SERVICES
Pride in Craftsmanship
Acoustic and electric guitar set-ups, fretwork, handmade nuts and saddles. My services might be varied, but they all come with the same promise of quality, dedication, and durability. I take pride in my work and in ensuring customer satisfaction with each job.
Schedule Appointment
All estimates are free and flexible according to materials and scheduling.
Testimonials
“Great place to have your guitar repaired or a cool new build. I have 4 electric guitars from his shop. Each one built with technical care & creativity. They sound & play amazing. Action & tone is dialed in. I feel like I’m getting something special every visit to T’s shop; answers all my questions. Michael T’s 20 + years experience as a LUTHIER & guitarist/live musician really shows in his work & craft. Reasonable prices & top quality builds & repairs. I will return for service.”
“Mike, just wanted to thank you again for the work you did on my ‘86 Guild and the Goya classical. I have really been enjoying playing them!”
“Like a totally different/awesome Sheila (client’s pet name for his Takamine D18). Thanks so much, your work is amazing!”
“The guitar you fixed is great and even my music teacher said you did a great job on the strings.”
“Mike, thank you for the pickup installation. It sounds great - very beefy on that 12 string!”
“Rings like a bell, as usual excellent setup! The Gibson, what I have now is what I thought I was getting when I bought the guitar. It’s like I walked into Sears and Roebuck in 1960 and purchased a spanking new 1959 Gibson ES 125. Thanks Mike!”
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MY PROMISE
I am committed to providing the best quality work on each and every instrument I work on. Setup and repairs are done with the detailed guidance of the client. Before I do anything I take all the critical measurements that will be the starting point and ending point of any repair. Changes are only made on the client’s request.
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About Me
MY NAME IS Michael
My name is Michael Tilton (Mikey T to my friends), and I have been playing guitar as long as I can remember. As I got older and maybe just a bit wiser, I learned that different guitars sound and play different: some play easy like butter and others play hard like barbed wire. For the longest time I just knew what I wanted my guitars to play and sound like. It was with this in mind I thought, “Why not make hard playing guitars easier to play”? It took some time until I had an understanding that I could tweak the sound and playability by changing various critical points on my guitars, and thus started my interest in repairing and setting up instruments. I have been working on repairing guitars for the last thirteen (or more) years.