Repair Work
Tucker Barrett has been involved professionally in the design construction and repair of both new and vintage acoustic and electric stringed instruments for 24 years. He was trained and apprenticed under Ken Parker at Stuyvesant Music on 48th Street in NYC for 4 years and was privileged to build custom guitars for such musicians as Pete Townsend, Andy Summers, Lou Reed and Nile Rodgers to name a few. He also repaired, maintained and set up guitars for many top groups such as the Pretenders, Foreigner, The Cars, The Police and Joan Armatrading. The emphasis was always on making instruments play at their very best consistently and reliably. Since opening his own shop back in Vermont, Tucker Barrett has always strived to offer that same level of work to his own clientele.
Set-ups and fretwork are a specialty. His experience and general understanding of how guitars function and change, especially in new England, allow him to improve the feel, playability and intonation of almost any instrument, whether used or new. Vintage restoration of acoustic and electric guitars is also available and done with the utmost respect for maintaining the original integrity of the instrument.
Appraisals of instruments are offered as well as buying, selling and trading of both electric and acoustic vintage guitars.
