With over 20 years of serving the Wichita music community, Kneeland Guitar Works is your go-to musical instrument repair shop.
We offer handmade instruments, full restorations of vintage instruments, set-ups, and musical instrument repairs. So contact us and we will evaluate your instrument for free.
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- Family Vacation Time!I will be on vacation the week of July 1, 2024. I will be back in the shop on July… Read more: Family Vacation Time!
- Neck Reset on 1954 Gibson Southerner Jumbo
Sometimes, despite over 23 years working on instruments, I see something weird. And this one is bizarre. Notice anything weird?… Read more: Neck Reset on 1954 Gibson Southerner Jumbo - Yamaha SA700 Refret with Jumbo Dunlop 6100 Fretwire
This customer has two early 80s Yamaha SA700s. His other already had jumbo frets, which her preferred over the original… Read more: Yamaha SA700 Refret with Jumbo Dunlop 6100 Fretwire - Reminder: Please Call Ahead to Make AppointmentI am unfortunately unable to easily accommodate drop-in customers. I work from home, and try to maintaining “shop hours”, but… Read more: Reminder: Please Call Ahead to Make Appointment
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Announcements
- Family Vacation Time!I will be on vacation the week of July 1, 2024. I will be back in the shop on July 8th. I am currently still about 1-2 weeks backlogged, but am finishing a half dozen large repairs and should be available to take in repairs, large or small, once back in the shop. Also I… Read more: Family Vacation Time!
- Yamaha SA700 Refret with Jumbo Dunlop 6100 FretwireThis customer has two early 80s Yamaha SA700s. His other already had jumbo frets, which her preferred over the original medium frets. When he bought this one, we decided to put some Dunlop 6100 wire in. Fingerboards with binding require an extra step. Each piece of fretwire needs its tang cut to fit the slot.… Read more: Yamaha SA700 Refret with Jumbo Dunlop 6100 Fretwire
- Reminder: Please Call Ahead to Make AppointmentI am unfortunately unable to easily accommodate drop-in customers. I work from home, and try to maintaining “shop hours”, but often have to run errands. Or more likely, I am working on customer instruments. I do my best to respond to any contact (email, phone, or text) as quickly as possible, but keep in mind… Read more: Reminder: Please Call Ahead to Make Appointment
- Back to Normal Business HoursIt has been a very busy year. We are loving our little girl like crazy, and enjoying everyday with her. She turned 10 months this week, and we are planning her 1st birthday party already!!! Unfortunately, I have had to take quite a bit of time off to provide daycare for little Peanut. We love… Read more: Back to Normal Business Hours
- Temporary Closure to Care for Baby GirlAnnouncement: The shop will be closed temporarily so that I can be “daddy daycare” for little baby Peanut. We had hoped that our daycare would have an opening for her by now, but are told it will likely be late March before they have room for her. Funny these things: she had a spot in… Read more: Temporary Closure to Care for Baby Girl
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