Music Repair Gifts

"It ain't pretty. You got a bad flap-valve leak, and your tenor drones are all gunked up. It'll be a week at least, IF I can get the parts. I do got a loaner, but she ain't much."

boy plugging leak in a barrel with his finger

Jack of all trades

'He just burst into my campsite, and broke my banjo!'

'My mom's the greatest surgeon this side of Mayo brothers.'

Tool Box

There's no such thing as a triple carburetor bypass!

'Can we afford you to save us money by repairing the car yourself...?'

Mechanic looking under the hood of a car.

The Gardener's Calendar: Try to Repair It...

"I'd like a new tire for my 1976 Chevy Chevette."

"Remember now, anything is DIY-abe if you just do it yourself."

"I sensed you needed my help. I’m Saint &@!#%&!!, the patron saint of cursing."

A DIY disaster.

Hardware Store Tools Wrench

'You're using 14' nails on a 2' door? This is definitely a case where bigger is not better.'

"Oh no! Oh no! Oh no! Oh no!"

"It's just temporary, until I fix the air conditioner."

Lady about flat tire: 'It's not too bad - it's only flat on the bottom.'

Ernie likes to fix things around the house. Just today he's fixed two sandwiches, three sundaes, and some microwave brownies.

CLEAR!

"When it comes to fixing his own computer, I call it his PDDIY project. That stands for please DON'T do it yourself."

'Fixed the leg on the telly yet?'

Home De-Po. Things you need for your project. Things you didn't know you needed until you were halfway through your project.

"If I were a surgeon, Mr. Ferguson, which I ain't, and your car was my patient, which it ain't—except that it is, in a funny sort of way; that is, if you want to look at it like that; you know what I mean—and you was her husband, I'd have to say, 'Sir, your wife is going to need a valve job.,"

'What's the best kind of glue to fix a TV screen?'

'No, don't tell me, your electric garage door is broken.'

The Small Business Advisor: 'The first bit of advice I'd give you for your garage start-up is to tell your dad'

'I think I've found what's been causing my funny buzzing sounds.'

The world's most unemployable family

When Tia Carmen says... "A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner" it means "I can fix it with a hammer."

George is pleased with himself. He replaced the toilet seat without calling a plumber.

Lazy plumber.

"Good news...turns out it was just your battery!"

Bob’s Museum