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    Business ProfileforStewart MacDonald

    Musical Instrument Supplies and Accessories
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.25/5stars

    Average of 8 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    7 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 8/20/2019

    Years in Business: 56

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Luthier tools, guitar parts, supplies, books and videos for instrument builders, repair shops, hobbyists, and players.

    Products & Services

    Luthier tools, guitar parts, supplies, books and videos for instrument builders, repair shops, hobbyists, and players.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    21 N Shafer St, Athens, OH 45701-2304
    BBB File Opened:
    2/25/2010
    Years in Business:
    56
    Business Started:
    1/1/1968
    Accredited Since:
    8/20/2019
    Alternate Business Name
    • Stewart-MacDonald Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    • Stewart-MacDonald Manufacturing Company
    • StewMac
    Business Management
    • Mr. Brock Poling, Vice President of Marketing
    • Mr. Rick Camino, President
    • Mr. Matt Hall, Customer Service Manager
    • Ms. Stephanie Bowser, Accountant
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Mr. Brock Poling, Vice President of Marketing
    • Mr. Rick Camino, President
    • Mr. Matt Hall, Customer Service Manager

    Customer Contact

    • Mr. Matt Hall, Customer Service Manager
    Additional Contact Information

    Email Addresses

    Customer Complaints

    7 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    03/15/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Product Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    Entered by BBB Staff -  Consumer recently purchased six guitar tuners. Paid approximately $58. Dissatisfied with the product quality of the tuners. They are no better then what he currently has The company has not replied to a letter. phone calls and emails. The tuners were advertised that they would fit on his guitar. The tuners did not fit the way they were advertised. Consumer had to drill the tuners to it his guitar. Consumer offered to upgrade to a better tuner but the company will not contact him.
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    Customer Reviews

    8 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Steve M

    1 star

    05/10/2023

    Their customer service is terrible. Impossible to reach anyone by phone even if you pay for their "StewMax" subscription service. I was sent items that appeared to be used and their reply was that they "usually don't restock" returned items. Further, they'll email you but they will straight up ignore what you've written. I would put them 1 tier above a company who's customer service department is has no actual people involved, only computers telling you what your options are. I will not be making any future purchases from Stew Mac and would caution would-be-buyers to their terrible customer service and sending out used/damaged items.

    Stewart MacDonald Response

    05/10/2023

    Thanks for the feedback, *****. We are sorry to hear that you were less than satisfied with your purchase and your interaction with our customer support team. I just reviewed the emails that you sent us and I can see that you were very upset about not being able to call directly into our support team. We are more than happy to give you, or any customer, a call back at your convenience. But as stated on our website and voicemail, we ask that you initiate contact through the website first so that we can gather as much information as possible about your inquiry. This allows us to do a better job in helping you given the volume of emails we receive on a daily basis. Once we know what you are contacting us about, we can have the appropriate rep call you back. We understand that this approach may not be ideal for you, and I am more than happy to log that feedback and pass it along to the appropriate parties. But for the majority of our customers, this process works nicely for them based off of the feedback we receive. In this specific instance, I can see that our rep ***** provided some feedback about the machining marks you had on the item you received and he has already sent a replacement order out for you. I can also see that conversation with ***** is ongoing, so please feel free to follow up with him directly if you have any additional questions. Again, thank you for the feedback. We genuinely appreciate it.

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