{"id":460386,"date":"2022-01-11T10:00:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T09:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/?p=460386"},"modified":"2023-10-12T13:28:56","modified_gmt":"2023-10-12T11:28:56","slug":"in-house-service-centre-guitars-plek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/en\/inspire\/in-house-service-centre-guitars-plek\/","title":{"rendered":"In-house Service Centre: Guitars &#038; PLEK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Our Guitar &amp; PLEK Service Centre is constantly receiving guitars that need a little tender love and care and our employees are passionately doing their best detailed work on these axes. In this blog article we give you an inside peek of what goes on behind the doors. And if you&#8217;re wondering &#8220;What the heck is PLEK?&#8221; we&#8217;ll explain that too!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Leave it to the pros!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"post-content-single\">\n<p>Whether your guitar is simply <strong>buzzing<\/strong> in a few spots or its <strong>action<\/strong> is so high that it&#8217;s unplayable, we&#8217;ve got you covered. Our Service Centre and Workshop workers are all <strong>guitarists<\/strong> and will understand your problem, no matter how small.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-460386 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2362-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2362-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2362-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2362-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2362-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2362-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2362-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2362-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2381-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2381-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2381-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2381-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2381-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2381-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2381-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2381-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-29-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-29-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-29-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-29-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-29-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-29-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-29-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-29-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-51-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-51-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-51-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-51-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-51-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-51-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-51-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-43-51-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-08-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-08-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-08-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-08-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-08-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-08-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-08-215x161.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-08-565x424.jpg 565w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-37-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-37-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-37-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-37-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-37-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-37-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-37-215x161.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-37-565x424.jpg 565w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Services at SC Guitar<\/h3>\n<p>Our team of experts offers a comprehensive range of services including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Changing<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>strings\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Repairing, adjusting <\/strong>or<strong> modifying tuning pegs, bridges, <\/strong>and<strong> nuts\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Filling holes, cracks <\/strong>(including <strong>broken headstocks<\/strong>) or<strong> scratches <\/strong>in the instrument&#8217;s <strong>wooden components\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cleaning, polishing, staining <\/strong>or<strong> waxing wooden components\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Adjusting <\/b>the instrument&#8217;s <strong>truss rod<\/strong>, <b>intonation, fret height, fret curvature (radius)\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Testing electric instruments <\/strong>using an amp and <strong>fixing electronics <\/strong>if necessary (<strong>replacing <\/strong>or<strong> soldering<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Warranty checks<\/strong> for our own brands (in cooperation with our customer service)<\/li>\n<li>Warranty checks of <strong>all guitar brands<\/strong> within the third year of our Thomann Warranty<\/li>\n<li>Answering\u00a0<strong>email requests\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Watching <strong>customer videos<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<strong>identify the issues<\/strong>\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0find the most fitting solution<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Checking the\u00a0<strong>quality of returned goods<\/strong>\u00a0in order to store them as\u00a0<strong>B-Stock<\/strong> again (if transport damages occur, we try to solve it in the most economical way)<\/li>\n<li>Solving issues, over the phone, from internal stakeholder such as <strong>customer<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>service<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>logistics<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>partner<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>management<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>product<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>management<\/strong>, etc. (as well as<strong>\u00a0external service partners<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>manufacturers<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-460386 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2387-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2387-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2387-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2387-768x576.jpg 768w, 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https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2388-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2388-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2388-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2388-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2388-215x161.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2388-565x424.jpg 565w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-10-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-10-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-10-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-10-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-10-215x161.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-10-565x424.jpg 565w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2357-214x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2357-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2357-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2357-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2357-1097x1536.jpg 1097w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2357-1463x2048.jpg 1463w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2357-215x301.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2357-565x791.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2357-scaled.jpg 1829w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2365-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2365-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2365-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2365-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2365-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2365-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2365-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2365-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-460450'>\n\t\t\t\telectronics in repair\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2376-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2376-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2376-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2376-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2376-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2376-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2376-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2376-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2379-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2379-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2379-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2379-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2379-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2379-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2379-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2379-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-460453'>\n\t\t\t\theadless\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2386-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2386-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2386-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2386-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2386-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2386-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2386-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2386-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2390-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2390-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2390-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2390-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2390-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2390-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2390-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2390-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-460457'>\n\t\t\t\tturkey hat?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-45-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-45-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-45-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-45-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-45-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-45-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-45-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-45-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-460475'>\n\t\t\t\tin-house creations&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-48-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-48-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-48-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-48-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-48-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-48-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-48-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-40-48-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-460458'>\n\t\t\t\tgroovy\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2369-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-460451'>\n\t\t\t\t6-string violin guitar?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-42-24-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-42-24-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-42-24-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-42-24-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-42-24-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-42-24-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-42-24-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-42-24-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-460459'>\n\t\t\t\trefretting\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-23-53-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-23-53-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-23-53-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-23-53-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-23-53-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-23-53-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-23-53-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-23-53-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-460460'>\n\t\t\t\tvintage beauty\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-13-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-460461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-13-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-13-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-13-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-13-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-13-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-13-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-27-13-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-460461'>\n\t\t\t\tbeautiful mess\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Tools we use<\/h3>\n<p>The number one tool used in the guitar service centre is the <strong>screwdriver<\/strong>, but <strong>sandpaper<\/strong>, <strong>hand files<\/strong>, <strong>chisels<\/strong>, <strong>hammers<\/strong>, <strong>vice grips<\/strong>, <strong>screw<\/strong> <strong>claps<\/strong>, <strong>string<\/strong> <strong>winders<\/strong>, <strong>drills<\/strong>, <strong>wood glue<\/strong> and<strong> super glue<\/strong> are all used almost daily. 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https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2360-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2385-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2385-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2385-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2385-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2385-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2385-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2385-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/IMG_2385-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-26-56-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-26-56-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-26-56-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-26-56-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-26-56-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-26-56-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-26-56-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-26-56-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-22-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-22-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-22-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-22-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-22-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-22-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-22-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-28-22-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">What the heck is PLEK?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/helpdesk_plek.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>PLEK<\/strong><\/a> is a computer controlled system used to measure and adjust instruments &#8211; <strong>aligning frets<\/strong> and checking that <strong>neck curvature<\/strong> and <strong>string action<\/strong> match individual preferences. The <strong>PLEK Station<\/strong> is a machine that is manufactured by <strong>A+D Gitarrentechnologie GmbH<\/strong> in <strong>Berlin<\/strong>. There are currently 57 machines in the world and we&#8217;ve got one of them!<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-460386 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-01-02-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-460468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-01-02-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-01-02-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-01-02-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-01-02-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-01-02-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-01-02-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-01-02-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-460468'>\n\t\t\t\tthe magic machine\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-50-11-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-50-11-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-50-11-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-50-11-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-50-11-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-50-11-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-50-11-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-10-50-11-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-15-00-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-460472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-15-00-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-15-00-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-15-00-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-15-00-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-15-00-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-15-00-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-15-00-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-460472'>\n\t\t\t\tthe guitar is securely fastened&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-56-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-56-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-56-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-56-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-56-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-56-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-56-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-56-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-44-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-44-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-44-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-44-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-44-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-44-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-44-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-44-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-36-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-36-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-36-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-36-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-36-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-36-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-36-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-00-36-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-12-01-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-460470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-12-01-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-12-01-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-12-01-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-12-01-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-12-01-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-12-01-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-12-01-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-460470'>\n\t\t\t\tthe results are analyzed&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-14-35-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-460471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-14-35-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-14-35-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-14-35-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-14-35-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-14-35-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-14-35-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-14-35-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-460471'>\n\t\t\t\tready for fret milling&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-05-39-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-460469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-05-39-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-05-39-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-05-39-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-05-39-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-05-39-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-05-39-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-05-39-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-460469'>\n\t\t\t\tfret dust!\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-30-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-460473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-30-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-30-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-30-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-30-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-30-215x287.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-30-565x753.jpg 565w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/01\/Photo-07-01-2022-11-21-30-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-460473'>\n\t\t\t\tman + machine = nice guitar setup\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The probe<strong> measures the neck and frets<\/strong> of the instrument under full string tension (i.e. under real playing conditions) and from this, <strong>creates a profile<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The PLEK machine <strong>produces an evaluation<\/strong> from the probe in graphical form: on the computer screen you can see the difference between the <strong>ideal curve<\/strong> (green) and the <strong>actual position of the string<\/strong> (red) above each fret.<\/p>\n<p>The computerized machine <strong>mills the frets<\/strong> with a <strong>precision of 1\/100 millimetre<\/strong> to the desired height. Intonation problems are eliminated unless they result from a string action which is too high or low.<\/p>\n<p>The result can be seen and heard: <strong>strings will not buzz against the fret<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Before the instrument is returned back to you, <strong>our guitar team polishes the frets<\/strong>, and <strong>adjusts the intonation and string height<\/strong> to your desired settings.<\/p>\n<p>*In addition to <strong>electric<\/strong> and <strong>acoustic guitars<\/strong> and <strong>basses<\/strong>, PLEK works with <strong>mandolins<\/strong>, <strong>6-stringed banjos<\/strong> and <strong>resonator guitars<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For more info on the PLEK service check out \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/helpdesk_plek.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>THIS LINK<\/strong><\/a>! \ud83d\udc48<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Inside the Service Centre<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Check out this short <strong>Instagram Video<\/strong> to have a look inside the service centre:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CYolNAhI8GP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0px; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram an<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tv\/CYolNAhI8GP\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ein Beitrag geteilt von Thomann Music (@thomann.music)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t hesitate to contact us<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Guitar Service Centre<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">email: <strong><a href=\"mailto:sc.guitar@thomann.de\">sc.guitar@thomann.de<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">phone: <strong>+49-9546-9223-476<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Guitar Department in the shop<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">email: <strong><a href=\"mailto:gitarre@thomann.de\">gitarre@thomann.de<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">phone: <strong>+49-9546-9223-20<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"advads-content-injection-before-content advads-entity-placement\" style=\"text-align: center;\" id=\"advads-418809299\"><div class=\"advads-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><div id=\"advads-3676353985\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/intl\/index.html?utm_medium=display&#038;utm_source=partnersite&#038;utm_campaign=branding&#038;utm_content=thoshop&#038;utm_term=gemischt\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.thomann.de\/blog\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2502_Gear_Banner_Gemischt_729x90_EN_v01-300x37.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" width=\"728\" height=\"90\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We visited the Guitar &#038; 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