Best Stringed Instrument Maker South Bend Near Me

Nancy Rehling: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Responsiveness,ValueBob did an awesome job re-working and restoring my old Harmony Sovereign 1260. The guitar looks great and play even better! Thanks for taking on what seemed like a hopeless project and for putting in so much time and energy! I really appreciate it!

Eric Nielsen: I took two guitars to Bob! Not only did he fix them up to sound great, he did it in less than 2 days! Great craftsmanship and quality communication!

Christopher Le Maire: Honest. Professional. Skilled.Bob is a bit of a character (in the best way), and does great work. I just got my guitar back from some work he did for me. It plays liike a dream.Excellent communication, clear policies, and flawless work. (And it came back faster then expected, and below the max estimate he gave before beginning work.)Seriously, don't waste your money on some underpaid, disaffected tech at some big chain. This man is a craftsman.

Logan Sanders: Positive:ProfessionalismProfessional work. Man knows his stuff

DNA Cathedral: RDE is exceptionally skillful and knowledgeable in all areas of bass and guitar repair / modification. I have had two major bass modifications performed by RDE, both with stunning results. The first was an old DeArmond in which I wanted to replace all components and de-fret, the second a 7-string Conklin that I wanted the natural stain removed and turned to a royal blue. Both basses turned out amazing!

inkey2: Actually I have run across quite a few screw on necks where they were quite loose. Especially the cheapo guitars

Wheeezzzy Lashawn: Awesome

Orrin Pollock: I went last Friday to check out because I had never been. I found lots of cool drums and old foreign instruments. I am very tempted to buy something but not anytime soon I don't have money! But yes please check this place out it's absolutely the best locally owned music store

erick staresina: The best guitar setup and repair shop around!

Tabitha McGowan: Friendly people. Good atmosphere. My daughter takes guitar lessons from Neil. He is priced reasonably.

Chad Geister: Very friendly, knowledgable staff that I entrusted my beloved guitars to for repair.

Gwen Wood: Pete and the other salesman were wonderful! They helped direct us to where we would ultimately save money on what would work for my son's drumming goals. Real nice guys! We'll probably start his lessons with them!

Allen DeSomer: Helpful, friendly, knowledgeable, and honest. I'm sure I'm forgetting something!

Cody: Super friendly and great prices!

Jim Ward: beautiful instruments, great prices, great advice. A treasure.

Stuart Mcgowan: Cool place with cool ppl.

Preston Stanley: Cool place, staff was friendly and helpful

Terry Gennicks: One of michiana best new and used equipment

Sean Everett: Great people, great place. Wonderful service and attention to detail. Plus an incredible selection of instruments.

Sarah hess: My 7 year old son does lesson with Mike Schroeder. He loves it! The sense of inner peace my son gains with each lesson is priceless!

Maureen Barkell-Kaczmar: The best in town for your music equipment needs! Very knowledgeable! Terrific service!

Bridgette Kyle: My son takes drum lessons there. They are very friendly and like family. Great place to do business, drums,guitars amps, and so on. Go check them out.

Rich Brown: Great place and great people

Russ Holse: Took my guitar here a little over a year ago, needed bridge work and set up, took about 2 weeks but Wally really does good work for a great price. Staff is usually friendly and helpful. Very cool and unique inventory of new and used instruments.

Steven Brady: This is an excellent shop. They recently repaired my two classical guitars. The results were excellent, and it took only 48 hours. The price was less than I was expecting. I strongly recommend SBME to any guitarist out there who needs repairs or a set-up. Can't be beat.

Matt Steif: Great violin shop. They had gone above and beyond for the service on the violin!!

Rudy De Keersmaecker: Ed is an artist working in a field of Craftsmen.

Martin Grovdahl: I inherited a rather old violin from my father's estate in a very sad state of disrepair. At 72, and having retired, I decided to learn to play it. I was very apprehensive about the condition. Ed explained what needed to be done and spent a great deal of time carefully restoring the instrument. I have watched him work and he is very meticulous to detail. He clearly understood how much the violin meant to me. I am now playing and am deeply grateful to Ed for his work. Will highly recommend!

Bill Koch: Ed overhauled my cello and now it sounds like a different cello. Proud to play it now. I have recommended Ed to another cello player and overhauled hers too. We now play in Church together and it sounds fantastic! Thanks Ed

David diego huipe: Cuando mi hijo necesitó un violín,fuimos a buscarlo a ese lugar,sí bien la ubicación a veces es un poco confusa, la búsqueda vale la pena, nos atendió el propietario de muy buena manera,al igual que su esposa, tiene gran variedad de instrumentos de cuerda, encontramos de varios precios y de muy buena calidad, el ambiente es muy agradable y personalizado.salimos contentos de allí con una buena adquisición.

Andrea Hanes: Can't say enough positive things about Ed. Not only is he extremely knowledgeable about string instruments, but just an all around neat person to talk with. So passionate about music. Went in for a bow rehair and peg to be fixed, but he went above and beyond in my opinion. Did and adjustment on my sound post and I cannot even begin to explain adequately how that one fix has made my violin sound like an entirely new instrument. Really! I am scared to play sometimes because the sound is so much fuller and louder that I don't want a mistake to be broadcast - LOL. I will be going back for a new bridge as he suggested. Seriously, don't go anywhere else for string work. You will not be disappointed.

Patrick Berney: He restrung my wife's violin and did a great job!

Audrey Martin: Very friendly and knowledgable. Passionate about the violin and his customer.

Jason Smith: I highly recommend his services. Ed is very passionate about his work. He let me watch him set up my daughter’s violin and explained what he was doing and why. I left with some new instrument knowledge and a piece of mind knowing I brought the violin to the right man. He went out of his way to get the violin done in time for my daughter’s b-day.Very professional work and a very classy musician.

johnny gayden: Excellent service Plus he's a cool guy !

Aliea Bakerson: Ed was extremely knowledgeable and helpful with my cello. It was pretty beat up before he fixed it up. He only spent an hour with us, but he managed to fix the bridge, all of the strings, and every small detail on my instrument. All the while he was explaining it and showing me what I should do to make it last longer until I decide to buy a new one. I highly recommend him.

Nadege Vance: SUPPORT your local small business. My daughter's cello kept having issues and school orchestra people would "fix" it. Well school is almost over so it was time to turn in her rented cello back to school. After the last time someone "fixed" her cello it still needed more repair and major parts gotb broken. I signed a " contract saying I would be responsible for any damages to the cello. I asked my cousin if she knew of someone and she gave me the information of the String Dokter', Mr. Ed Everest. I reached out to Mr. Evereat and he was very kind and professional on the phone. Then I met Mr. Everest at his business along with my two kids. It only took 2 days for Mr. Everest and he charged me a very reasonable price. He explained to me the first day I met him how he was going to fix. He let me know about how long it would take him to fix it and it took exactly two days. He was very kind to my kids and made them laugh. If Iwould have returned the cello to the school, they would have gave it to the company that they rent instruments from and because they are a big, greedy corporation they would have charged me an arm and a leg to fix the damages. After the wonderful, very professional, and caring Mr. Everest fixed the cello it looked and sounded better than when the school give it to us at the beginning of the school. Thank you from the bottom of my daughter's and my heart for being so attentive, patient, professional, and kindMr. Everest. The wonderful service Mr. Everest gave has made me want to in the near future rent a cello from him. I want to end this review with following hashtag. #SupportYourSmallBusinesses.

Chuck Furaitar: Ed was very informative about the condition of my instrument and my options before proceeding with any work. No up sale here. He also has some very nice pre owned instruments at what I consider great prices. I would send any of my musician friends here. Buy from Ed so we have a local source for a trained luthier and great pricing without driving 200 miles. My advice for sure is you are looking for an instrument to rent or own see the Doktor first.

Elliot Lee: Great service - buy from Ed

Barbara Rosenberry: Thanks for your awesome advice and help!

Destiny Matupa: Ed really did a great job on my violin, he is also a super sweet guy. He definitely knows what he is doing.

bruce fielis: Ed is a super guy, a true craftsman and very reasonable. I brought in a couple of violins that had been sitting for a few years in a closet. He diagnosed, repaired and educated me on proper care right on the spot. If you need major or minor work done, don't go anywhere else, see the Stringdokter.