Bob Smakula of Elkins, West Virginia, has been building and restoring fretted instruments for more than 25 years. As proprietor of Smakula Fretted Instruments, he has encountered almost every type of repair situation. Bob is a contributing editor for the Old-Time Herald magazine and writes a regular column on instrument repair. Bob also buys, sells, and restores vintage stringed instruments through his business, Smakula Fretted Instruments. Andy Fitzgibbon will assist him.