Hargiss Stringed Instruments

History

Established in 1983.

John Hargiss has been building and repairing stringed instruments in Omaha NE for over thirty years. Originally he started his business in his garage, repairing instruments in his free time. The demand for his luthier services became so great that he quit his day job and opened a shop in Benson where he became an integral part of the Omaha music industry. After changing locations a couple of times in the Benson area John realized he needed more space to expand his business. In 2012 Hargiss Stringed Instruments was relocated to 40^th and Hamilton. The building provided much needed space and allowed John to open up his luthier school. As a bonus, this new location includes an old vaudeville theatre that once restored will allow for musical performances and many other events. So if your in the area come visit, have your instrument repaired or order a custom built guitar!

Meet the Business Owner

John H.

Business Owner

John Hargiss has been building and repairing stringed instruments for over 30 years. He created a small travel size guitar called The Minstrel that has the sound of a full size guitar. Carly Simon, Dan Fogelberg and Connor Oberst are some of the well known musicians that have owned and played The Minstrel. While stringed instruments is his primary business you can also find John restoring vintage furniture and lighting as well as repairing and restoring vintage scooters and motorcycles in his free time.