Guitars

No two guitars are the same.

We know this at Maple Street guitars, and for over 25 years we have used our knowledge and longtime experience with guitars to act in the best interests of our customers.

First – we select:

We select brands, luthiers and manufacturers whose instruments we admire and whose customer service track record is first-rate:

Alvarez, Alvarez-Yairi, Alhambra, Almansa, Avalon, Bogdanovich, Collings, D'Angelico, Eastman, Fender, G & L, Goodall, Kenny Hill, Hirade, LoPrinzi, Lowden, Martin, National Resophonic, Paul Reed Smith, Ramirez, Santa Cruz, Takamine, Taylor, Traphagen.... AND MORE...

We especially enjoying offering instruments by new and promising luthiers, particularly those whose instruments we have seen improve to a level competitive with the best in the marketplace.

We select again before putting guitars out for sale.

We unpack every single guitar, even the most inexpensive, and check for shipping damage, manufacturing defects, bad necks, etc. A perfect guitar is rare – some are pretty close – and some are downright unacceptable. We use our combined experience as performers, teachers and guitar technicians to make the call. We ask ourselves "Does this instrument make the grade?"

Then we improve on what we have.

We adjust the action, tighten hardware, file frets, tune, polish and clean. We want every instrument to be at its best for a prospective customer.

Finally we set a fair price .

Our service has value. We don't expect you to pay more for it. But we know -- from our assessments and repairs of the many instruments brought in from elsewhere – the lowest selling price is not always the best deal!

It's really quite simple: at Maple Street we love guitars, and our aim is to make sure that you love the one you buy from us!

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