United Lutherie - Athens, Ohio
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, but are not limited to:
All aspects of guitar Electronics and Wiring; Finish work in Nitrocellulose; Professional Fret Work; Neck Resets; Structural Repair; Headstock Repairs and Restorations; Insurance Appraisals; Vintage Part Replication; Custom Guitars in the Vintage Tradition

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Our Products
Our custom items are made-to-order, we'll be listing commonly requested items here soon.

United Lutherie - Handwound Pickups

Handwound pickups - Call or email for availability
Each pickup is unique.
It has it's own characteristics and subtle nuances that set it apart from any other. That is the magic of a quality hand guided pickup...no two sound exactly alike. We use American made 42 Gauge Enamel Coated wire and a variety of Alnico Magnets just like the originals. But the fact of the matter is not all original PAFs sounded good, and the only way to tell if you have a good sounding pickup is to listen to it.
So - we take the time to install and play on every pickup we make before we call it finished. We are professional luthiers, musicians, and collectors and we build all of our pickups in small batches by hand in our Southern Ohio workshop. We have years of experience restoring some of the world's finest instruments, and we keep on hand a variety of vintage guitars and amplifiers to serve as examples. We know tone.
Each pickup is installed in an appropriate guitar for it's type, and tested through a variety of vintage Marshall and Fender amplifiers. If we don't like the sound we get, the pickup is torn down and rebuilt until we get it right. It's that simple...We are fanatics and proud of it. We also understand that the phenomenon of tone is subjective, and that quality instruments have their own unique voice.
If a pickup does not meet your expectations, let us know. We will work with you to create a one that suits your ear and instrument. We will help you find the tone you are looking for... Together we are United Lutherie.

All pickups have an unconditional 30 day exchange policy. If you don't like the sound of your pickup, let us know and we will exchange it for a different one. If we fail to make a pickup that meets your expectations, we will refund your money!

Humbucker Prices:
Uncovered Black, Cream, or Zebra: $100
Aged Uncovered: $130
W/New Nickel Cover: $120
W/ Aged Nickel Cover: $150
(see pics below)

Strat Single Coil: - $70 each or $200 a Set.
Tele Single Coil: $75 each - Neck or Bridge, $140 per Set

P-90 $75 each

Other pickups, unique custom designs, or rewinds - contact us for a quote.


United Lutherie - Handwound Pickups
Aged nickel pickup covers - Call or email for pricing

United Lutherie - Handwound Pickups
Aged replica tuners - Call or email for pricing