Luthier in Chicago?

Expect to pay $125-150 for an appraisal.
I have a Chicago name at my office, does work for CSO and DSO. Tomorrow.

 

I bought my Engelhardt at Kagan & Gaines out in Forest Park & was very happy with their setup work. I've had additional setup done on the bass at A440 in Roscoe Village (I had him install a realist pickup and sell me a wheel & quiver) & been happy with the work done there as well.

I was more than a little underwhelmed by the setup work done by the people at Evanston Band & Orchestra.

It appears that Abbey Strings/The Bass Place in the Music Mart is closed now.

-dh

 

I got the name of Scott Henrie from members of the Chicago and Detroit Symphonies. I got him at ###-###-####. This number is different from the number listed in (All Hail) Bob Gollihur's directory of luthiers. Bob's list has 4 or 5 from Chicago, 1 from Des Plaines.
Since that was his home number, I'll post his shop #: 773-743-8738

 

That's Scott Henri's home number, btw, Don. I couldn't get a hold of him today so I decided to go with A440 - their number is 773-348-4949.

Hey, if any of you Chicago area guys have some time to kill today or tomorrow, I need to get my bass from the loop to A440, and as a poor college student I am without wheels. If someone would be nice enough to give me a ride up there, I would pay your gas money. If you can help me email me at [email protected] or call at (312) 953-9617. Thanks!

 

I don't too much about it - I've never actually been there. A friend of mine lives near the bass repairman there, so he gave it to him for me.

I believe you can find them on the web. It's basically a huge shop with tons of string stuff. They're good. My teacher trusts them, and that's enough for me.

 

I live in chicago and scott henrie is a good luthier. he is very helpfull and willing to take the time to help you out and do a good job. he can be hard to get a hold of sometimes though. if you leave a message on his machine he always gets back to you. a440 is cool too, but scott is better and nicer to deal with.

 

A440 is at something in the order of 2200 W Roscoe. (yeah, I know an imprecise address is sucky for people like me carting a bass w/o a car).

Incidentally, speaking of moving a bass around w/o a car, let me just say that I've had uniformly good experiences taking mine on the bus and L. Of course if I wanted to be truly insane, some day I'll have to strap my double gig bag with my bass guitars on my back while schlepping the db and may be get a radio flyer to lug the amp in. That'd make an interesting sight for the passersby.

-dh

 

i am not sure what A440 would charge you for a set up, but I know that scott would charge about $20.

 

That could only cover the cost of properly placing the existing soundpost and the existing bridge. Beyond that, expect to pay.

 

Well, by coincidence, my bridge broke yesterday, so I'm getting a new one put on at A440 (if only because it's a six block walk from the church where the bridge snapped & I left the bass there knowing that).

Cost for a new bridge: $275.

This does change my financial plans for November somewhat...

-dh