About

                                 A Mechanic’s Manifesto:

This is just to clear up any fuzzy ideas or notions about who I am and what I do.

I have loved music all my life, played guitar and bass since i was 11, played professionally, and worked in technical audio for 40 years.

First as a roadie, then a live sound engineer, then a recording engineer, then a studio tech, and for the last 34 years, a tube audio mechanic / tuner and high performance audio builder.

I fix or upgrade anything that makes or passes music and utilizes vacuum tubes – guitar and bass amps vintage or modern, mic and phono preamps, line amps, compressor/limiters, hi-fi systems, old and new, fancy or plain, cheap or costly.

There are some names you will know on my client list. That does NOT mean I am rich, snotty, over-priced, or inaccessible. Celebrity clients make up approximately 1% of my workflow. Most clients are working or practicing musicians or audiophiles.

In my last 30 yrs as a professional tube electronics tech I have repaired, upgraded, retubed, restored or modded tens of thousands of tube audio devices.

What that means is I like to work hard, I know what sounds like it should, and how to get the results my clients want.

My repair rates aren’t the very cheapest, but they are far from the most expensive. They are fair, and I won’t sell you any garbage, hype, or anything unnecessary. I fully guarantee everything.

As a musician, audio engineer and high performance audio enthusiast, I can get you the results you want, using parts appropriate for each piece, and my extensive experience. Not a big capitalist scheme, it’s just me integrating the things I love into my life and work as a professional tube electronics technician.

Below are some recent videos that were featured in Stereophile, The Audiophiliac, and The Atlantic Magazine and be sure to check out the press clips page with multiple features in Guitar Player, Vintage Guitar, Stereophile, and many other publications.