New hours: M-F 10-4, Sat 10-5. By appt or curbside pickup only.
919-286-3801 Retail/Repair - 919-251-9401 Remote Lessons
919-286-3801 Retail/Repair - 919-251-9401 Remote Lessons
High Strung Violins & Guitars
Repair Procedures in a COVID-19 Era
You must make an appointment to drop off your repair. We have no walk-in hours.
We will check in and evaluate your repair, and call or email you (your preference) with the estimate and any other notes.
TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT please email:
peter.daaleman [at] highstrungdurham.com (VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO)
will [at] highstrungdurham.com (GUITAR, MANDOLIN, ELECTRIC BASS, BANJO, UKULELE)
or call 919-286-3801
For your safety and our own:
- Face masks will be worn at all times by both customers and employees
- Exchange of instruments for pickup and drop-off will be done outdoors
- Parties are limited to one repair tech and one customer “plus one” (i.e, you and one friend or relative)
- Techs will wash their hands before, during, and after working on your instrument
- Techs will disinfect the instrument case after pickup, and before and after repair. Please note, alcohol will damage the finish of the majority of instruments, permanently. Please do not try to disinfect your instrument. If you are concerned, Just let it sit for four days, and it will be fine, according to the CDC guidelines.
- Techs will wear gloves to transfer the instrument between customer and repair department
- Payment by phone is preferred
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Repair Procedures in a COVID-19 Era
You must make an appointment to drop off your repair. We have no walk-in hours.
We will check in and evaluate your repair, and call or email you (your preference) with the estimate and any other notes.
TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT please email:
peter.daaleman [at] highstrungdurham.com (VIOLIN, VIOLA, CELLO)
will [at] highstrungdurham.com (GUITAR, MANDOLIN, ELECTRIC BASS, BANJO, UKULELE)
or call 919-286-3801
For your safety and our own:
- Face masks will be worn at all times by both customers and employees
- Exchange of instruments for pickup and drop-off will be done outdoors
- Parties are limited to one repair tech and one customer “plus one” (i.e, you and one friend or relative)
- Techs will wash their hands before, during, and after working on your instrument
- Techs will disinfect the instrument case after pickup, and before and after repair. Please note, alcohol will damage the finish of the majority of instruments, permanently. Please do not try to disinfect your instrument. If you are concerned, Just let it sit for four days, and it will be fine, according to the CDC guidelines.
- Techs will wear gloves to transfer the instrument between customer and repair department
- Payment by phone is preferred
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Bowed Instrument Repair PricingPlease note, these prices are guidelines. Your actual estimate and eventual cost may vary from these prices depending on the state of your instrument. There are some instruments we might choose not to work on, if we think they are made so 'economically' that they might fall apart on the bench.
Violin Viola Cello
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STring changes
We will also clean your instrument, as part of your restring. Prices below are labor costs; strings are additional.
String Changes:
VIOLINS, VIOLAS, CELLOS FREE w/purchase of strings. Otherwise, $20.00 a la carte. OTHER GENERAL REPAIR PRICES We handle basic repairs (set-ups, fret level/dressing, crack repairs, bridge reglues) for guitar, mandolin, ukulele, dulcimer... Most things with strings. Prices will vary, of course, but here is a basic list:
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meet our luthiers...
BOWED REPAIRS
Peter Daaleman is our Bowed Instrument Technician, handling customer repairs and the High Strung rental fleet. A string player himself, Peter's focus is on providing players with instruments that are comfortable to play, easy to tune, and sound their best. Be it a new instrument or an old one, with "the Daaleman touch", you'll never want to stop playing it!
Peter has studied with luthier Damon Walker the UNH Violin Craftsmanship Institute. A local musician and composer, he is involved in multiple projects including creating music for the meditation/mindfulness community. Peter graduated from UNC-CH with a Bachelor’s degree in Music, specializing in Jazz Studies.
Peter Daaleman is our Bowed Instrument Technician, handling customer repairs and the High Strung rental fleet. A string player himself, Peter's focus is on providing players with instruments that are comfortable to play, easy to tune, and sound their best. Be it a new instrument or an old one, with "the Daaleman touch", you'll never want to stop playing it!
Peter has studied with luthier Damon Walker the UNH Violin Craftsmanship Institute. A local musician and composer, he is involved in multiple projects including creating music for the meditation/mindfulness community. Peter graduated from UNC-CH with a Bachelor’s degree in Music, specializing in Jazz Studies.
Will Postlethwait
FRETTED REPAIRS
Will Postlethwait has been working on fretted instruments informally for well over a decade, and has apprenticed with Lee Raymond. (She trained at the Summit School of Guitar Building and Repair in the 1990s). He has also attended workshops with Bob Smakula at the Augusta Heritage Center. In addition to handling repairs, Will is also our "go to guy" for advice on guitar purchases, since he is the chief person responsible for selecting the guitars that High Strung sells. A bass player, with a degree in music from UNC-G, Will continues to perform in the Triangle area (or did, pre-COVID) and occasionally to teach.
Will Postlethwait is our fretted instrument guru. As a guitarist and bass player, he brings an understanding of the mechanics, as well as his intuition as a musician, to diagnose and fix almost anything with frets.
Will Postlethwait has been working on fretted instruments informally for well over a decade, and has apprenticed with Lee Raymond. (She trained at the Summit School of Guitar Building and Repair in the 1990s). He has also attended workshops with Bob Smakula at the Augusta Heritage Center. In addition to handling repairs, Will is also our "go to guy" for advice on guitar purchases, since he is the chief person responsible for selecting the guitars that High Strung sells. A bass player, with a degree in music from UNC-G, Will continues to perform in the Triangle area (or did, pre-COVID) and occasionally to teach.
Will Postlethwait is our fretted instrument guru. As a guitarist and bass player, he brings an understanding of the mechanics, as well as his intuition as a musician, to diagnose and fix almost anything with frets.