Hugh with one of his custom made guitars

Hugh Thomas

Luthier & Shop Owner


Hugh comes from a long line of woodworkers and is continuing the family tradition. Staff Sergeant with 10 years of electronics repairs in the United States Marine Corps, Top of his class at Musicians Institute, and now thousands of happy clients later... Hugh is still keeping quality of work as his #1 priority. Constantly learning and evolving the field of stringed instrument repair - Hugh has developed techniques and attention to detail that keep clients coming back again and again. Fine fret work, setups, electronics installations with meticulous quality, custom projects, modifications, etc...

All work performed at 13th Street Guitars is done using Hugh's techniques and strict quality control. All work is guaranteed 100%.

Factory Authorized

Warranty and Non-Warranty Service Center

We are a factory authorized repair center for several major brands, as well as some boutique companies.

We can repair your instrument while it's under warranty with many brands.

We cannot honor store extended service plans. You must go to the store you purchased the plan from.

We work with Taylor, Spector, Fodera, Kauer, and Ibanez

We work on almost everything. We have repaired thousands of instruments from major brands and small boutique builders. Just ask if you're not sure!