The Early Years
The Brunswick St Shop / Stratford Ontario
Musical Instruments, by their inherent fragility, are always susceptible to damage, from Seasonal and Atmospheric shifts or the use of excessive force when being handled; during building / maintenance / restoration and repair procedures.
These Workstations were designed for everything, from simple string changes, to the more complex challenges, such as fret dressing, complete fret replacement, levelling fingerboards, neck resets, fixing cracks and fractures, and guitar wiring.
As I prepared my curriculum for teaching, I was inspired to create a Safe / Portable / Multi-Adjustable Guitar Repair Workstation / that could be used by anyone, from beginner to Pro.
These workstations were first introduced in my Guitar Repair and Design courses at Conestoga College.
Dear Michael,
You have been delivering this training through Continuing Education at Conestoga College for over 15 years. The quality of your courses and the feedback from your students is nothing but exceptional. Your passion is contagious. Your students respect your knowledge and you inspire them to further develop their skills and allow them the opportunity to apply what they have learned. Conestoga College is proud to have you as a Professor. You are an expert in your field, reliable, punctual and a pleasure to work with!
Sandra Schelling
Dean of Continuing Education / Conestoga College
2013
These classes were taught in groups of 6.
5th Generation TechDeck Workstations
Kids in a Candy Shop !
All 6 of these students purchased their TechDecks to take home with them .
This is how everything started. Eventually, without any “Marketing Campaign “ or Advertising, I started to receive inquiries from around the world. Orders trickled in, and we ramped-up gradually, to runs of 30 units at a time.
