“In addition to being a great luthier, Carl Chalmers also is an expert restorer. He took my 1974 Yamaha SA-75 bass from tired and sad, to as-new and perfectly playable. Best of all, he kept me informed on every step he took to make that amazing transformation happen. I'm very comfortable recommending Carl to anyone who values an instrument enough to demand only the most talented professionals to work on it. Rest assured that Carl Chalmers is THAT professional.”

— Carlos Rodriguez.

“Carl replaced some pickups for me in a pretty expensive guitar. He went above and beyond and I can't even tell the solder is new work. I really recommend this shop. Exceptional work"

— Kelsey.

“Carl did the set-ups for my three basses…a Fender P-bass, a Sire V-3 and an Epiphone Viola basses. I’ve played bass for 30 years and had set-ups done by many different people all over town. No one has done a better job than Carl. He is a perfectionist in the best sense. He gets the intonation right on every fret (I checked), sets the action (but no buzzing), files high frets, just beautiful. The Viola bass was a challenge because of it’s old fashioned design of the bridge but Carl made that baby sing!”

— William D.