Good mando repair

[John Rosett]

I have a mandolin that needs a fret job, and being new to the area, I don't know who's good around here. There's a music store in Durham called "High Strung" that does repairs, but when I asked about a mandolin fret job, they kinda acted like they thought it would be too hard for them, although they did quote me a good price ($120).
So, who's good and reasonable in the area. I'm actually in Graham, so Greensboro is just as close as Durham.

[jjboone101]

I can highly recommend Greg Hanson in Raleigh for set up work/repair. VERY good! (919) 828-9619

[MartinD_GibsonA]

Greg Hanson is very good and has done work for me; you can't go wrong with him. #However, I think Ben Runkle, who's also in Raleigh and has also done work for me, is even better and -- at least in my expereince -- easier to get in to see. #His number is 919-851-8611.

I don't know of anyone in Greensboro since David Sheppard closed up his shop. #I've heard of a fellow named Snuffy Smith -- no kidding -- who's somewhere in the Piedmont of NC. #I've seen his name here on this board, so I'm pretty sure someone will come through with his contact info.

Don Smith

[Jacob]

Snuffy Smith is in King, NC, between Winston Salem and Mount Airy. His shop number is (336) 983-8300.
Info at http://www.woodandsteelband.com/bio.html# and http://www.woodandsteelband.com/instruments.html .
His excellent banjo bridges are available from Elderly.

[steelbuddha]

To give High Strung their due, they moved to a much larger new location a couple of months ago, and I think they're feeling overwhelmed right now because business seems to be very good. I've always been happy with their work in the past. However I don't think they're even taking in repair work at the moment.

Thanks for the tips on the Raleigh guys.

[mingusb1]

I've had Greg and Ben both do work for me recently, and would recommend either (or both!).

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