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Guitar Repair and Plek Services by "The Fretking" Mark A. Kane,
4.9 ★★★★★ 81 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Cary, North Carolina
Local luthier who works on guitars and basses, also handling setups and repairs.
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
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (919) 210-2410
- Website thefretking.com
Hours
| Monday | 9:30 AM–4:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 9:30 AM–4:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 9:30 AM–6:30 PM |
| Thursday | 9:30 AM–4:30 PM |
| Friday | 9:30 AM–4:30 PM |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
What's on the wall
“Wonderful service - Took my 2020 Mexi strat in for a stainless refret and left blown away by the attention to detail and quality of work.”
“My 5-string bass is playing on a level I've never experienced.”
“I highly recommend Mark, especially for higher-end/vintage instruments that deserve a true luthier.”
“I have been recommending him to friends who need a luthier, and I will always be coming here every time I need a tuneup on my guitars.”
Brands they deal
“Mark's fretwork has made me a believer in sticking to mid-price instruments (Fender MIM, Gretsch mid-range models) and then investing in the fret and neck work.”
“Mark did a fantastic job doing a refret, fretboard leveling, and setup of my 1995 Gibson LP Classic!”
“The Fretking (Mark) worked on my PRS CE 24 and made such an improvement that my pro guitar teacher/sound engineer and I couldn't believe.”
“Mark's fretwork has made me a believer in sticking to mid-price instruments (Fender MIM, Gretsch mid-range models) and then investing in the fret and neck work.”
What players say again and again
“Mark's fretwork has made me a believer in sticking to mid-price instruments (Fender MIM, Gretsch mid-range models) and then investing in the fret and neck work.”
“He has a wealth of knowledge and has a lot of interesting and cool stories about the history of music, guitars, and in my case Paul Reed Smith himself.”
From the reviews
Update 1 year later - Mark just performed a setup for my new Taylor 814ce Sinker Redwood/Honduran Rosewood Builders Edition guitar. Let me tell you that this guitar felt flawless when I bought it, but somehow Mark took an already-near perfect guitar and made it feel better to play.
I brought Mark my 1950 Gibson L-50 that I was gifted a few years back. The guitar is in great shape for its age, but it was in need of some love to get it sounding really great again and Mark has definitely gotten it back into tip-top shape.
I have been playing guitar for 40 years and I'm almost impossible to please when it comes to luthier work. I know precisely what I want... and it's non negotiable........ Mark delivers every time ! I needed refrets on several Les Pauls. So I decided to take my least favorite one to Mark and see what he could do.
Mark did a fantastic job doing a refret, fretboard leveling, and setup of my 1995 Gibson LP Classic! When I took it in, it was having major issues choking out on high bends, and I had to have the action so high as to be nearly unplayable to compensate. It now plays like a dream and at a very low action!
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