I have owned for probably 20 years and which had never ever seen a guitar techs workshop.
I picked up the guitars yesterday and was simply blown away by just how different - and awesome - that acoustic really is!! I didnt have time to chat about what he did to it, and he just charged me for a standard set up - but suddenly that guitar plays and feels like an instrument 10 times its value! it really does feel like a brand new instrument..
so i guess the purpose of this message is 2-fold..
1 - if you in Cape Town, Foster Guitar Works is your place of call for any guitar work, Foster and Ludwig are absolutely guitar geniuses..
2 - if you have a guitar that you not really happy with and thinking of selling, try having it set up professionally before selling it, it could just change your mind..
so big shout out to Foster Guitar Works for the amazing job done on my 3 guitars !!
(Dom - if you reading this.. i got hung up with my acoustic, so will still give your old girl a run for her money later tonight hopefully.)