Davids’ Broken Note

Specialties

Musical instrument supplies, rentals, repairs, and handmade custom guitars.

History

Established in 2013.

DBN literally started in a basement of my now in-​laws home. After several months of working a day job and coming back and repairing at night we finally had enough tools and supplies to pursue repair full time. It was slow at first but we made some key business contacts who helped make this business to what it is today, a full service repair shop with basic retail accessories, books, rentals, and custom guitars.

Meet the Business Owner

David L.

Business Owner

I started in the music industry in 2005 as a sales associate while I was in high school. The store had a technician who traveled from music store to music store picking up and dropping off instruments that needed repair. I started talking with the technician and he was kind enough to let me drive to his shop at night to watch him work and learn about instrument repair. Eventually I started working on the instruments and the technician suggested I look into Band Instrument Repair Schools. In 2009 I graduated from Renton Technical Colleges Band Instrument Repair program. From there I moved to Phoenix, AZ to work for a gentleman as his apprentice. I’ve always had a passion for guitars and luckily in Phoenix, AZ I found Roberto-​venn School of luthiery where I learned guitar construction, design, and repair. In 2011 I moved with my then girlfriend to Reno, NV to take over as lead technician for a gentleman’s music store. Two years later my now wife and I are back home and own our own store.