​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
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 outdoor
  • Parties are limited to one repair tech and one customer “plus one” (i.e, you and one friend or related)
  • 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

Bowed Instrument Repair

Please note, this is general pricing information. The cost of your repairs is dependent on the repair estimate that is determined after your instrument's evaluation and/or customer's requests. Our technician will contact you shortly after your dropoff appointment to discuss the repairs needed, costs associated, and turnaround time. Please email  peter.daaleman@highstrungdurham.com to schedule an appointment or with any questions.

  • Restring: Free w/ strings purchased at High Strung ($15 w/out)       
  • Bow Rehair : $65 VN/$65 VA/ $65 CO 
  • Soundpost Reset/Reposition : $15 VN/ $15 VA / $20 CO
  • Shape New Peg (each): $20 VN/ $20 VA/ $30 CO
  • Fine Tuners (each) : $5 VN/ $6 VA/ $9 CO
  • New Nut : $50 VN/ $50 VA/ $60 CO
  • New Bridge : $55 VN/ $65VA/ $110 CO
  • ​Crack Repair: Cost determined after evaluation
  • Open Seam Closure: Cost determined after evaluation
  • Tonal Adjustments: Cost determined after evaluation w/customer request
  • All other repairs: Cost determined after evaluation

Fretted Instrument Repair

String Changes
  • Steel 6-string Guitar : $20
  • 12-String Guitar : $30
  • Classical Guitar : $30
  • Mandolin : $30
  • Banjo : $20
  • Lap Dulcimer : $20
  • Ukulele : $20
The cost of strings is not included and is additional to the labor cost above. Instruments will be cleaned at no additional cost.
*Please note* We do not restring harps, autoharps or hammered dulcimers.

OTHER GENERAL REPAIR PRICES
We offer set-ups, fret level/dressing, crack repairs, new nut, new saddle, bridge reglues, electric repairs, pot & jack replacement, pick up install, tuner replacement for guitar, mandolin, ukulele, dulcimer... most things with strings. 
  • Set-Up : $55 plus strings
  • Fret level/dress : $150
  • Crack Repairs : $35 and up
  • Bridge Reglue : $125

Meet Our Luthiers

Peter Daaleman

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.
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Will Postlethwait

Fretted Repairs ​
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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.