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I DO NOT work on: I WILL NOT do 'warranty paperwork' for you. I DO NOT accept incoming shipped items and I DO NOT do "return shipping", both except in rare circumstances...by prior arrangements. We accept cash. In our 48+ years at So. Lake Tahoe, and now in Carson City, we've never had cash bounce. WE DO NOT accept credit or debit cards, and are not too happy about accepting checks. SORRY, NO restroom is available. |
My repair shop is very popular. I restrict my shop hours due to my age & physical condition; and, need for an occasional life outside the workshop. The workshop is smaller than when I did repairs at So. Lake Tahoe for 48 years, so I have limited storage for customer items, thus I have found it best to use a "WaitList". After you are notified of your repair being completed, I appreciate you promptly picking up your item.
Show up without an appointment and I can be UNpleasant!
AS OF May 18th: I am working on items put on the WaitList at the end of the 4th week of January 2022. THANKS FOR BEING PATIENT!
Already on the WaitList? I telephone you to set a time and date. If no answer, or you don't have an answering machine, I will use E-mail if I have your E address. I DO NOT sell, give out, spam, etc., anyone's E-address or phone number. Some people screen their phone calls and don't recognize my number, so they don't answer the phone…. and, unfortunately, some have never set up voice mail messaging, so I cannot leave them a message. Some have their phones set up so I hear a "voice mail is full, can't take messages". I usually stop trying to reach someone by telephone after 3 tries at differing hours/days.
It's OK to phone me to inquire about your position on the Wait List; having your WaitList 'number' handy is helpful to me.
So, you finally have an appointment day & time to drop off (or, pick up) your item; ...now what?
(You might want to keep in mind that we DO NOT accept credit or debit cards and dislike checks)
Arriving:
I MAY see you arriving if you use Gambrel Dr, but I suggest you call (775) 461-3530 to let me know that you are here (the shop
garage door is typically closed). If you cannot phone, you may knock on the shop garage door; or, ring the bell at the front
door (bell pushbutton is on the wall to right of front door).
Some maps and GPS's are WRONG about finding my address! Follow my directions, below!
The electronics repair shop is located in my garage, located inside "Quail Run",
a 55+ gated community, a long-ago part of Heritage Park.
A small building with letters HP still exists at the corner of Saliman & Fairview.
My address is 1903 Teal Drive, located where Gambrel Drive meets Teal Drive, see below map.
>>DO NOT use what seems, on some maps and GPS, to be an entrance to this area from Saliman Rd.<<
DO USE the Bobwhite Drive entrance from Fairview Drive, see map sketch, below.
From the mid-block corner of Bobwhite Drive and Fairview Drive, A FEW FEET after passing through the big open gate
on Bobwhite Drive, immediately turn RIGHT onto Bandtail Drive. You could also use Gambrel or Partridge, see the map below.
Parking areas:
(1) The most convenient place to park: on my driveway.
(2) Also...at the parking area on the left side of Teal Dr.
at the curve (at the postal boxes area);
(3) ...at the parking area just barely past
Gambrel Dr, on the left side of Teal Dr,
just a few feet from me.
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Just SOME of our test gear at one workbench at our prior So. Lake Tahoe address. We have even more test
equipment now.
Below are photos of the new Carson City shop; except that there is one more dual-channel
oscilloscope, a function generator, and some precision power supplies, ETC.
Inside shop storage............and..........outside storage building:
A professional 4 track recorder...we've done quite a few of these.
Many repair shops won't work on them after 'trying' to fix one. We've also worked on MANY open reel recorders.
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For decades we did in & out of warranty service for Fender-owned and many other brands). Warranty work is time-consuming; and, with paperwork, handling, & any receiving-shipping, it was always a PIA, so warranty work was often a money loser. Doing it now would cause price increases, so I do not. Of course, I guarantee my work for you! ******************************************** Our HINTS page covers speaker phasing, etc. I have added to that page now & then with things for musician's & HiFi/Stereo/HomeTheatre owners. If you have a subject you would like covered on the HINTS page, let me know! ******************************************** I DO NOT 'try to sell you' parts nor service that I think are a waste of your money. I stock quality parts including vacuum tubes ...that we know from experience & testing ...hold up to the stresses of musician's use. I have a variety of selected tube brands because no single brand of vacuum tubes provides the quality and specifications I prefer ...AND ...some vacuum tubes, even from the same manufacturer, vary in quality, over time. You are unlikely to find out about this from any other service source. Free advice on maintenance & use of your equipment. See my HINTS page! We offer tube matching & bias services. Want to know the truth about operation of vacuum tubes, such as fixed versus cathode bias on output stages? Standby switch sequence operation versus tube life? You may ask me specific questions about vacuum tubes and use of your equipment, and I will try to clear up misinformation and outright hype found on social media and in manufacturer and sales department literature. ******************************************** We are not a retailer although we usually have some repaired items for sale, and we sometimes supply parts to hobbyists, particularly so now that Radio Shack has mostly disappeared. Here is a link to our page of repaired & other items for sale, or trade, and often some FREE things there too! THE PAGE DOES NOT COVER ALL WE HAVE FOR SALE (or TRADE, or for FREE) I SERVICE, Modify, Design, & REPAIR. I NO LONGER DO FRETWORK & NECK WORK on guitars. There is a nearby place that does: Legacy Music. I DO work on the electronics inside of guitars. Sometimes I even teach/instruct wanna-be technicians on how to work on electronics. Some stores continue to send their difficult repairs to us. We were
even featured on KOLO-TV/Reno for our expertise & SERVICE. That seems like three life-times ago now. Very few knowledgeable technicians now work on older (or newer!) audio equipment, and I am constantly swamped with work, with an overly long backlog (Wait List). I'm 84 y.o., and it's long past time that I sell and retire. I'm not going to be around for more than maybe another few years due to my cancer and heart problems. So, the business is for sale. Parts, test gear, and other assets included, of course. If you are knowledgeable/experienced, and want to work part time (or even full time), this might be for you. I've reduced the price, so you will only need someplace between $10,000 and $18,000 for everything (and there is a WHOLE LOT of 'everything'). Price depends on how much 'help' you need to get established, and how much of the test equipment and tools and parts you take. If not sold, I will likely just close the place. I am thinking of doing that in late 2022. Contact me if you, or someone you know, is interested in purchasing the business, assets, test equipment, parts, customer files, etc. Some training, if needed, can be included. Here's more: My wife, Penny, was a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate for children) in the SLT area for a long time. Member of Friends of the Library. Until mid-2019 we were actively volunteering our help for Bread & Broth at St. Theresa's; ....& Penny was volunteering for Meals on Wheels. Director of Bringing Art To Schools program (BATS). Volunteered at the Juvenile Treatment Center. Charter Member of the Lake Tahoe Ukulelians way back to when it was called the Tahoe Aunties! She trying to get a ukulele group going in the Carson City area, & was playing/singing at several senior's places, & volunteering at the Fremont school to help children with reading problems ...until the pandemic. She's getting involved again, such as with the School of Rock, now that the pandemic virus situation is slowly disappearing. We both have had our #1, #2, #3 and #4 vaccinations. We may re-join the Muscle-Powered bicycling & hiking group here in CC. Due to my age and physical problems I have given up backpacking & downhill skiing, and gave away my last pair of downhill skis, boots, most of my ski clothes, etc. I almost never pilot small airplanes anymore. We like Ballroom Dancing, concerts, travel, events. I don't manage to do much of these things, due to my health. I've had a long life, many experiences, a great wife, and, a few friends I am thankful for. More on Charitable & other organizations we've been associated: Sons In Retirement (SIRS): ....I was also their Webmaster.
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I owned a part-time electronics repair business since my mid-teens when I was still in school, and, later, college. Later, I was employed as an electronics technician, and later as an electronics engineer. Upon receiving my MSEE, & prior to moving to Lake Tahoe, I was the Chief Engineer of Linear Corp. I left Los Angeles to enjoy outdoors life more. At Lake Tahoe I initially serviced TV's for two major resorts. I did stereo & hi-fi repairs for local stores as a sub-contractor...and, I did contracted electronics design work. Eventually I expanded my repair center and quit all subcontractor work. My employees and I did nearly all the electronics work within ~80 miles, from a building on Washington Ave; and later in a larger building behind Kings Center. HiFi, Stereo & other electronics repairs; design & installing sound systems in homes, businesses & churches. We sold & installed car stereos as Ultimate Auto Stereo from a separate building. We did an increasing amount of repairs & modifications for musicians. I eventually moved the repair business to a large private garage building to avoid drop-in customers, which distracted us from our work and nearly caused me to have to hire a receptionist/greeter/secretary. The move kept costs down & enabled substantially lower prices, & that has remained-so. Today, the company consists of just me, working part-time, which keeps me from getting bored and annoying Penny & pays for the utilities and some of my medical bills. I'm NOT interested in working full time. The business has been for sale, but the only 'listing' is in this article, link is in the lower left side column. Pass the word, you could earn some referral $, if a deal is done. BSEE (UCLA). MSEE (Stanford). Many decades working in electronics. Patents in electronics. Published in industry magazines, etc. Member IEE (now IEEE). Lots more boring-to-you stuff. Worked for other companies besides Linear? Yes... Douglas; Hughes Systems & Malibu Labs; BMW (motorcycles); RadioPlane; Telemeter Magnetics; Stoddart Aircraft Radio and Stoddart Electro-Systems; Medical Measurements Corp. Who designed, wrote the old HTML code, & maintains this lousy, trashy, messy, way-overly-wordy antique of a website? ME Grumpy? Seldom; unless you show up without an appointment! Pricing & Policies: Licensed: State, City; FCC; etc. Served in the Military? I have had many hobbies & involvements...photography, back-packing, flying, hot rods, flying. I restored, rode & raced old motorcycles ....and sidecar rigs. I authored & still maintain a massive BMW m/c technical repairs website that is known all over the world. I was the traveling tech/fixer for BMW motorcycles on the West Coast. My BMW repairs site is: https://bmwmotorcycletech.info/. I am a well-known 'guru' for BMW bike repairs, had my own shop for many years. Earlier I was the head of the shop at a dealership. Most of my motorcycling was on 2 wheels, not 3. Photo below was one of my sidecar rigs that I built; and, yes, I've driven it to ski resorts. I have over 650,000 miles on BMW motorcycles, maybe 850K on all brands of bikes. I stopped riding in 2019 when my health problems increased. I greatly miss the sport.
I was a pilot, and hold certificates (licenses) for a variety of aircraft types; and, for flight and ground instruction. I also worked for two Agencies of the Government. WHEW! I try to play classical, jazz, and rock music on my piano. I used to be pretty good at it, but no longer. Penny plays the ukulele. I no longer have enough room for large machines in my present garage, so have given up being an amateur machinist. Gave up riding motorcycles too, due to health problems and no room to keep them indoors to be worked-on. I very rarely fly airplanes now. It's too expensive.
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Last check/edit: Wednesday, May 18, 2022