Cremer Guitarworks has been a trusted name in fretted instrument repair throughout the greater Chicagoland area since 1975. Proprietor Rick Cremer brings over 45 years of experience to every guitar setup, restoration, and repair that comes through the shop, personally performing or overseeing all work done on premises.

This North Aurora guitar tech specializes in highly polished fretwork, including fret leveling, crowning, replacement, and fingerboard planing. The shop handles everything from minor adjustments to major damage repair on acoustic and electric guitars, plus mandolins, banjos, and other fretted instruments. Cremer Guitarworks has built a solid reputation for expert vintage guitar work and custom rewiring projects, including pickup replacement and rewinding.

Beyond instrument repair, the luthier also offers on-premises amplifier repair and adjustment for both vacuum tube and solid-state models. The shop maintains an inventory of new, used, and vintage instruments available for purchase, along with cases, pickups, effects, amplifiers, and a wide selection of strings at competitive prices. Rick Cremer’s decades of hands-on experience ensure quality craftsmanship on every project.