JUN CASTRO – Roadtone Guitar Clinic

[gnokee]

saludo ako kay jun! i already had two different guitars done by him. he'll even let you play others' guitars there. he'll let you know the diff between tones.

[pitongjerome]

Great to know your guitar turned out well.

I guess you'll be needing something to lubricate your new bone nut. Just don't use pencil lead kung ayaw mong mapagalitan katulad ko dati. Hahaha...

i....... Used............. it.......... IS IT BAD??

[lykenhowl]

Taga Santa Ana ka bro?  Kabarkada kasi ako ni Jun.  Laking Santa Ana kasi ako.  Twice na nga kaming nagkita ni Al_Librero dun eh. 

Dito ko sa Makati along kalayaan ave. nung dinadalaw ko mga gitara ko nun nilalakad ko lang kesa magbayad ng bente sa trike hehe.

[Al_Librero]

i....... Used............. it.......... IS IT BAD??

Ooohhh... I'm afraid so.

Sa simula, it really helps in lubricating the nut. The guitar stays in tune divebomb after divebomb. But succeeding applications become less and less effective and the deposits on the nut slots build up in time. In the long run, your guitar becomes more difficult to tune. Worse, it deadens the sound of the strings. And mahirap siyang linisin.

I watched Jun as he had to lightly re-file my nut's slots just to clean up the gunk, at the same time repeatedly telling me not to use pencil lead again. That was the only time he ever got close to scolding me like a delinquent school boy. Hehehe, I'm sure he's not going to do that to other customers. We were already close friends by then, so ok lang sa akin na pagsabihan niya ako ng ganun.  And besides, he was right. Napansin ko lang yung amount ng sustain na nawala sa tunog ng gitara ko when he demo'ed it to me before and after the nut cleanup. I never used pencil lead again. lol...

May mga iba namang safe gamitin bukod dun sa mahal na Big Bends Nut Sauce. You might want to explore those instead.

[pitongjerome]

Ooohhh... I'm afraid so.

Sa simula, it really helps in lubricating the nut. The guitar stays in tune divebomb after divebomb. But succeeding applications become less and less effective and the deposits on the nut slots build up in time. In the long run, your guitar becomes more difficult to tune. Worse, it deadens the sound of the strings. And mahirap siyang linisin.

I watched Jun as he had to lightly re-file my nut's slots just to clean up the gunk, at the same time repeatedly telling me not to use pencil lead again. That was the only time he ever got close to scolding me like a delinquent school boy. Hehehe, I'm sure he's not going to do that to other customers. We were already close friends by then, so ok lang sa akin na pagsabihan niya ako ng ganun.  And besides, he was right. Napansin ko lang yung amount ng sustain na nawala sa tunog ng gitara ko when he demo'ed it to me before and after the nut cleanup. I never used pencil lead again. lol...

May mga iba namang safe gamitin bukod dun sa mahal na Big Bends Nut Sauce. You might want to explore those instead.

I ONLY DID IT ONCE....... whew.!!!!

i blocked the trem naman for the mean time so , ok ok na muna ako..

[Al_Librero]

Baka puwede mo pa malinis kung once ka pa lang naglagay.

[pitongjerome]

Baka puwede mo pa malinis kung once ka pa lang naglagay.

i would clean it.. thanks for the tip sir!

[PhosHilaron]

nag rere-paint din ba sya ng gitara? may nag pa re-paint na ba dito? magkano pa re-paint?

[PhosHilaron]

One of the best if not the best. Napuntahan ko na ata lahat ng kilalang luthiers dito pero di pa din sila uubra kay Jun. Di na ako magbabanggit ng name pero yung taga malapit sa Q.Avenue area yung papuntang UST, Dapitan e binakbak yung fretwires ko kaya ayun dami sabit, yung taga Sta.Mesa naman e minsan sabi nya sakin kelangan na daw palitan yung potentiometer ko e medyo bago pa yun pag dala ko kay Jun e marumi lang daw ayun perfect condition ulit..

Basta, you can never go wrong with Jun Castro. Para sa mga di nakakaalam e na-feature na si Jun sa Bandila.

ayos!

[lykenhowl]

Yes he does but not sure of the price. May nirepaint siya na RGT42 to JPM and ok naman itsura.

[PhosHilaron]

Yes he does but not sure of the price. May nirepaint siya na RGT42 to JPM and ok naman itsura.

kasi nag dadalawang isip pa ako kuing sa kanya ko papintura, ang mga nababasa ko kasi dito madalas magaling sya set-up...

[Al_Librero]

Your observation is correct. He can do just about anything, pero set-up ang specialty ni Jun. Matagal siya mag-refinish, sa totoo lang. Tsaka acrylic lacquer at polyurethane lang ang meron si Jun. Kung ok na sa yo yun, then go for it.

But if you want a lot of options for your guitar's paint job, try others first. I've seen Elegee guitars with matte/oil finish. Ayos yung trabaho. For nitrocellulose lacquer, nandyan din si Arie or micsis. I don't know if any of them use shellac, though.

[PhosHilaron]

Your observation is correct. He can do just about anything, pero set-up ang specialty ni Jun. Matagal siya mag-refinish, sa totoo lang. Tsaka acrylic lacquer at polyurethane lang ang meron si Jun. Kung ok na sa yo yun, then go for it.

But if you want a lot of options for your guitar's paint job, try others first. I've seen Elegee guitars with matte/oil finish. Ayos yung trabaho. For nitrocellulose lacquer, nandyan din si Arie or micsis. I don't know if any of them use shellac, though.

ipapa set up ko kay jun yung gitara pero re-paint di ko pa alam kung kanino, masyadong kasing mahal kay arie...

[Al_Librero]

siguraduhin mo muna kung anong klaseng finish gusto mo. kung kaya ni jun, sa kanya mo na ipagawa para isang beses lang nakasalang yung gitara mo.

[PhosHilaron]

siguraduhin mo muna kung anong klaseng finish gusto mo. kung kaya ni jun, sa kanya mo na ipagawa para isang beses lang nakasalang yung gitara mo.

HoneyBurst kaya ba ni sir jun yun?

[Al_Librero]

Mas maganda siguro kung siya yung tatanungin mo.

[PhosHilaron]

Mas maganda siguro kung siya yung tatanungin mo.

ok thanks!

[PhosHilaron]

Any news on Luthier Jun Castro and Roadtone Guitar Clinic?

563 88 09
0919 870 04 56
0919 830 00 14
2501 P. Nunez, Sta Ana, Manila

[shkc]

FB sir meron sya

http://www.facebook.com/jun.castro

[PhosHilaron]

FB sir meron sya

http://www.facebook.com/jun.castro

Thanks bro! Nakapag pagawa ka na ba kay Jun Castro?

[guitarwiz02]

Okay din 'to si sir Jun. Top-notch guitar luthier.

[jeozz]

Okay din 'to si sir Jun. Top-notch guitar luthier.

+1 Mahusay si mang Jun pulido gumawa. Taga province ako luwas pa'ko para lang makapagawa sa shop nya.

[brax.monster]

saan shop nito? magkano kaya intonation at palinis?

[shkc]

Thanks bro! Nakapag pagawa ka na ba kay Jun Castro?

naka sched yung akustik ko sa kanya baka next week ko dalahin sir

[PhosHilaron]

ano contact number nya at pano papunta sa shop nya? para ma update ko yung first post ko with his details. thanks!