Pedulla Rapture 5 String

[coqui20]

Does anyone know of a good luthier in the Hudson Valley New York, that can replace a truss rod on a Pedulla Rapture.

 

[DrBnz]

Thats horrible. I have a Raptor 4. It's an amazing critter. Just curious, is it stripped or snapped? I have made tools to work on rounded off ones. Snapped is a whole new story.

 

[burgerdj]

Maybe the crew at MTD might be willing to help you out.

 

[groooooove]

Does anyone know of a good luthier in the Hudson Valley New York, that can replace a truss rod on a Pedulla Rapture.

this is such a tricky and expensive repair, i would definitely consider shipping it to someone rather than go to whoever is local.

best guitar luthier I know of is fitzgerald guitars, but he's on long island and about a 2.5 hour drive from you.

I'm aware of several really, really skilled and experienced luthiers who opt for making a whole new neck if it's a bolt-on rather than try repairing a broken truss rod. I know it can be done, though.

best of luck. I've always loved pedullas, particularly the one-pickup rapture design. fingers crossed you get a good result for a reasonable price!

 

[mikecd1]

Brad Goodman at Goodman Guitars in Brewster NY might be able to help or refer you to someone. He's a skilled builder and luthier.

 

[DJmtd]

Shoot me an email and I'll see if I can find someone local for ya. [email protected]

I got sucked into a couple old threads on here recently specifically about replacing Pedulla rods. Seems like a pretty decent project, but not impossible. Maybe someone with more experience with the brand will tell me it's not as crazy as those threads made it look.

 

[MCS4]

I can't comment specifically to Pedulla, but Martin Keith did a great job replacing the truss rod on my old Carvin LB70, and he even managed to seamlessly re-install the same fingerboard rather than needing a new one. I'm not sure how often he does projects like that anymore as compared to building his own guitars, but the Martin Keith Guitars website still lists repairs among the services. At the time he did my repair his workshop was in Saugerties, NY.

 

[winston]

I know your pain, I got a Thunderbolt 6 with stripped truss nut from eBay, and I have a Rapture 4/5s. Here’s a thread from last year with good info including links to another thread by Bruce Johnson on the actual repair process: Pedulla with a broken truss rod

 

[Keith Guitars]

I would be willing to take a look at this. I am located just outside of Woodstock DM me if you wanna get in touch, thanks.

 

[coqui20]

Thank you all for your suggestions. I will seek a few of your recommendations

 

[eban3]

Does anyone know of a good luthier in the Hudson Valley New York, that can replace a truss rod on a Pedulla Rapture. Maybee Paul @ peekamoose guitars ,.....................he used to be in the city but now is n udson Valley i forget where