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the STRING WORKSHOP
- Luthiers -
Guitar, Violin, Folk Instrument Repair & Set Up
Services for Individuals, Dealers, Studios, Schools
Service 'By Appointment'
the STRING WORKSHOP
GUITAR & STRING INSTRUMENTS
-RESTORATION SPECIALISTS -
' Masterful restoration and upgrade luthier work on guitars and all string instruments '



The String Workshop, located in historic and charming Ogden Utah specializes in renovation and restoration of Guitars & String Musical Instruments. Whether yours is vintage, historic, heirloom, just plain old, almost new, well played and worn, or used and in need of restorations and upgrades; we invite you to visit us and have a free estimate and evaluation done.


















































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See below a partial list of some of the Instruments that have been brought to The String Workshop
in recent weeks, months, years for restoration work.
Instruments restored at The String Workshop
2023 ----
1. Gibson J-45 50s Fat Neck - Custom Player Set Up
2. Palatino Violin - Restore
3. Modern Banjo - Set Up
4. Paganini Cello - Restore
5. PRS Custom 22 Semi-Hollow - Players preferred Set Up -
6. Ibanez AEL20- Electronics & Set Up
7. Alvarez RF 26 Acoustic - Fractured Neck Repair & Set Up
8. Martin 12 String - Neck Issues
9. Epiphone Les Paul - Set Up & Electronics
10. PRS Tremonti - Set Up & Electronics
11. ESP E-II Eclipse 7-String Electric Guitar - Set Up & Electronics
12. Scheckter: Hell Raiser- EMG Active- Floyd Rose Set Up &
Electronics + Restoration
13. Epiphone by Gibson - Ac EL - Set Up & Electronics
14. Peter Prier Violin - Peg Work - Restring- Tune Up
15. Fender Strat - Set Up & Electronics
16. Fender Tele - Set Up & Electronics
17. Ibanez Art Core - Body Routing - Ste Up - Electronics -
Locking Tuners
18. Eastwood - Restoration, Electronics, Set Up, Locking tuners
19. Parker Fly - 90s - Set Up, Restoration, Electronics, Floyd Reset
20. Gibson ES-1275 Double Neck - Restoration, Set Up
21. Fender - Master Custom Shop - Relic - Ltd Edition - Players Custom
Set up
22. Fender- Master Custom Shop - Ltd Edition - Players Custom Set Up
23. Taylor Acoustic - 210 Restoration and Set Up
24. Rickenbacker 330 - Fire Glo - Players Custom Set Up
25. Pearce Music Co. Hand made Violin 1950s - Set Up
26. Luna Acoustic - Restoration
27. Fender strat MX _ Set Up - Players Custom Style
28. Ibanez AC/EL - Set Up and Electronics
29. Fender USA Strat Sp. Ed. - John Mayer = Players Set Up
30. Hook Custom Shop Mandolin - Players Set Up - Bridge and fret work
31. CF Martin - D- Jr - Neck and Fret Work = Set Up
32. Gibson - G-00 Acoustic - Fret Work - Set Up - Braces Reset
33. Cremona Violin - Bridge Work
34. Eastman Cello - Seams repair - Bridge Work
35. Fender Precision Bass - Neck Work - Set Up
36. Hofner Bass - Fret Seating - Set Up
37. Roth Cello - Peg Work - Bridge Work - Set Up
38. Amoon Electric Cello - Bridge Work
39. Fender USA _ Strat _ American Deluxe - Set Up & Neck Work
40. Taylor Electric Guitar - Players Set Up and Neck Work
41. Claus Mueller Cello -= Neck Reset
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2022 ----
1. Gibson J-45 50s Fat Neck - Custom Player Set Up
2. Taylor 100 - Fret Work _ Set Up
3. Gibson J45 - Tusq Saddle and Player Custom Set Up
4. Seagull - S6 - Full Restoration - Frets, Set Up -
5. Taylor PS 18 - Crack Work - Set Up
6. Gibson J 50 - 1950s - Set Up
7. D'Angelico EXL-1 - Hollow Body - Arch Top - Jazz Players Set Up
8. J.I. Violin - Set Up
9. Fender Custom Shop Tele - Vintage MIJ - Set Up - Restore
10. Carvin Custom Player Built - Set Up - Refret - Finish Work
11. Gibson Les Paul STD Players Custom Performance Set Up
12. Ibanez V 200 (1980s) Restoration
13. Gretsch White Falcon - 1980s - Restoration
14. Caparison Horus 3 - Floyd Rose Set Up
15. LTD by ESP Bass Guitar - Set Up
16. Cordoba Tenor Uke - Reset Bridge to body
17. Gretsch Country Gentleman 1960s - Restoration
18. Epiphone ES 335 - Figured Arch Top - Set Up
19. Breedlove Discovery - Acoustic - Set Up
20. Takamine 12 String - Custom Saddle and Set Up
21. J Kohr Cello - Set Up
22. Fender USA Strat - Custom Set Up - Tusq nut - Electronics Svc
23. Suzuki Violin - End Pin replacement
24. D’Scalla Classical Guitar - Set Up
25. Taylor - 312CE 12-Fret LTD - Set Up & Bridge Work
26. Martin-Smith Ac El - Bridge Reset
27. Custom Shop F35- Lightning Hand Made Guitar - Final Assembly
28. Ibanez RG 140 - 1980s - Restoration
29. Ibanez GSA 60 - Electronics
30. Gibson J -45 - Custom Plyers set up
31. Gibson Les Paul Studio - Set Up - Fret Work -
32. Fender USA Strat - Custom Set Up - Tusq Nut -
33. Schecter C-1 Platinum - Set Up
34. Mitchell Ac El - Electronics
35. Guild DS - 240 _ Set Up
36. Fender MIJ - Tele - 1983 - Restoration
37. Gibson Les Paul Custom - Black Beauty - Set Up
38. G&L Tele Classic - Set Up
.39. Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s - Randy Rhoads - Restorations
40. Suzuki Acoustic - 1970s - MIJ
41. Takamine EF-360 (1970s) Restoration
42. USA Tele – Radio head (70s) Restoration
43. Gibson Les Paul Custom (70s) - Custom Work
44. G&L Tribute - Custom work & Players Set Up
45. Gibson Les Paul Jr (1961) Restoration
46. Custom Shop Hand Made Guitar - Set Up and Final Calibration
47. Custom Shop Hand Made Guitar - Set Up and Final Calibration
48. Custom Shop Hand Made Guitar - Set Up and Final Calibration
49. Custom Shop Hand Made Guitar - Set Up and Final Calibration
50. Custom Shop Uke - Soprano - Final Set up and calibration
51. Chester M. Olson - Hand Made Violin -Restoration
52. Yamaha Viola - Neck Reset and Restoration
53. Dean Acoustic Electric Guitar - Replace nut and saddle - Set Up
54. Takamine NP25-C - Restoration
55. Hondo Banjo (1970s) Restoration
56. Art & Luthierie Acoustic Guitar - Set Up
57. Fender AM Prof II - Set Up and Players custom work -
58. Eastman Cello - Set Up - Strings -
59. Chromaharp - Autoharp - Tuning and Strings
60. Breedlove - Stage Concert AC-EL Guitar - Set Up and Alignment
61. J.A.S. Morrison (Banjo) (1900s) Restoration
62. Washburn Mandolin - Set Up
63. Hand Made Mando Uke - _ Final Set Up and Calibration
64. Hand Made 8 String Mando Uke - Final Set Up and Calibration
65. Deering Goodtime Banjo - Restoration
66. Taurus - Made in Spain Classical (1960s) Rebuild
67. Violin - 1860s - Restoration
68. Cordoba Classical Guitar - Bridge Repair
69. Taylor 714 CE - Set Up - Players Custom Work
70. Taylor Academy Classical - Set Up
71. Cordoba Classical (Pro Negra) - Finish Repairs
72. Fender Squire Strat - Set Up
73. Oscar Schmidt Autoharp - Restoration
74. Nechville - Banjo - Classic Hand Made - Set Up
75. Breedlove Parlor - Set Up-
76. Fender FA35 - Replace guide nut and set up
77. Ibanez Silver Series Bass Guitar - 70s - Restoration
78. Taylor 814 CE - Fret Work - Set Up
79. Jackson Electric _ Set Up - Electronics
80. Ibanez Saber - Set Up
81. Fender MX Strat - Set Up & Fret Work
82. Lowden - 025-c - Fret Work, Set Up, Restorations
83. Kramer American - 1980s Floyd Rose - Replace FR Bridge and Nut - Set Up & Restorations
84. Ibanez PF5CE - Set Up
85. Dean 12 String - Set Up - Loose Braces - Fret Work
86. Peavey Raptor Plus - Set Up - Electronics
87. Gibson SG - Tonal Improvements - Intonation - Set Up
88. Seagull M6_G- Loose braces - Set Up
89. Fender Tele MX _ Fret Work
90. Epiphone - ES 335 - Electronics
91. CF Martin - OOO-16SGT - Restoration, New Electronics,
Set Up, Fret Work
92. Yamaha Pacifica 912 - Floyd Rose Reset - Electronics
93. Luna Concert Uke - Close Top Cracks
94. Hagstrom - Tremor Viking Dx - All new electronics - Set Up
95. Taylor - 224ce-K DLX _ Restorations - Set Up
96. Becker Violin - Set Up
97. Ibanez Sound Gear Bass - SR305EDX - Set Up - Electronics
98. Gibson - G45 Studio - Set Up & Restorations
99. Ovation Celebrity - Set Up
100. G&L Tribute L-2000 Set Up
101. Cort -CJ Retro VSM - Set Up - Electronics - Fractures and finishing
102. Parrott Violin - Restoration - Pegs - Set to
103. Gibson Les Paul- Isaiah Starkey Signature - Set Up
104. Rivolta Mendata By Novo Guitars - Baritone Guitar - Set up & Electronics
105. Gibson J-50 (1950s Vintage) Set Up
106. Robin - Custom Shop Tele - Fret Work & Set Up
107. Gibson Les Paul - Modern - Set Up & Electronics
108. Loar F Mandolin - Set Up _ New Tuners
109. Knilling Violin #45 - Set Up and restorations
110. Fender 59' Jazz master - Restorations, set up, fret work, electronics
111. Gibson Dove Acoustic - 1960s - Set Up - Restorations
112. Taylor 910 - 90s - Fingerboard restoration - Set Up
113. Fender Tele - Set Up
114. Gretsch 130th Anniversary - Players Set Up
115. CF Martin D35 - Full Restoration - Cracks - Set up -
New bridge - nut
116. Benedict Custom Shop- Strat-Tele - Neck, Fret, Set Up, Electronics
117. Epiphone Riviera- Hollow Body - Electronics
118. 64' CF Martin Arch Top - Binding - Fret Work, Set Up, Electronics
119. Fender Esquire - Custom Shop - Players' Set Up
120. Gretsch - White Falcon - Bridge Work
121. Ibanez Tallman Acoustic-Electric - Set Up
2021 ----
1. Gibson J 45 - (1960s) -
2. Cordoba Cedar Top Classical Guitar - Bridge Reset
3. CF Martin Ukulele (1920) - Restoration Work
4. Gibson 1971 Hummingbird Acoustic Guitar - complete restoration
5. Guild D-50 R - Jumbo Acoustic - Restoration (1970s)
6. Gibson Custom Shop SJ-200 Solid Koa - (1970s) Fret & Restoration
7. Gibson 1960- Hummingbird - Restoration
8. Schecter Omen Extreme - 6 - (Electronics- Setup- Finish)
9. Ibanez BTB 747 - 7 string Bass Up - Neck Alignment
10. Gibson J35 (1950s) Fret Work - Restoration & Set Up
11. 61' Gibson SG - Set Up -
12. Tacoma DF 21 - (1990s) Set Up
13. CF Martin D-16 RGT - Set Up - Fret Work
14. Tobias Bass Guitar - Refret and Set Up
15. Fender USA - Strat - Set Up - Retro fit custom parts.
16. Fender USA - Strat - Electronics and Set Up
17. 1920s - Parlor Guitar - Full Restoration
18. SVK - (335) Hollow Body - Set Up & Customize
19. Fender Jazz Bass - Set Up -
20. Alvarez 12 String (1970s)- Restoration
21. PRS Custom 24 - 35th Anniv- Set Up - Trem Failure - Custom Parts
22. Takamine Acoustic - Bridge and Brace Reset
23. Gibson Les Paul Gold Top - 1950s - Restoration
24. Gibson J35 - 1939 - Restoration
25. Felipe Amezcua Hand Made Classical Gujitar 1940s
26. Gibson J50 - 1960s - Restoration