Guitar Repair for World Renowned Musicians
and Locals from New York

  • Neck resets

  • Fret dressing and replacement

  • Crack repair

  • Brace repair

  • Replacing bridges

  • Broken headstocks

  • Broken sides and backs

  • Set-ups

  • Nuts

  • Saddles

  • Tuning machine repair and replacement

  • Refinishing

  • Custom voicing

  • Pick-up installation

  • Electronic installation, repair, and replacement

From his Bearsville, New York guitar repair workshop, David has more than 30 years of experience as a luthier for local musicians and those worldwide. He has accumulated vast experience in electric guitar repair, restoration and complete guitar setups. He is held in high regard by many collectors and musicians alike. With experience ranging from complete restorations to the basic electric guitar setup on vintage and rare guitars to the typical Strat or Gibson from your favorite music shop.

1970s Gibson SG guitar neck before and after repair; neck was broken off and rebuilt with new setup and cream lacquer touch-up.
Before and after images of a repaired 1950's Gibson ES350 Archtop Guitar, showing restoration of its sunburst finish and repaired sides.
Before and after restoration of 1954 Fender Telecaster electric guitar, showing initial damaged state and restored finish with new updates.
A before and after comparison of an early 70s Gretsch Roc Jet electric guitar restoration, showing improvements in finish, pickguard, frets, and setup.
Before and after restoration of a 1960s Guild Starfire electric guitar with sunburst finish, highlighting replaced electronics and new frets.
Gibson ES335 guitar repair before and after showing neck repair, new truss rod system, fingerboard, frets, rewired electronics.
1968 Paisley Tele guitar restoration before and after. The before image shows a cracked and damaged guitar body with missing wallpaper. The after image displays the restored guitar with a smooth finish and reattached components.
Before and after restoration of a 1959 Fender Stratocaster guitar, showing stripped and refinished body with sunburst finish.
Before and after photo of a 1950s Les Paul Gold Top electric guitar restoration, showing an unfinished guitar body and a completed, polished instrument.
Before and after images of a restored 1958 Les Paul Junior guitar with a caption describing the restoration process.
1968 Fender Paisley Tele guitar restoration before and after with red to pink paisley design.
1980 D'Aquisto Jazz Electric Guitar headstock before and after restoration, with pigment, filler, and lacquer adjustments for a complete guitar setup.

From Local Woodstock New York Musicians to Those Worldwide, Dave's Electric Guitar Repair is held in High Regard

Dave has restored old Fenders, Gibsons, and other vintage electric guitars of rare quality to a Gibson Lucille that was signed by B. B. King.

We've worked on D'Angelicos, D'Aquistos, Fernandez, early Gibsons, old Epiphones, vintage Fenders, and many others. David's experience with electric guitar repair work has helped him to continually refine and perfect his own instruments.