VISIT OUR Shop

IN historic gRAFTON

what to expect

WE ARE HARD TO GET TO, BUT WELL WORTH THE EFFORT TO TRAVEL OVER THE RIDGE. ONCE OVER THE MOUNTAIN, YOU’LL DESCEND INTO AN APPALACHIAN COAL MINING TOWN. HERE YOU WILL FIND TRADITIONAL VALUES MIXED WITH A PROGRESSIVE AND AUTHENTIC VIBE. MUSIC HAS A RICH HYSTORY HERE, WHICH IS WHY BUFFALO FLATS STRINGWORKS IS NESTELED INTO A QUAINT SHOP IN HISTORIC DOWNTWON GRAFTON, WEST VIRGINIA.

how to dress

COME TO BUFFALO FLATS STRINGWORKS READY TO PLAY SOME MUSIC ON OUR PORCH. OUR GOAL IS TO FIND YOUR PERSONAL SOUND. WE WANT TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS THAT LEAD TOWARDS YOUR IDEAL GUITAR. WE ARE GOING TO ASK YOU QUESTIONS BEYOND YOUR BASIC TONE AND PLAYING STYLE. WE ARE GOING TO DIVE INTO THE INTRICACIES OF ACTION, FRET WIRE, FINGERBOARD RADIUS, PICKUPS AND POTENTIOMETERS. WE ARE GOING TO DESIGN THE INSTRUMENT THAT WILL BE THE TRANSPORTATION FOR YOUR PERSONAL SOUND

cHECK OUT THE WOOD

EACH BUFFALO FLATS STRINGWORKS GUITAR IS UNIQUE. COME CHECK OUT OUR CURRENT SUPPLY OF REGIONALLY HARVESTED HARDWOODS. WHETHER IT’S MAPLE HARVESTED OUT OF CANNAN VALLEY, OR ASH FROM HOGBACK RUN, OR WALNUT FROM ALONG THE GREENBRIER RIVER, CHANCES ARE WE HAVE A SPECIES OF WOOD THAT WILL INSPIRE YOUR SOUL.

ASH HARVESTED ALONG HOGBACK RUN, NEAR WESTON, WEST VIRGINIA

MAPLE HARVESTED IN CANNAN VALLEY WEST VIRGINIA

WALNUT HARVESTED IN KNOTTSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA

OSAGE ORANGE HARVESTED IN GREENE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA

WALNUT HARVESTED ALONG THE GREENBRIER RIVER, POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA