Mark Simon Guitars
Established in 1973, Mark Simon has been providing repair and restoration services for discerning Musicians, Players, and Collectors

Mark's expertise has been featured in Guitar Player & Vintage Guitar magazine. His work has been on exhibit at The Smithsonian, The Virginia Historic Society, The Blue Ridge Institute, The Boston Museum of Fine Art,
& The National Heritage Museum.
Resume & Clients

  • Roger Siminoff
    -1975

  • Mandolin Bros
    -as Head of Repair 1976-1981

  • The Chinery Collection
    -as Conservator

  • Terraplane Resonator Guitar Co.
    -as Master Luthier / Proprietor

  • Guitar Trader

  • The Hard Rock Cafe

  • Gibson Guitar Company

  • C.F. Martin

  • Sam Ash Music

  • The Music Emporium
    -Lexington, Mass.

  • Jim Bollman's and Peter Szego's Instrument Collection
    -America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century

  • Johnny Winter

  • Arlen Roth / Hot Licks

  • Stefan Grossman

  • Sonny Landreth

  • John Peden
    -Guitar World

  • Bernie Leadon
    -The Eagles

  • New Jersey's own Uncle Floyd

  • Steve Howe

  • Martin Taylor

  • Tony Trishka

  • Barry Mitterhoff

  • Larry Wexer

  • Jeff Ganz

  • Outlaw Guitars

  • Charlie Dellavalle
    -Gothic City Guitars

  • Benny Hi-Fi
    -The Fins
Services
From basic upkeep to complete rehabilitations; please consider
Mark Simon Guitars for all your fine acoustic & electric stringed instruments including; Guitars, Basses, Banjos, Dobros, Mandolins, Fiddles, and Ukuleles

  • Setups & Routine Maintenance

  • Action & Intonation Adjustment

  • Acoustic, Electric, & Polyphonic Midi Pickup Installation

  • Pickguard Replacement, Reproduction, & Fabrication

  • Nut, Saddle, Bridge, and Tailpiece Replacement & Repair

  • Tuner Replacement & Repair

  • Fretwork & Fingerboard Maintenance

  • Inlay Installation, Repair, &
    Custom Work

  • Neck Maintenance, Repair, & Reproduction

  • Tremolo System Maintenance

  • Winter Crack & Headstock Repairs

  • Finish Repair & Restoration

  • French Polishing & Color Matching

  • Major Restoration of Important Historic Pieces

  • Custom Design & Construction
Slideshow
Endorsements

"Repairman Mark Simon of Bridgewater, New Jersey has been instrumental to the success of the Chinery Collection. In my opinion, he's the most gifted artisan in the genre. His work and talents are greatly appreciated, and he is the only person whom I will let work on my guitars." -Scott Chinery Vintage Guitar Magazine: January 1995
"Mark Simon is a dear friend, a fantastic luthier, and overall great guy."
-Arlen Roth <www.arlenroth.com>
"Thanx for saving my guitar & act!" -'Uncle' Floyd Vivino <www..unclefloyd.com>
"I have an excellent guitar repair/setup person for you. His name is Mark Simon, he rebuilt my old (40 years old) Gibson B-25 (bridge/saddle, frets, tuners); plays great, sounds old and sweet. He is an artist. The job will be done right." -Dom Q. <Bridgewater, NJ>
"For over 20 years, I've had work on my guitars done by Mark Simon, who lives in Bridgewater, NJ. He's terrific." -El McMeen <www.elmcmeen.com>
"I have had a lot of work done by Mark Simon in Bridgewater, NJ. He's the former head repair guy from Mandolin Brothers and Martin highly recommends him."
-Rob Sandt <www.robandmurph.com>
"He does very nice work - excellent, especially if what you need is restoration of a historical instrument." -Frank Basile <www.donegone.net>
"I highly recommend Mark Simon in Bridgewater New Jersey for setup and repair work. I live in Manhattan with about 15 archtops that I've acquired over the last 30 years, and have had lots of experience with many repairmen. IMHO, Mark is as good as it gets."
-Perry Beekman <www.perrybeekman.com>
"Mark Simon is the former head of repair at Mandolin Brothers. He refretted one of my
instruments and is generally considered one of the best in the business." -Lance Goler
"If you don't mind driving into NJ a bit you can go to Mark Simon.
He has done great work with my Martin guitars." -Jim Pilgrim
"Mark Simon is a great repair/tech person in northern NJ. He's maintained several important guitar collections." -Peter Watrous <NY Times music correspondent>
"After having my Martin OM-28V setup by Mark Simon, this guitar is great. Thanks Mark."
-S Mac <harmony-central.com review>
"Mark Simon, my technician who works on the unknown for me, is an excellent luthier in Bridgewater, NJ. He has been working on my guitars for over 20 years and has not steered me wrong yet. You HAVE to check out his handmade resonator guitars - they are absolute TITS." -Chris Gansz <Ledgewood, NJ>
"The Terraplane Amp don't suck! This is the way an amplifier should sound." -Chip Longo
"Mark Simon, a Martin certified service professional who also has extensive experience with Fenders, replaced the "claw" in my tremolo and removed the tremsetter. He did a setup on the guitar and the intonation is perfect. Now I'm happily playing the guitar more often.
I highly recommend him." -Steve Comeau
"Mark, I always knew that you were the greatest luthier in the world. All the work you have done for me has always been absolutely the best; especially the repair work you did recently on my Les Paul and my custom made Tele. Now it seems that you are reaching a celebrity status with the Terraplane guitars. I was blown away when I saw you and Johnny Winter in a guitar magazine. I just want to wish you all the best with this guitar and I will tell everyone I know to order a Terraplane guitar or amp. Good luck and I am sure I will see you soon with another project of mine." -Bill Ryan
© Mark Simon Guitars. All Rights Reserved.