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Once Upon A Guitar…

This month the repair ‘department’ at Alex Bishop Guitars has seen the satisfying completion of a number of restoration jobs. As anyone who has dabbled in this field will know, guitar repair work is often riddled with unforeseen niggles. Manufacturers use a differing variety of designs, materials and methods to construct their instruments, so you can rarely predict with certainty how a job will unravel each time.

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