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Oh yeah! I had decided to get the frets on my 2001 tele levelled and crowned as i think 21 years of avoiding the dusty end has made it difficult to set the action that i'd like without some notes sitaring and choking out above the 15th fret. Found a local guy who had good reviews although his email demeanour was weird. He gave me one very exact time I could drop the guitar off with no options. I couldn't make that, so I replied with a load of alternative times. He replied with another specific time. Ok then.
On the day of the drop-off, having waited around all morning for the specific time he'd insisted on, he finally sent over detailed instructions as to how to find him. This was about an hour before the appointment. It included his address and where to park etc and lots of CAPITALISED warnings bout what NOT TO DO, including a very clear instruction about respecting his property and privacy and not bringing any children, significant others or friends when visiting.
Alarm bells.
I replied saying, "i'm going to have my 4 year old son with me, it can't be helped I'm afraid so let me know if that's an issue because i'm leaving in 20 minutes". I figured i'd be in and out in 5 minutes but... fuck you man, I can parent my children. While I was packing up to leave the tone of the exchange was giving me really bad vibes, so I decided to nope out.
Went back to check my email and he'd immediately replied to my email saying "That's okay, as long as doesn't touch ANYTHING and understands that THIS IS NOT A PLAYGROUND". So I sent a brief and polite saying; "On second thoughts, let's leave it. PS, maybe let people know bout the no-wives, no kids, no friends policy before you confirm appointments. Good luck.".
I'm sure he's just a nuero-divergant soul who probably comes across way worse on email than in real live, but nah man. I don't need to be dealing with that kind of shit.
Now researching the price and potential damage I could do with a levelling beam and fret files.