Mandolin Refret in NYC area?

[Clifton Hyde]

I was curious to get some opinions on luthiers and mandolin-centric repair men in the NYC area. I have used Bob Jones in Brooklyn for years working on my vintage archtops and I know he is good with mandos but he is EXTREMELY backlogged right now and I can't afford to have my instrument out of rotation for more then a week or (possibly) two.

Any suggestions would be great.

[MikeEdgerton]

I'm sure it would be at the top of the price scale but try Mandolin Bros.

[Jim Garber]

Retrofret in Brooklyn -- just down the road from Bob Jones. I know some folks more up north from there but they are the two places I go in NYC for repairs.

[rnjl]

It's not NYC by a long shot, but Eddie Diehl in Poughkeepsie (about a 90 minute gorgeous train ride from Manhattan) is not a mandolin expert, per se, but he is a fret expert, for sure. I've seen priceless guitars just lying around his apartment- some brought from far away- because people like his fret work so much.