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Guitar Repair Near Lake George, NY

Paul's Guitar Hideout is 10 minutes south of Lake George on Route 9 in Glens Falls. Setups, fret work, electronics, structural repairs. No appointment needed. The bench's work is documented publicly in the Repair Vault: real repairs, what came in, what we found, what we did. Setups are $79 standard, $109 deluxe and $99 specialty, strings extra; a full fret level is $299, a bone nut or saddle $179, and electronics diagnosis $69 an hour.

Route 9 south out of the village, ten minutes into Glens Falls. The Shirt Factory is on the left as you come into downtown, Cooper Street entrance.

Vacationing at the lake with a guitar that's stopped cooperating? Locals with a winter-shocked acoustic? Either way it's a 10-minute drive south on Route 9.

The Drive

Lake George is the village at the south end of the lake, a summer town of about a thousand people the rest of the year, and the first place inside the Adirondack Park north of Queensbury.

10 minutes south on Route 9. Second floor, Cooper Street entrance. Parking in the Cooper Street lot. If stairs are difficult, call or text us and we'll arrange access.

From the Bench: Strandberg Boden Prog NX: Nut Too High for the Zero Fret

Headless end of a Strandberg Boden Prog NX showing the nut and string clamps on the repair bench
A Strandberg Boden Prog NX on the bench at Paul's Guitar Hideout in Glens Falls.

What came in: A Strandberg Boden Prog NX in for a full setup. What we found: The nut slots had not been cut low enough, so the strings were sitting on the nut rather than on the zero fret. What we did: Filed the nut slots down until the strings dropped onto the zero fret, then completed the setup. Result: The strings sit on the zero fret and the guitar left set up. The full write-up is in the Repair Vault, under Strandberg Boden Prog NX: Nut Too High for the Zero Fret.

More recent jobs:

From the Repair Vault, newest first.

Where We Are

We're on the second floor of The Shirt Factory in Glens Falls. The building went up in 1902 as a men's shirt factory and made shirts until 1996. Today it's home to more than 70 studios, shops and galleries, and now a guitar shop. Use the Cooper Street entrance and take the stairs up. If stairs are difficult or you're bringing in something you don't want to carry up, call or text us and we'll arrange access.

Setups

Standard setup is $79. Deluxe is $109 and is the one we usually recommend; it also cleans and conditions the fretboard and tightens and lubricates all the hardware. Specialty setups (Floyd Rose, 12-string, classical) are $99. A setup covers truss rod, action at the nut and saddle, intonation, and a restring (strings extra).

Repairs

Fret leveling and dressing, refrets, nut replacement, saddle work, tuner replacement, electronics (pickup swaps, wiring, pot and jack replacement), bridge reglue on acoustics, crack repair.

We look at the guitar with you, explain what we see, give you a number before anything starts. If something shifts mid-repair, you hear about it before we keep going. Not sure if it's worth repairing? How to know if a guitar is worth repairing.

Camp-Guitar Work

Acoustics that spent a season in an unheated or intermittently-heated camp often need more than a setup. Tops crack, bridges lift, glue joints separate. Bring it in. We diagnose at intake and tell you whether it's a clean setup or a bigger job before anything is decided. The background is in how humidity affects your guitar.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is there a guitar repair shop in Lake George?
A: Lake George doesn't have a dedicated repair bench. We're 10 minutes south on Route 9 in Glens Falls, with a full-service repair bench and the work documented in the Repair Vault.

Q: How much is a setup?
A: $79 standard, $109 deluxe, $99 specialty.

Q: Do I need an appointment to drop off?
A: No.

Q: My acoustic cracked over the winter at my Lake George camp. Can you fix it?
A: Bring it in. Humidity cracks on acoustics from camp buildings are something we see every spring. We'll assess it and tell you whether it's a clean fix or a bigger job before anything is decided.

Q: Do you guys buy guitars?
A: Reach out via call or text at (518) 217-8695 to discuss what you have. If it's not right for the shop, we can help direct you in how to sell it elsewhere.

Q: Can you fix an old guitar that's been sitting in a closet for decades?
A: Almost always yes. Most stored guitars need a setup and fresh strings to play again.

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Bring the guitar in. We'll figure out what it needs.

Paul's Guitar Hideout is located at The Shirt Factory in Glens Falls, NY. Use the Cooper Street entrance and take the stairs up. If stairs are difficult or you're bringing in something you don't want to carry up, call or text us and we'll arrange access.

The Shirt Factory
71 Lawrence St., Suite 201B, 2nd Floor
Glens Falls, NY 12801
Wednesday–Sunday, 12–5 PM
(518) 217-8695 · info@paulsguitarhideout.com

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