Gretsch Mandolin We had a Gretsch New Yorker Mandolin come in that had been left in a cupboard, gathering dust and not in a very good playing condition. After spending the weekend at Cropredys Fairport Convention music  festival, the owner of the Mandolin was inspired to get  it out, and get it fully working again. … More Gretsch Mandolin

52 Reissue Fender Telecaster We had in today a beautiful 52 reissue Telecaster. After a good clean and tighten up of all the hardware, we fitted a set of 10 gauge Fender bullet strings which are the customers string of choice. Plugging into a Fender Princeton Chorus amp, the guitar has all the classic tones … More 52 Reissue Fender Telecaster

Mandolin with nut problem We had a beautiful hand made Mandolin in, that had a strange buzzing coming from one of the strings when the string was played open, while the fretted notes were ok. The buzzing seemed to be caused by the nut groove. After resetting the grooves in the nut, every string played … More Mandolin nut grooves!

Chapman Ghost fret guitar We had a Chapman Ghost fret guitar in for a setup. It’s the first time I’ve played a Chapman guitar, and as well as setting up well, it played and sounded great. Finished in a beautiful blue fade, the guitar features locking tuners and a satin finish to the neck, which … More Chapman Ghost fret guitar

Gibson Acoustic Guitar We had a nice old Gibson acoustic in today that we fitted a Fishman AG-series under saddle pickup and a Fishman Powerjack pre amp to. Although the pickup doesn’t have any control over volume or eq, the tone was very even without any push in specific frequency’s giving a nice balanced tone. … More Gibson Acoustic Guitar

Nut grooves! We had a nice Strat in today with a tuning stability problem, especially on the g and b strings. The guitar had been hard tailed so it was unlikely that the bridge end was the issue, as the tremolo couldn’t move. I loosened the strings, and on further inspection it looked like the … More Nut grooves!

Plectrums Here at Roberts Instrument Repairs we have a good selection of plectrums in stock. We stock Dunlop Tortex, Nylon, Delrin and Jazz III plectrums at 0.70p For Mandolin players we stock Dunlop Americana plectrums at £3.00 We have thumb picks for acoustic players after that Tommy Emmanuelle vibe at £1.50 and felt picks for … More Plectrums

 Banjo Strings Here at Roberts Instrument Repairs we stock D’Addario Banjo strings. D’Addario use high quality high-carbon steel and wrap materials for their strings, giving the player great consistent tone and reliability. We currently have in stock loop end, 10 gauge strings for 5 string banjos. Other gauges available to order.

Chromatic pedal tuner New from D’Addario is the CT20 compact pedal tuner. Housed in a rugged aluminium enclosure, the tuner features fast note response due to its 32bit processor. With superb accuracy the pedal is perfect for home and studio use and with its full colour large display that also cuts sound to the amp … More D’Addario CT20 Chromatic Pedal Tuner

Kansas Acoustic guitar re-string Today, at Roberts Instrument Repairs, we had a nostalgic morning. An old Kansas acoustic guitar came in for some tlc and a restring. The guitar is identical in every way, including the colour, to my first guitar. Purchased at a car boot sale many, many years ago! So, after a good … More Kansas Acoustic Guitar Restring