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The Retrofret staff includes skilled luthiers and technicians able to handle everything from routine set-up, to complex historically accurate repairs. Our sales team has decades of experience appraising and authenticating instruments for major museums and working musicians in every geographical location and musical genre.

DEMO // Northfield NF- Big Mon Carved Top Mandolin (2020) – #12195
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DEMO // Northfield NF- Big Mon Carved Top Mandolin (2020) – #12195
1968 Fender Paisley Tele Bass and Oliver Powerflex with Drew Hart // SOUND CHECK
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1968 Fender Paisley Tele Bass and Oliver Powerflex with Drew Hart // SOUND CHECK
1968 Hagstrom H-8 Bass and Oliver Powerflex with Drew Hart // SOUND CHECK
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1968 Hagstrom H-8 Bass and Oliver Powerflex with Drew Hart // SOUND CHECK
1965 Thunderbird Bass and Oliver Powerflex with Drew Hart // SOUND CHECK
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1965 Thunderbird Bass and Oliver Powerflex with Drew Hart // SOUND CHECK
Home Sweet Home 1958 Bigsby T-8 Pedal Steel with Conway Twitty's 1931 Martin OM-18 // SOUND CHECK
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Home Sweet Home 1958 Bigsby T-8 Pedal Steel with Conway Twitty's 1931 Martin OM-18 // SOUND CHECK
Behind the Scenes // Filming a Featurette at RetroFret
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Behind the Scenes // Filming a Featurette at RetroFret
1958 Bigsby T-8 Pedal Steel with Conway Twitty's 1931 Martin OM-18 // SOUND CHECK
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1958 Bigsby T-8 Pedal Steel with Conway Twitty's 1931 Martin OM-18 // SOUND CHECK
Danger on Tony Mottola's Own 1940 Gibson L-5P (Built for Charlie Christian) feat. George Aslaender
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Danger on Tony Mottola's Own 1940 Gibson L-5P (Built for Charlie Christian) feat. George Aslaender
1926 Vega Style N Tu-Ba-Phone Played by Hilary Hawke // SOUND CHECK
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1926 Vega Style N Tu-Ba-Phone Played by Hilary Hawke // SOUND CHECK
Travis Bean TB-1000S Played By Wendy Eisenberg // SOUND CHECK
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Travis Bean TB-1000S Played By Wendy Eisenberg // SOUND CHECK
1942 Martin D-28 Herringbone Jump In The Line Featuring Hubby Jenkins // SOUND CHECK
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1942 Martin D-28 Herringbone Jump In The Line Featuring Hubby Jenkins // SOUND CHECK
1923 Vega Tu-Ba-Phone #9 played by Hubby Jenkins // SOUND CHECK
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1923 Vega Tu-Ba-Phone #9 played by Hubby Jenkins // SOUND CHECK
1938 D'Angelico Style A and 1948 Gibson L-5N with Jonathan Stout and Erik McIntyre // SOUND CHECK
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1938 D'Angelico Style A and 1948 Gibson L-5N with Jonathan Stout and Erik McIntyre // SOUND CHECK
Happy Holidays from Retrofret! Featuring Hubby Jenkins and our 1942 Martin D-28 #happyholidays
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Happy Holidays from Retrofret! Featuring Hubby Jenkins and our 1942 Martin D-28 #happyholidays
Jerron Blindboy Paxton Plays A 1917 Ditson Made by Martin Style 11 Acoustic Guitar // SOUND CHECK
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Jerron Blindboy Paxton Plays A 1917 Ditson Made by Martin Style 11 Acoustic Guitar // SOUND CHECK
1967 D'Aquisto New Yorker & 1954 Gibson Les Paul Played By Adam Levy and Rich Hinman // SOUND CHECK
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1967 D'Aquisto New Yorker & 1954 Gibson Les Paul Played By Adam Levy and Rich Hinman // SOUND CHECK
1954 Gibson ES-295 Played By Wendy Eisenberg // SOUND CHECK
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1954 Gibson ES-295 Played By Wendy Eisenberg // SOUND CHECK
1957 Guild Aristocrat M-75 Played by Brad Allen Williams // SOUND CHECK
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1957 Guild Aristocrat M-75 Played by Brad Allen Williams // SOUND CHECK
1930 Larson Bros-built Stahl Solo Style #8 Played By Wendy Eisenberg // SOUND CHECK
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1930 Larson Bros-built Stahl Solo Style #8 Played By Wendy Eisenberg // SOUND CHECK
1946 D'Angelico New Yorker and 1948 Gibson L-5N Played By Adam Levy and Rich Hinman // SOUND CHECK
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1946 D'Angelico New Yorker and 1948 Gibson L-5N Played By Adam Levy and Rich Hinman // SOUND CHECK
1929 Martin 00-18 Acoustic Guitar Played By Grant Gordy // SOUND CHECK
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1929 Martin 00-18 Acoustic Guitar Played By Grant Gordy // SOUND CHECK
1924 Gibson Loar L-5 and Bacon & Day Troubadour with Jonathan Stout and Erik McIntyre// SOUND CHECK
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1924 Gibson Loar L-5 and Bacon & Day Troubadour with Jonathan Stout and Erik McIntyre// SOUND CHECK
1960 Fiesta Red Fender Stratocaster Played By Rich Hinman // SOUND CHECK
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1960 Fiesta Red Fender Stratocaster Played By Rich Hinman // SOUND CHECK
Adam Levy and Rich Hinman On Our 1968 Fender Paisley Tele and Gretsch White Penguin // SOUND CHECK
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Adam Levy and Rich Hinman On Our 1968 Fender Paisley Tele and Gretsch White Penguin // SOUND CHECK
Adam Levy and Rich Hinman Play Our 1957 Gretsch 6120 and 1978 Travis Bean TB-1000 // SOUND CHECK
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Adam Levy and Rich Hinman Play Our 1957 Gretsch 6120 and 1978 Travis Bean TB-1000 // SOUND CHECK
A Tale of Two Bigsbys: Sweet Leilani Live at Retrofret Vintage Guitars
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A Tale of Two Bigsbys: Sweet Leilani Live at Retrofret Vintage Guitars
Hilary Hawke Plays Our George C. Dobson Victor Superior Banjo (c. 1888) // SOUND CHECK
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Hilary Hawke Plays Our George C. Dobson Victor Superior Banjo (c. 1888) // SOUND CHECK
1940 Stromberg Deluxe Archtop Played By Grant Gordy // SOUND CHECK
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1940 Stromberg Deluxe Archtop Played By Grant Gordy // SOUND CHECK
1959 Les Paul Standard Burst Played By Adam Levy Spell // SOUND CHECK
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1959 Les Paul Standard Burst Played By Adam Levy Spell // SOUND CHECK
1959 Les Paul Standard Burst Played By Rich Hinman // SOUND CHECK
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1959 Les Paul Standard Burst Played By Rich Hinman // SOUND CHECK