Strings Attached Guitar Repair and Boutique

Strings Attached Guitar Repair and Boutique Stringed Instrument Setup and Repair, buy and sell used instruments.

An important update from Strings Attached:This was an extremely difficult decision, but with very heavy hearts we have c...
03/10/2023

An important update from Strings Attached:

This was an extremely difficult decision, but with very heavy hearts we have concluded it’s time to close the doors to Strings Attached. In the time since losing Jeff, we have learned so much, connected with amazing people (both new and long-time customers), and navigated new challenges. The volume of business that continued to pour in was truly humbling. Please accept our deepest gratitude for your support and showing up for the legacy of Jeff Merck and the beloved art of Luthiery. Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.

A logistical note: If you still have an instrument at the shop, please call, text, or await a phone call to arrange pickup if you haven’t already heard from the shop. We will be sending home ALL instruments currently on our books before leaving the building. Thank you for your patience, understanding, and support while we navigate this transition.

We’re back in the shop! Thanks for your patience last week as we took some time to remember my dad and reflect on the pa...
11/08/2022

We’re back in the shop! Thanks for your patience last week as we took some time to remember my dad and reflect on the past year.
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Here’s a few photos of an itty bitty custom cut bone nut for a Fender Mustang a few weeks ago, plus the blanks we use to create these and the old plastic nut. We can’t recommend upgrading to a vintage bone nut more- they last longer against string friction, and for acoustics especially, improve volume and resonance. Plus it doesn’t hurt they look beautiful!
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Give us a call this week if you are interested in upgrades like this or are in need of any maintenance before the holidays roll around! We’ve got you.
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Vintage bone nuts are available standalone (if the fret condition allows) but are also part of our all inclusive refret package.

As we approach the one year mark of suddenly losing my dad (Nov 1, 2021), Zach and I have decided to take a few days off...
10/31/2022

As we approach the one year mark of suddenly losing my dad (Nov 1, 2021), Zach and I have decided to take a few days off. • We will be closed this week (excepting a few appointments on the books and communications with current clients). We will return all other calls and emails when we reopen. •
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It has been a long and challenging year navigating the new version of this business as well as our collective and individual grief. We cannot thank those enough who have been kind, patient, engaging, and warm to us the past year. It’s been y’all who have carried us through to each new day, new week, new month, which held new obstacles, stressors, lessons, connections, and mysteries. Our gratitude is deep and awestruck. We have learned so much about ourselves and even new things about my dad in the process, too.
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We will be around again soon after taking time with our partners, families, and friends to take this all in and take care of ourselves.
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Thank you for trusting us with your instruments and for a remarkable year of some successful work and wonderful, musical relationships. We really cherish the amazing customers we have! If you would like to honor my dad this week, we encourage you to play your favorite song, support some local musicians, or find a beautiful spot in nature to hike or admire. You can even tag us if you post! Thank you for being here with us.
-Bexx Merck

We love this ‘75 Guild D25- Bexx got back into playing condition with a fret dress and custom cut bone nut. This origina...
10/21/2022

We love this ‘75 Guild D25- Bexx got back into playing condition with a fret dress and custom cut bone nut. This originally belonged to the client’s dad who gifted it to her! This thing can sing, but that’s just vintage for ya

We are proud to announce that Strings Attached is now a warranty service center! We also perform warranty work on guit...
08/09/2022

We are proud to announce that Strings Attached is now a warranty service center! We also perform warranty work on guitars as well. To say that we are fans of Guild would be an understatement! Pictured in this post is my favorite acoustic guitar, my treasured F512. Guild makes some of the finest acoustic guitars on Earth, and we would love to work on yours!

Before we take a little vacation break from the shop, we had to show y’all this cool take on surf green! And it’s matche...
07/29/2022

Before we take a little vacation break from the shop, we had to show y’all this cool take on surf green! And it’s matched with a shop-favorite pickguard color: mint green. What color finish is on your wishlist? Asking for a friend 🤔

We will be back in the shop next Thursday, August 4th. We will answer all inquiries upon our return. Hope y’all are having a great summer!

Gave this Squier a full upgrade with some of the best parts you can buy: components and pickups! 📆 We are open again f...
07/05/2022

Gave this Squier a full upgrade with some of the best parts you can buy: components and pickups! 📆 We are open again for appointments and currently taking all fretwork and maintenance, binding repairs, and cracks. Give us a call!

07/03/2022

We’re counting the days until camp—and we need your help! ✨

We’re looking for caring, passionate volunteers to take on various roles including:

🎤 Voice instructors
🎸 Instrument instructors
🎶 Band coaches
👩🏾‍🎤 Lunchtime performers

Follow the link in the comments for all the details!

[Image description: A white graphic with raised hands and text that reads, “Volunteers needed! Girls Rock Columbia Summer Camp, July 18-23”]

Just wrapped up this 5-string bass fret level and setup with flatwounds, a shop favorite. And good news! We are open for...
06/23/2022

Just wrapped up this 5-string bass fret level and setup with flatwounds, a shop favorite. And good news! We are open for appointments next Wednesday and Thursday (6/29 and 6/30). We’re in the process of sending instruments home and opening up space! Just give us a call to get on our books!

05/25/2022

I’ve always restrung instruments exactly like my dad taught me- no complicated locking or tying, no mystical lore around sound or stability, just two goals: 2-4 wraps around the tuning post and a deep enough break angle. For something so straightforward, a lot of people aren’t given simple information about stringing up your guitar or taught what tools make it easy. We’ve uhhh…see some stuff 😅 So here’s how we do it ! Plenty of string, one loop over the tuning post, and we sandwich the string end between the top wrap and bottom wraps.
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This is my personal guitar (it’s me, Bexx!), which my dad played for me for most of my childhood. It’s obviously a little dirty but not quite ready for a fret level, and I want to keep it like my dad played it for as long as possible. But its Elixirs were long overdue for changing: corroded, shedding, and sounding awful. Oh and the high E broke- don’t wait this long y’all 😂 I’m replacing them with some EXPs.
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Highly recommend keeping a small pair of wire cutters and a hand winder in your case for all your at-home string changes. ✨

and just like that, we are booked up!
05/23/2022

and just like that, we are booked up!

05/16/2022

We are back open for appointments! Call us to get on our books and get your instrument ready for summer ☀️

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