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AXE GRINDER GUITAR REPAIR / MUSIC SCHOOL- LUTHIER
4.7 ★★★★★ 35 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Somerville, Massachusetts
Plan your visit
- Repairs & setups a repair bench comes up in reviews and the store's own info — call ahead for turnaround, since good techs run a queue
- Lessons lessons come up in reviews and the store's own info — call about openings, instruments taught, and rates before the first visit
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (617) 529-6243
- Website axegrinderguitarrepair.com
Hours
| Monday | 2–8 PM |
| Tuesday | 2–8 PM |
| Wednesday | 2–8 PM |
| Thursday | 2–8 PM |
| Friday | 2–8 PM |
| Saturday | 2–5 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“I recently brought in two guitars—an acoustic and a classical—that were both in pretty rough shape but hold a lot of sentimental value for me.”
“My telecaster guitar’s input jack had a nut that fell out and Dave replaced it for me in no time.”
“They tuned my bass and did a couple of small tweaks to it and now it has a better sound than when it was brand new.”
“And he took a vintage Harmony arch top that was basically firewood and brought it back to life.”
“The shop I previously took it to used the wrong gauge strings, messed with the bridge height, and somehow broke the volume knob, so it was in serious need of a fixing.”
“They’re now in so much better condition, and I’m genuinely grateful for the care and craftsmanship he put into the repairs.”
Brands they deal
“Dave built a beautiful Telecaster for me with Fender parts and a custom body made of barn wood.”
“However I mentioned one of the guitars(a Martin guitar center model) had high action and was impossible to play out of first position.”
“I asked Dave to set up my Ibanez 540 (older satriani model) and an Epiphone EJ 200 (jumbo acoustic).”
“I asked Dave to set up my Ibanez 540 (older satriani model) and an Epiphone EJ 200 (jumbo acoustic).”
What players say again and again
“And he took a vintage Harmony arch top that was basically firewood and brought it back to life.”
“Great price and they were accommodating when I also asked them to add Loc-tite to it.”
From the reviews
Brought two guitars in for a fairly basic sound hole pickup installation. Both of those were done expertly. However I mentioned one of the guitars(a Martin guitar center model) had high action and was impossible to play out of first position.
Dave and Karen use great care at every stage during a project, and they are dedicated to making every customer happy. Dave built a beautiful Telecaster for me with Fender parts and a custom body made of barn wood. I had been collecting the pieces over several years. The guitar is amazing!
I brought in a custom guitar that I couldn't get the intonation right on. It has been worked on by some highly-respected luthiers and it was never quite right. I was very pleasantly surprised when I got the guitar back from Karen and Dave that it plays better than it ever has and the issue appears to be resolved!
Karen and Dave did an awesome job on my two bass guitars which hadn't been serviced in over ten years. Dave really took the time to troubleshoot FRET buzz issues and got the necks of both basses perfectly aligned. They're also pleasant people who are very easy to work with. Would definitely recommend!!!
Lessons at AXE GRINDER GUITAR REPAIR / MUSIC SCHOOL- LUTHIER
Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at AXE GRINDER GUITAR REPAIR / MUSIC SCHOOL- LUTHIER. If you're signing up a beginner (or restarting yourself), a quick call ahead answers the three things that matter: which instruments they teach, whether the schedule has openings at the time you actually need, and what a first lesson costs. There's no wrong first guitar — a good teacher will happily work with whatever you walk in with, and a shop that teaches usually keeps affordable starter instruments on hand for exactly this reason.
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