Preserving musical history
"Every consideration is given to preserving each instrument's heritage, tone, and character — the instruments that are dead mint as much as guitars that took a lickin' and kept on pickin'..."
-Steve Uhrik, Owner
Testimonials
“Very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Gave me a degree of attention that is rare in music shops, plainly explained what repair my guitar needed and why. You’ll instantly understand how they run a successful shop that’s not in a busy commercial center- they focus on customer satisfaction.”
“The staff was extremely knowledgeable, friendly and laid-back. The luthier who worked on my guitar took me back to his workbench to talk though all the details re: what needed to be done to the guitar. He carefully inspected the instrument and made several recommendations ... The location is a bit off the beaten path, so it can be a little tricky to find them, but it’s well worth the trouble. ”
About Us
Along with classic vintage instruments, we handle many guitars that fall into the category of extremely rare and bizarre. Retrofret provides unique and private show room experience with a museum quality restoration and repair facility on premises. Visitors are invited to browse and play a wide and unusual selection of acoustic & electric guitars, basses, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles, effects pedals, and amps.
“I don’t know where to start. I took my uke here to have a pick up installed and they did a great job and fast turnaround (less than a week). I had to go back to have it adjusted a few weeks later and they were helpful and understanding all the way around. Treated me and my instrument with the most respect of any instrument shop I’ve been to, and I’ve been to lots ... these guys know their stuff and really care about my experience in working with them.”
“This place is amazing. After buying a banjo online, I needed assistance getting it setup. I called this place without ever reading the yelp review and took my beginner banjo to get service. The staff was extremely nice. After I got my repair started, I wandered over to their huge collection of banjos and they let me play whatever I wanted. I can’t believe there is a place this awesome in Brooklyn.”
“I love this place. I could stay in there for hours. I’ve had 2 guitar repairs done and both times it was a pleasant experience. The staff is very friendly and both times the job was done for less then the original estimate and done when they said it would.”
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CONTACT US
87 Luquer st
Brooklyn, NY 11231
repair@retrofret.com
(718) 237-4040
Hours
Monday-Friday: 12pm - 7pm
Saturday: 12pm - 6pm
Sunday: Closed