01 / Materials
Wood with a purpose
Grain, stiffness, mass, and character all influence what a builder can ask of a piece of wood.
Columbia, Tennessee - Since 1986
Every instrument has its own voice.
Shane Green builds instruments one at a time, paying attention to the materials, the way they move, and the person who will play them. His Columbia shop also cares for well-loved stringed instruments.
Built, repaired, and restored by hand
Built with patience. Made to be played.
Every hand-built instrument involves hundreds of choices. The wood, the structure, the dimensions, and the voicing all contribute to how it responds in a player's hands.
Shane brings the same care to repairs and restorations: listening first, understanding the instrument, and respecting what makes it special.
The craft
The details are the difference.
An instrument is not a recipe. Materials, structure, and the player's needs shape the choices made at the bench.
02 / Engineering
Designed to respond
Bracing, geometry, and careful adjustment turn a collection of parts into a responsive instrument.
03 / The player
Made for a lifetime of music
The important questions are how it sounds, how it feels, and what someone will make with it.
Repair and setup
From a clean setup to a full restoration.
Green Stringed Instruments repairs guitars, mandolins, banjos, fiddles, upright basses, and other traditional and folk instruments.
Setup and playability
- Action, intonation, and neck relief
- Fret leveling, crowning, and polishing
- Nut, saddle, bridge, and tuning work
- Pickup, preamp, and jack installation
Structural repairs
- Crack, brace, binding, and bridge repair
- Neck resets and neck angle correction
- Headstock breaks and scroll repair
- Climate and insurance damage evaluation
Mandolin and banjo work
- Flat-top and carved-top mandolin setup
- Tailpiece, bridge, and head adjustment
- Rim, resonator, and tone ring maintenance
- F-hole binding and pickguard repair
Fiddle and bass service
- Soundpost setting and bridge fitting
- Fingerboard planing and dressing
- Peg fitting, bushings, and fine tuners
- Endpin, neck graft, scroll, and peg box repair
Finishing and restoration
- French polish and lacquer finishing
- Complete instrument restoration
- Custom inlay work
- Bone nut and saddle crafting
Not sure what it needs?
Send a few notes about the instrument, the issue, and what you are hoping to improve. The shop can help sort out the right repair path.
Describe the projectIn the shop
A closer look at the work.
Real photographs from the workshop. The stories behind individual instruments will become part of the archive as they are documented and approved.
Contact
Every conversation starts somewhere.
If you met Shane at a show, have an instrument that needs attention, or simply want to talk about a custom build, send a note. No pressure, just a conversation.
Located in Columbia, Tennessee. Appointments and repair availability are handled by inquiry.