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I must say you are out on the fringes of the US with in Cruces. The closes place would be Albuquerque or Tucson. I would try and see what is up in those places and the drive while long allows safe shipping. Google is your friend.
Originally Posted by voyage
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05-01-2024 03:48 PM
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Rainbow in Tucson does great set up work .... but Originally Posted by deacon Mark
According to the Plek web site the nearest Pleks are in Austin, Dallas, Denver or Huntingdon Beach, CA.
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Not necessarily the best headstock repairs though. Granted, that’s based on an N of one. Originally Posted by Bluedawg
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Originally Posted by ThatRhythmMan
Yikes ... how long ago was that?
Fortunately, I've only had minor repairs and set up work done there, and they have been very good at that.
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It’s one they did a couple of years ago. It just popped open where the original break happened. There was zero evidence of even any glue. Originally Posted by Bluedawg
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After having played and shlepped around my Trenier for a good 5 years it started to develop annoying buzzing problems last fall. So it was either have it sit at my repair guy for a couple of weeks or make a 2 hour drive to the nearest plek-machine - turned out it was the right decision to make the drive (and spend a nice afternoon/nerd-fest) because A) the guitar was out of hands for only 2 hours, B) I was right there witnessing the whole procedure, C) I got a discount because I'm such a nice guy and D) the fretboard was cleaned up+buffed, the guitar set up to perfection and it gave me no more headaches ever since.
I would not hesitate to use that service again in the future - as long as the fret height can tolerate a dressing. The laser-optics in the machine are absolutely precise in measuring the amount of material that needs to be removed from the frets in the first round and the re-crowning and buffing in the second and 3rd round does not remove any metal worth mentioning. I'm not sure how and IF that service is applicable on steel frets but since my Suhr Strat (my only guitar with SS frets) is in no need of any service I don't really care. That guitar is 20 years old and NEVER needed anything done to the neck or frets, amazingly solid as a rock ....
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How did they proceed, the traditional way of first getting the fretboard straight before levelling & dressing followed by a "clean set-up" of action and relief? Or some other order? As I think I mentioned somewhere above, a computerised procedure should be able to level frets ideally whatever the shape of the fretboard (as long as it remains playable of course, and there's no need to add material to any frets). Originally Posted by gitman
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I have not had a PLEK done. But I have several G&Ls that were PLEK'd when made, and they are amazing. I might someday drive to Ann Arbor or Lansing to get something PLEK'd someday so I can watch the process in person.
A good human seems to do an excellent job. Chuck Thornton is one such person. There are many others.
Heritage has had a PLEK machine for a very long time. They didn't use it very often, probably because they had to pay per use. As I recall Heritage, G&L, and Gibson Custom PLEKs all their instruments. I could be wrong.
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I have several guitars that were factory pleked. They played pretty good, But, I was able to make them better with good ol hand tools. I use the magic marker method to Blueprint them level. Then crown and polish. Also needed the nuts recut a little to get to the Type of Action I prefer.
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