Brent Moore compares two guitar shoulders, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at CoMo Guitar Works in Columbia, Mo. “It’s fun,” Moore said. “Yeah, it’s just fun. The ultimate thing is that I just really enjoy it.”
Brent Moore uses a wire cutter to cut loose strings, Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at CoMo Guitar Works. CoMo Guitar Works is located in the used instrument store, Music Go Round, off Broadway in Columbia, Mo.
Brent Moore replaces guitar strings on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at CoMo Guitar Works in Columbia, Mo. Moore put in a taller bridge on the guitar so the strings will have more room.
Brent Moore cleans a guitar neck with lemon oil on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at CoMo Guitar Works in Columbia, Mo. “I’m a local musician,” Moore said. “So, I meet people and people see me play, that helps bring people to the store. They know my guitars sound good and play nice, so I should be able to make theirs sound good and play nice too.”
Brent Moore tunes a bass on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at CoMo Guitar Works in Columbia, Mo. Moore says this bass is a birthday present for his daughter.
Brent Moore tightens strings on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at CoMo Guitar Works in Columbia, Mo. “It’s really difficult to be sitting, looking at a computer all day or do something like that,” Moore said. “It’s much more enjoyable to work with my hands, to be creative, to be able to use that part of my brain. But I also get to have it be my job, it is really cool.”
Olivia Burney, a customer of CoMo Guitar Works, plays with her newly repaired ukulele on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at CoMo Guitar Works in Columbia, Mo. Burney says she trusts Brent’s work and is happy that her ukulele plays well. “He put in a new bridge for this and it sounds really awesome. I just think it’s really, really, really cool,” Burney said.
Brent Moore files the guitar nut on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, at CoMo Guitar Works in Columbia, Mo. “We’ve come down here to ask him some questions about pickups and stuff,” Olivia Burney said. “He’s been really, really helpful.”
