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The String Workshop

5 ★★★★★ 112 Google reviews · Guitar & music store in Ogden, Utah

Lessons Vintage specialist Repairs & setups

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
  • Phone (801) 458-6379
  • Website thestringworkshop.net

What's on the wall

Instrument and gear categories at The String Workshop, confirmed in players' own reviews and the store's own info — not guessed from the sign out front.

🎼 Acoustic Guitars 5 mentions

“Between my wife and I Daryl has set up, adjusted, modified, and maintained several different acoustic guitars and basses over the last several years.”

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🎸 Bass Guitars 5 mentions

“I’m a beginner bass player, and when I bought a bass and found out I had to make sure it needed to be set up right, I didn’t want to take it to just any guitar shop.”

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🏆 Vintage & Rare 6 mentions

“Long story short: Daryl is a master luthier who delivered a fantastic, complex restoration on a vintage classical guitar.”

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♻️ Used Gear 2 mentions

“NEW REVIEW FOR JUNE 4, 2022: I received a viola used and knew Daryl is a very good luthier and his work is excellent!”

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🔧 Repairs & Setups 23 mentions

“I’m a beginner bass player, and when I bought a bass and found out I had to make sure it needed to be set up right, I didn’t want to take it to just any guitar shop.”

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🎺 Band & Orchestra 9 mentions

“My husband has a historic violin that suffered some drying glue damage when traveling from a humid climate to a dry climate.”

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Brands they deal

Brands players name in their reviews of The String Workshop — the fastest way to tell what's actually hanging on the wall before you drive over.

🏷️ Fender

“I brought in an early 90’s Fender I had bought used more than 20 years ago.”

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🏷️ Gibson

“Attached an AFTER pic of my Gibson J-45.”

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Brand mentions are mined from reviews and the store's own info — they tell you what's on the wall, not formal authorized-dealer status. If warranty coverage matters, confirm dealer status with the store or the brand's own dealer locator.

What players say again and again

The things reviewers bring up again and again across 112 Google reviews — with their own words as proof.

🔧 expert setups & repairs 19 mentions

“I’m a beginner bass player, and when I bought a bass and found out I had to make sure it needed to be set up right, I didn’t want to take it to just any guitar shop.”

🧠 knowledgeable staff 11 mentions

“He is an absolute wealth of knowledge and can explain the pros and cons of any service for any guitar.”

💵 good value 3 mentions

“He had it fixed within a week and was very reasonably priced and provided quality work.”

From the reviews

I took my thirty-year-old Takamine to Daryl to have him tune it up and try and get the intonation set closer. The guitar has always had a beautiful unique sound, but there was always something that would hinder the full quality as you went up the neck.

★★★★★ — Frosty, Oct 2021

I rarely write reviews, but I want to express my admiration for Daryl Rubin and The String Workshop. His work is truly remarkable, and I wish I could find the right words to convey my appreciation for everything he does. Daryl is a master of his craft, possessing an unparalleled level of knowledge and expertise.

★★★★★ — Gm, Nov 2024

My name is Chase, I’ve been bringing my guitars to Daryl for over 2 years and each time he does fantastic work. He is an absolute wealth of knowledge and can explain the pros and cons of any service for any guitar.

★★★★★ — Alyssa, Jan 2026

I brought in an early 90’s Fender I had bought used more than 20 years ago. It has been hanging on the wall for about 10 years and needed some serious restoration. The previous owner had installed a Floyd Rose and did not install it correctly.

★★★★★ — Matt, Sep 2020

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Lessons at The String Workshop

Reviews and the store's own info mention lessons at The String Workshop. 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.

Where to find The String Workshop

3330 Baker Dr, Ogden, UT84403

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