by Hank Castello | Sep 2, 2026 | Blog
No Buzz Doesn’t Always Mean No Contact A guitar can lose tone and sustain on certain frets—even when you can’t hear any buzzing. Are the strings touching the frets? Or maybe you filed a nut slot slightly lower than planned. Is it still safe, or is the open string...
by Hank Castello | Jul 12, 2026 | Blog
Stories like this are appearing more often as the calendar pages turn. But haven’t you been in the rat race long enough? Isn’t it time for a change? Time to start doing something you love. Time to be your own boss. Time to set your own hours, so you’ll...
by Hank Castello | Jun 20, 2026 | Blog
A recent article in The Times ran with the above headline. AI summarized it like this – Abstract The document emphasizes that many workers do not have the freedom to choose when they retire, as nearly half of all individuals leave the workplace earlier than...
by Hank Castello | Jun 3, 2026 | Blog
Planning to Work in Retirement? Don’t Wait for Someone to Hire You. A recent USA Today article made a point that should get people’s attention: 75% of Americans say they need to keep working after they retire, but fewer than half are actually able to. That’s a...
by Hank Castello | May 4, 2026 | Blog
Think fretwork is the hardest part of guitar repair?Yeah… there’s a reason for that. A lot of the “trusted” advice out there is flat-out wrong. Things like:– Running thin CA glue in the slots before seating frets– Using pre-radiused frets that match the board radius...
