Omaha, Nebraska

Vintage Guitar Restoration in Omaha, Nebraska.

Structural repair, era-correct refretting, neck resets, and faithful rebuilds for pre-war, vintage American, and collectible instruments. We keep old guitars out of the wrong hands, and away from a player-grade fate. Every quote includes return shipping.

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The Standard

"Restore the instrument's history. Don't erase it."

Which glue, which wire, which finish approach: every decision is made with the instrument's age, value, and character in mind. The goal is always playability without compromise to originality.

Turnaround

Most restorations completed in under a week. Complex structural work may take longer, and we'll give you an honest timeline when you call.

The Approach

Preservation over transformation.

Vintage instruments are documents. They record how things were built, what materials were used, and how a specific player and a specific era left their mark. A careless repair can erase that permanently.

We approach every vintage instrument with the understanding that our job is stewardship first, repair second. That means using the right adhesives, sourcing period-correct materials where appropriate, and knowing when a repair is too invasive, and saying so.

Luthier Aryeh East has over 20 years of experience working on vintage electric and acoustic instruments, including pre-war archtops, pre-CBS Fenders, vintage Gibsons, and Japanese vintage guitars. The work shown below represents the standard we hold ourselves to.

Acoustic Rebuild

1960s Gibson Hummingbird

Neck carefully removed to correct geometry. Every contact point rebuilt with era-correct materials, fitted precisely around the natural wear of the fingerboard.

Neck removal and geometry correction
New hand-fitted bridge
Compensated bone saddle
Bone bridge pins
Era-correct refretting
Hand-cut bone nut

Archtop Rebuild

1930s Epiphone Archtop

A ground-up rebuild of a pre-war archtop, returned to playing condition with its character and patina intact.

Neck reset
Full refret
Bone nut
Binding replacement with finish work and matched patina
Bridge and tailpiece restoration

Electric Restoration

1974 Fender Stratocaster

A well-played vintage Strat brought back to playing condition, with sympathetic work that respects what decades of use leave behind.

Full fret level, crown, and polish
Bone nut replacement
Complete setup and intonation
Electronics cleaning and inspection

Vintage American Electrics

Pre-CBS Fenders, vintage Gibsons, Gretsches, Rickenbackers, Guilds. Instruments where originality matters and the wrong repair permanently affects value.

Acoustic & Archtop

Pre-war and vintage acoustic guitars, archtops, and flattops. Neck resets, bridge repairs, structural work, and era-correct material selection.

Japanese & European Vintage

Vintage Japanese electrics, British guitars, and European instruments. The origin doesn't change how an instrument deserves to be treated.

Omaha, Nebraska

Trust your instrument to the right hands.

Tell us about the instrument, its history, and how much of its originality matters to you. Return shipping included on every quote. Prefer to talk it through? Call (402) 317-6942.

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