Personal Luthier doesn't directly service your guitar. Instead, we offer unbiased and independent consulting and guidance. Our approach aims to provide you with the level of information you need to confidently make choices for your guitar that better fit your needs, budget, and musical dreams.
Some of the most common topics we help with are:
Service Price Check: We can offer insights on quotes you receive for guitar service and how they measure in terms of time, cost, and value.
Repair Diagnosis: While thorough diagnosis often requires a luthier/technician inspecting your instrument in person, we support educating you (and the technician) as to potential issues based on reported symptoms, which often leads to more efficient service.
New Product Purchase Guide: We can't tell you which guitar (or gear) is best for you—only you can decide that. We can, however, help reduce the noise, minimizing products that are less likely to serve your musical goals.
Personal Luthier is founded by Nathan Richardson, luthier, designer, and author, with a focus on supporting all players in having great guitar experiences.
Mr. Richardson has worked in guitar building and repair since 2006. Over two decades, he has worked with university students and faculty, public school music programs, nonprofits, and individual players across a wide range of styles and experience levels from beginner to Grammy-Award-winner. He is also the author of Learning to Speak Guitar: A Luthier’s Thesaurus (and a forthcoming setup book) and has presented workshops on lutherie.
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