Expert stringed instrument repair and customization by Steve Koenke, professionally trained luthier and vintage guitar specialist with 27 years of experience

Steve Koenke the luthier crafting an acoustic guitar in his workshop.

Repair services for:

~ Acoustic and electric guitar

~ Resonator

~ Bass

~ Mandolin

~ Lap steel

Areas of expertise:

~ Setups

~ Refrets

~ Pickup installs & rewinds

~ Electronic repair

~ Headstock & bridge reglues

~ Nuts & saddles (Watch video: Making brass nuts)

~ Modifications

~ Custom hand wound pickups (Watch video: How to wind pickups like a pro)

~ Custom built acoustic and electric guitars

Steve Koenke the luthier checking an electric guitar on stage, with a mounted acoustic guitar in the background.

Testimonials

Steve is excellent at what he does and you can tell he enjoys it. He is passionate and won't cut corners when it comes to giving quality service to your guitar. I had him fix my cracked Taylor after it dropped and a year later you can't even see the crack and wouldn't even know the difference. He recently set up my guitar and it feels better than it ever has. Go to Steve!

— Jeremy C.

Steve just did a way-beyond-wonderful-setup on my PW Crump Octave Mandolin. He literally has it playing better than it did on the day I took delivery of the instrument! Steve is focused, meticulous and careful in his work and the fact that he 'knows his stuff' becomes apparent pretty quickly! He charged me a very fair price given the amount of work that he did and ... because he knew that I was on a tight timeline, was even kind enough to do the work while I waited!! This was my first time working with Steve but it certainly won't be my last!! If you need expert repair work done on one of your beloved instruments, look no further - I highly recommend Steve!

— Wayne F.

Steve is the best at what he does. His attention to detail and knowledge of his craft are amazing.