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<div class="feed-description"><h1><strong><span style="color: #000000;">We Specialize in the Restoration of Vintage Instruments</span></strong></h1> <div class="art-content-layout"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 20px; width: 50%;"> <h2>As Players Ourselves...</h2> <h2>We Take Pride in Our Ability To Improve the Touch of Fine Instruments Without Forfeiting Sound Quality</h2> <p><img style="float: left; padding-right: 5px;" src="images/Vic2_100.jpg" alt="Calgary Guitar Repair Victor Farrell" width="80" height="120" /></p> <p>Like most luthiers, we love to play guitar, too, and have been doing so for the past fifty-five years, playing a variety of styles ranging from down-east country, to blues, rock, classical and jazz. We have found that studying the various guitar styles and techniques has given us a deeper understanding of what each genre demands in a set up. Studying cello for a year has also given us an understanding of what bass players require from their instruments. Yes, we take bass players seriously!</p> <h2>28 Years Experience of Working with the Best</h2> <p>The saga begins way back in 1986, in the fair city of Montreal, Quebec, where I worked for eleven years at Steve's Music Store, on St. Antoine Street, the largest music store in Eastern Canada, honing my skills as a luthier on every type of guitar, bass guitar, mandolin and banjo that the musicians of Montreal could throw at me. I have done work for...</p> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px;"> <ul style="color: #000000;"> <li>Steve's Music Store</li> <li>GuitarWorks</li> <li>Calgary Musical Repair and Sales</li> <li>The Acoustic Guitar Store</li> <li>The Calgary Folk Festival</li> </ul> </div> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <ul> <li>Brian Greenway</li> <li>Myles Goodwin</li> <li>Rick Emmet</li> <li>James Keelaghan</li> <li>Tim Williams</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 20px; width: 50%;"> <h2>We Have One of the Fastest Response Times for Emergency Repairs While Maintaining Focus on Details</h2> <p>Victor Farrell served for three years as the on-site repair technician for the <strong>Calgary Folk Festival</strong> and loved coming to the rescue of musicians needing emergency work done on their instruments. When do you need it by? We can probably fit you in.</p> <h2>We Offer Some of the Best Rates in the City Due to</h2> <h2>Experience, Expertise and Very Little Overhead</h2> <p>Our rates are very reasonable at $70/hour combined with the fact that because of all of our experience we tend to work a little faster than the average.</p> <h2>A Trusted Name in the Industry, We Have Performed Warranty Work for Western Canada's Warranty Rep For Martin, Tacoma, Santa Cruz and Taylor</h2> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <p><img style="color: #000000; text-align: center; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="images/martin_50.gif" alt="martin 50" /></p> </div> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="images/tacoma_50.gif" alt="tacoma 50" /></p> </div> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="images/scruz_50.gif" alt="scruz 50" /></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>We Are Experienced Professionals Providing Affordable Guitar Repairs</strong></h1></div>

<div class="feed-description"><h1><strong><span style="color: #000000;">We Specialize in the Restoration of Vintage Instruments</span></strong></h1> <div class="art-content-layout"> <div class="art-content-layout-row"> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 20px; width: 50%;"> <h2>As Players Ourselves...</h2> <h2>We Take Pride in Our Ability To Improve the Touch of Fine Instruments Without Forfeiting Sound Quality</h2> <p><img style="float: left; padding-right: 5px;" src="images/Vic2_100.jpg" alt="Calgary Guitar Repair Victor Farrell" width="80" height="120" /></p> <p>Like most luthiers, we love to play guitar, too, and have been doing so for the past fifty-five years, playing a variety of styles ranging from down-east country, to blues, rock, classical and jazz. We have found that studying the various guitar styles and techniques has given us a deeper understanding of what each genre demands in a set up. Studying cello for a year has also given us an understanding of what bass players require from their instruments. Yes, we take bass players seriously!</p> <h2>28 Years Experience of Working with the Best</h2> <p>The saga begins way back in 1986, in the fair city of Montreal, Quebec, where I worked for eleven years at Steve's Music Store, on St. Antoine Street, the largest music store in Eastern Canada, honing my skills as a luthier on every type of guitar, bass guitar, mandolin and banjo that the musicians of Montreal could throw at me. I have done work for...</p> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 10px;"> <ul style="color: #000000;"> <li>Steve's Music Store</li> <li>GuitarWorks</li> <li>Calgary Musical Repair and Sales</li> <li>The Acoustic Guitar Store</li> <li>The Calgary Folk Festival</li> </ul> </div> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <ul> <li>Brian Greenway</li> <li>Myles Goodwin</li> <li>Rick Emmet</li> <li>James Keelaghan</li> <li>Tim Williams</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 20px; width: 50%;"> <h2>We Have One of the Fastest Response Times for Emergency Repairs While Maintaining Focus on Details</h2> <p>Victor Farrell served for three years as the on-site repair technician for the <strong>Calgary Folk Festival</strong> and loved coming to the rescue of musicians needing emergency work done on their instruments. When do you need it by? We can probably fit you in.</p> <h2>We Offer Some of the Best Rates in the City Due to</h2> <h2>Experience, Expertise and Very Little Overhead</h2> <p>Our rates are very reasonable at $70/hour combined with the fact that because of all of our experience we tend to work a little faster than the average.</p> <h2>A Trusted Name in the Industry, We Have Performed Warranty Work for Western Canada's Warranty Rep For Martin, Tacoma, Santa Cruz and Taylor</h2> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <p><img style="color: #000000; text-align: center; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 17px; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="images/martin_50.gif" alt="martin 50" /></p> </div> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="images/tacoma_50.gif" alt="tacoma 50" /></p> </div> <div class="art-layout-cell" style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <p><img style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="images/scruz_50.gif" alt="scruz 50" /></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h1 style="text-align: center;"><strong>We Are Experienced Professionals Providing Affordable Guitar Repairs</strong></h1></div>