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Hey everyone. I build as a hobby but in the last couple years have been selling more and taking on commissions. As my clientele starts to branch out from friends and friends of friends to people I don't actually know, I realized I may need to consider protecting myself from a legal standpoint. The worst-case I want to avoid is someone suing me as an individual, and potentially going after my house or assets. I'm not doing repairs, so I'…

Hello fellow looths! I'm in a pickle and am looking for some advice, hopefully you can help me out a bit. I currently have my own shop, repairing, doing maintenance, and an occasional build once or twice a year. I love doing it, but it's not generating enough income at the moment to be doing this full time. So far, I only get 5 star reviews and always get positive feedback from my customers, but I just don't have enough customers at the m…

Good Morning, Looths. I am looking for some advice regarding a new shop I may be opening up. There is an opportunity that has presented itself to me to utilize a basement space below a Consignment Instrument Shop that an old friend of mine is opening up. The shop is filling the void of a local music shop in downtown Montpelier, VT (Which has not had a shop since May). The owners of this new shop have retail experience and are avid longtime…

Hey y’all, I’m new to the patreon but I’m lovin all the info. Excuse me if this is the wrong place to mention but I’m freshly graduated from the building course at Roberto-Venn and am looking to get a career started in Atlanta, Ga (or surrounding areas). I’ve had some interviews and have talked with some repair shops in the Atlanta area but if anyone has any open opportunities or tips for entry level jobs for building/repair or apprentic…

I've been Loothing for around 10 years in busy shops in the Seattle area (Mike Lull's & mike and mikes guitar bar) and went out on my own in a home shop a little over a year ago. Just this month moved into a new repair space and showroom for my custom guitars, which was the largest driver of the move. Having a good space for people to play my builds seems pretty paramount. My regular customers that have been plenty of income over the p…

He Looths, my friend Armand Sentous from Argentina is looking for someone to repair guitars and hep in building his electric guitars in Columbus, OH. He has taken out a booth at the summer NAMM show and is making guitars for it now. His phone is: (614) 313-2551, and his website is: www.sentousguitars.com He is looking for someone for 6-8 hours a day, and depending on the persons experience can pay up to $2k per month. He is also willing…