Restoration/Repair

I love old instruments and I really love restoring old instruments. The idea of giving new life to something that most people would consider dead and useless really appeals to me.  When you come through my shop you’ll see the many discarded carcasses of old instruments just waiting to be reborn.  You’ll also see and play many that I’ve had a chance to bring back to life.

I’ve been building and repairing instruments since 1984.  During those years I’ve had the privilege of repairing and restoring a wide array of instruments – some fairly common and some extremely unusual.  I regularly do work for collectors as well as several museums and have developed a reputation for being willing to work on almost anything with strings – dead or alive.

Rooted in classic building traditions, Kerry Char crafts a wide variety of beautiful and unusual instruments as well as providing museum quality repair and restoration.

The shop is located at:

Kerry Char
Char Lutheries
5922 N. Willamette
Portland, OR 97203