Boston area unfretted conversion?

RustyAxe · #1 09-18-2008, 10:41 AM

I'd really love to convert my Thunderchief to fretless. I read (somewhere) about a shop that specializes in conversions of fretted necks to unfretted, with epoxy finishes applied. Seems it was in the Boston area (there's a shop in NY, but he has a TWO YEAR waiting list). Anyone got any idea? Thanks!

dougjwray · #2 09-18-2008, 10:53 AM

I don't know about the specific place you're asking about, but I would recommend Jim Mouradian in Porter Square, Cambridge. He's superb!

Mouradian Guitar Repair
1904 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02140
Phone: (617) 547-5454

Fretlessboy · #3 09-18-2008, 11:44 AM

If you can't get in anyware, John Ingrams in Arnold Md is a monster.

biggreddbass · #4 09-18-2008, 11:49 AM

Call Wolf Ginandes @ MISC (Musical Instrument Service Center)
It's around the corner from Berklee.
The only guys in Boston i would trust are him & Jim Mouradian.
They're both great bass players who do great work.

Hoover · #5 09-24-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by biggreddbass

The only guys in Boston i would trust are (Wolf Ginandes) & Jim Mouradian.

I'd add Craig Jones of Bay State Vintage Guitars to that list. He was my main instrument tech for seven years, did all the work on 5 or 6 of my basses & 1 or 2 guitars. Not sure if he's still there (I haven't been back to Boston since 2000) but he was on Huntington Avenue across the street from the main NEC building.

FenderP · #6 09-26-2008, 02:12 PM

Mouradian just moved - check out the Cambridge Music site. They're usually pretty busy so give a call and make an appointment. Jon or Jim are both excellent and I wouldn't take my basses anywhere else.