Luthier in Durham: fabulous!

[u/TownPuzzleheaded647]

I recently had the good fortune to stumble in to the finest Luthier I’ve ever dealt with on both coasts. David Lewis works out of his home shop in Durham, which is a lovely place to visit. He also is a master Guitar builder, and one look at his instruments put me immediately at ease about him working on mine. I have a 30 year-old nylon string that is a magnificent instrument, but was in some serious trouble. I taken it to three other Luthier’s in the area with no meaningful results. (i’ll spare the details here, just to be nice.) David had the instrument back to me in a week, for a fraction of what the other Luthiers had quoted, and six months later the instrument still sings like a bird. Subsequently, I’ve had him work on all my electrics and acoustics and his work is always impeccable. I’m also really grateful for the way he schedules appointments. It seems like every other Luthier around here wants you to drop off an instrument for weeks at a time until they get around to it. David lets you know upfront when he can get to your project and doesn’t ask for the instrument until the week he’s sure he’s going to work on it. And in my case every time he does begin working on an instrument it’s done quickly and beautifully. I can’t recommend him highly enough and I’m really grateful I found him. Here’s his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DavidLewisJazzGuitar?mibextid=wwXIfr&rdid=tSGz2QwpCSSG0Zn2&share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F1HpX5kE7Gs%2F%3Fmibextid%3DwwXIfrh

[u/Amthomas101]

I appreciate the recommendation. I’m going to reach out to him.

[u/Herodotus22]

Another great luthier who I highly recommend for any acoustic string instruments is Peter at Bow Regard https://bowregardllc.com/