TESTIMONIALS
I was banjagnostic: unconvinced that it was possible to achieve "that tone" on a limited budget. Then John showed me THE WAY. I found an old rim and he custom built a great-sounding banjo around it.John is a phenomenal banjo player, and his luthiery reflects his passion. He'll listen to your concerns and patiently tweak the setup to assist you on your journey to obsession satisfaction.
Go see him! ~ Brad Widerman (Burlington, NC)
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John recently repaired my RB00 and installed spikes. He is an absolute artist when it comes to repairing instruments. He has just finished a complete banjo for one of my friends, and is building a neck for another. Top quality work for reasonable rates. Cant' go wrong....~ Steve Williams (Wytheville, VA)
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I recently asked John Boulding to build a new "H & F" neck for my 1960's Gibson Mastertone. I just received the banjo with the new neck and I am absolutely delighted with it. It is perfect and exceeds my every expectation!! John also set it up and it sounds great. I would add that dealing with John was a pleasure. He is clearly a Master Craftsman. We discussed all issues, including the pros and cons of all choices that I needed to make, and he provided thoughtful and knowledgeable advice. He also provided an estimate with all terms clearly articulated, including the estimated time. John did all he said he would do to perfection in a timely manner and within budget. He kept me updated throughout so that there were no surprises. I find his work to be incredibly beautiful, timely and reasonably priced. I couldn't be more satisfied and I would strongly recommend John without reservation. ~ Steve Gerrard (New York, NY)..........................................................................................................................
I was fortunate enough to aquire a great old pot through the Banjo Hangout. John helped me date it to pre or early civil war. I then turned to John to make me a neck suitable to the circa. John helped me keep the original look while making some great sugesstions for modernizing. when I got the neck it was everything I had hoped for! I would recommend John to anyone! His work is both thoughtful and careful. John is a man that obviously LOVES his work and it shows!~ Doug Deproy (Nanaimo, BC Canada)
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John just replaced the binding on my 1974 Gibson RB 250 resonator. The binding was cracked and crumbling away. I shipped it to John from SC. He made the repair and shipped it back. I'm very pleased with the way it turned out and the quality of John's work. I was concerned about the new binding not matching the original neck binding, but John antiqued the binding the same color as the old that had yellowed over the years. I definitely recommend his work.~ Larry Duncan (Walterboro, SC)
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Just a quick note to say Thanks to John Boulding for doing a superb job on my Guild J30 cutaway guitar. The guitar is 30 years + old and needed a neck reset badly. I packed it up and sent it to John Boulding and we discussed by phone and email how to proceed.John advised that the guitar needed a neck reset to get it back to where it belonged. He did a fantastic job. I've heard many great reports about John's Banjo work but now I know that he is equally as proficient on Guitar work also...Fantastic job and great and fair rates and John listens to exactly what you want done.....~ Jack Baker (New York, NY)
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