Billy Cooper's Steel Guitar Shop?

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Hard to find better people to deal with.
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Post by Drew Pierce »

I bought my S10 bolt-on from Billy Cooper. It is a great guitar and was a super deal. I wouldn't hesitate one second to do business with Billy Cooper Music again. And yes, Wanda is super nice and very much a part of the business.
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Honest forth right people. Billy runs a great steel guitar shop.
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Great people!
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Outstanding folks to deal with. The world needs
more like them!
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Post by George Crowder »

The Coopers are terrific people. I'm so glad their shop is an easy drive of only an hour and forty-five minutes from where I live. So far I've purchased four great steels from them and many items of related equipment. I still have two of the steels and most of the other items I bought from them.
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Post by Tyler Love »

Digging up an old thread but… I just bought a new steel from Billy and Wanda.Its not just that they’re trustworthy, it’s that that you should do business with them because they are wonderful people earnestly running what is certainly the best stocked wholesome steel guitar retail business in the world.

I was calling to see what they had in their showroom, I couldn’t believe they had exactly the guitar I wanted. I put in the order and Billy installed an additional lever got it packed up to ship the same day.
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I highly recommend Billy Coopers, humble and trustworthy folks and a wealth of steel guitar knowledge.
Retired my "Flying Pro III" playin' gigs with the "little bud" in the Northern Shenandoah Valley.
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Billy and Wanda Cooper are great people. Billy has
added pedals to my steel and other repairs. Does
great work. Besides being a super nice guy, he is
also, a great steeler. Can't go wrong, dealing with
Billy.

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Post by Richard Alderson »

Thank your lucky stars that Cooper's is still around, and visit it while you can !
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Post by Elizabeth Lawrence »

Great folks! I've bought and sold steels with them over the years. So glad to see them mentioned here. A lovely showroom worthy of a visit.
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Post by John Larson »

Billy and Wanda are fantastic folks.
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Post by Bobby D. Jones »

Billy Steel Guitar Shop is a nice shop to visit. Billy and Wanda are nice people.
I have been to the shop several times. He has always had several new and used steel guitars, Set up and tuned, To sit down, And take for a ride.

Billy and I talk some shop, About work on the undercarriages of steel guitars, And parts for out of date guitars. Billy has small machine shop and makes parts for older steels, That are not available.

The last time I was there, He took me back in the shop and showed me his newest equipment addition. He has a hydraulic/over electric (Dog Groomers) table. Lower to put the guitar on the table or cradle, Then just step on a button, To raise or lower the guitar, To a comfortable height to work on. From body to pedal bar.
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