John Saba
It is likely that John has had a guitar in his hands every day since 1964. His early years were spent as a guitar player, band member, and traveling musician, as he says, “making something of a living.” It wasn't until 1976 in Spokane, Washington, that he took a job at a music store in sales, but quickly found himself doing instrument repair. He’s been repairing instruments ever since.
John has taught himself instrument repair by getting his hands on every style and model of guitar and performing all sorts of repairs and modifications on them. 33 years of experience have given him the skill to do most repairs including set up, restoration, refretting, crack repair, neck resets, and electric rewiring. He's even put a few old armadillos back together on some churangos.
Since 1997, John has worked at Dusty Strings developing his skills in the acoustic music world. He has earned the trust of Martin, Taylor, Collings, and Goodall, who have all made Dusty Strings their regional warranty center. He has also earned the trust of customers by taking on all sorts of restorations, family heirlooms, and an unusual assortment of other repairs including zithers, sitars, ukuleles, and of course, banjos. Experience as an audio technician has given him first-hand knowledge of pickups, microphones and amplification, and their uses in a variety of settings.
Bring your questions and concerns -- or better yet, bring your instrument -- down to the shop. Your instrument is in skilled hands with John Saba.