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| United
Lutherie Vintage Guitar Repair Athens, OH |
| contact: Gene Imbody Erick Coleman info@unitedlutherie.com 740-767-2221 |
Owned and operated by Gene Imbody and Erick Coleman, United Lutherie is a professional, full service lutherie shop in South-Eastern Ohio with over 20 years combined experience. We specialize in the restoration of fine vintage instruments and also do repairs, and build custom guitars to order. Our particular interest is in accurate vintage replicas of classic guitars. We also offer our own custom pickups carefully crafted in the vintage tradition as well as repairs and rewinds. We are located in a 7200 Sq Ft, 102 year old former Odd Fellows Lodge about 10 miles north of Athens, Ohio. We have a well equipped facility with a machine shop, spray room, and a full compliment of wood working equipment. In addition to building and repair work, we offer individual instruction in all aspects of lutherie with daily, weekly, and monthly rates. We can help you learn the art of Lutherie while working on your own instruments. Services include,
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Erick Coleman
My interest in guitar repair started early after
receiving a used Hagstrom Swede for my birthday in 1982.
I'd take my instrument to the local repair shop for set-up or modifications and would bother the ever-patient repairman to let me hang around while he did the work. Always tinkering, I built my first guitar with my Father soon after.
In the following years, I found myself nosing around the shops of John Greven, Ron Volbrect and David Baas. Inspired by the tools, jigs and techniques used in this trade, lutherie had fully manifested itself in my brain. My priorities at the time however, were as a player first and foremost.
In 2002, after years on the road, I began working with Dan Erlewine and continue to do so today.
At Stewart MacDonald I head up the technical department, work with the R&D team and write the Trade Secrets newsletters along with Dan.
While representing the company I have conducted specialized workshops for the Guild of American Luthiers conventions, Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans events and Purdue University.
Like Gene, I strive to provide stringed instrument repairs of the highest quality, accurate vintage restorations, and top-end custom work.