Fix This Stringed Instrument Repair

Fix This Stringed Instrument Repair This is a full-service shop for all acoustic and electric stringed instruments. Fix This! is a stringed instrument repair shop. Located at 417 3rd Ave.

Electric and acoustic guitars, basses, mandolins, banjos, violins, dulcimers, and more all serviced here. Brand new, vintage, and everything in between.....I do set-ups, restringing, adjustments, structural repairs, pickup installations, fret work, acoustic bridge and saddle repairs, parts replaced...the list goes on and encompasses 40 years of experience. Free estimates....not sure if it can be fixed?...bring it by and let me take a look! in Chesapeake, Ohio, 740-867-8677.

The big fiddle, coming apart at the seams....
04/21/2026

The big fiddle, coming apart at the seams....

02/25/2026

Today is 9 years of Fix This....and a big thank-you to everyone who has supported my business!

Need an inexpensive but good sounding and playing sorta-purple/blue Strat? I have one for sale at the shop...
02/20/2026

Need an inexpensive but good sounding and playing sorta-purple/blue Strat? I have one for sale at the shop...

1960's Hofner bass on the bench...yeah, it's a project....
11/05/2025

1960's Hofner bass on the bench...yeah, it's a project....

For sale: Older banjo...I'm guessing 70's?/maybe collectible?... decent quality, good action and set up, plays and sound...
10/31/2025

For sale: Older banjo...I'm guessing 70's?/maybe collectible?... decent quality, good action and set up, plays and sounds excellent. New head, bridge, and 5th string tuner. Excellent for beginner or intermediate player, or a campfire/vacation banjo when you don't want to take the expensive one. $225.

Yes, I work on banjos too. Adjusted the neck rods, filed the nut, replaced the bridge and Mastertone neck inlay, setup.....
07/28/2025

Yes, I work on banjos too. Adjusted the neck rods, filed the nut, replaced the bridge and Mastertone neck inlay, setup...better action and playability now.

Just another day at the guitar repair shop....from the Hannah Montana to the 1953 Super 400.
05/14/2025

Just another day at the guitar repair shop....from the Hannah Montana to the 1953 Super 400.

Another big doghouse fixing to be fixed at Fix This, where I fix this.
05/06/2025

Another big doghouse fixing to be fixed at Fix This, where I fix this.

Yeah, sure...I like a good challenge now and then...
05/01/2025

Yeah, sure...I like a good challenge now and then...

On this date 8 years ago, Feb.25, 2017, FIX THIS! Stringed Instrument Repair opened for business. From wondering and str...
02/25/2025

On this date 8 years ago, Feb.25, 2017, FIX THIS! Stringed Instrument Repair opened for business. From wondering and stressing out about quitting my job, if it was going to fly, if I was doing the right thing, if I was going to be able to pay the bill's, etc. ...to being barely able to keep up with the flow. I've learned to relax just a bit. When you apply for a business license in Ohio, you have to submit a name for the business. If it's already being used by another business in Ohio, no matter how far away, they won't accept it. I wanted something short and easy to remember...Mike Allen's Stringed Instrument Repair Emporium wasn't going to fit on the sign anyway. There were two other businesses in the state with Fix This in their title, an auto repair place and I don't remember what the other one was...hence the added Stringed Instrument Repair. But to the point of this post: I know they ALL won't see this but a big shout out and THANK YOU to the paying customers, one and all, who support this...you're the ones who make it successful...!

Address

417 3rd Avenue
Chesapeake, OH
45619

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 5pm
Tuesday 11am - 5pm
Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 12am - 2pm

Telephone

(740) 867-8677

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