Your guitar is broken (or needs setup work) and you need to find someone you can trust to repair your guitar (without making the situation worse).
Fortunately, there's a plethora of guitar repair shops and luthiers in Philadelphia. Here's a list of the most-recommended guitar repair shops in Philly. This list is compiled from numerous posts asking for the best local luthiers over at reddit.com/r/philadelphia.
Picking a Guitar Repair Shop
For minor maintenance work, just about any shop will do. For major guitar repairs, I personally prefer to use a luthier who makes their primary income from guitar repairs and runs their own repair shop. The longer they've been in the business, the better. There are, however, a number of fine luthiers in Philly who also run and/or work with a shop that sells guitars.
Side Note: Luthier vs Guitar Tech.
Technically speaking, a luthier is an instrument builder (specifically, a builder of instruments with a neck and a soundbox, like the guitar, violin, and cello). It is a french word dating back to the days of lute builders (lutes being the predecessor to the guitar).
A Guitar Technician is someone who exclusively repairs instruments.
While building instruments and repairing them have much overlap, there are skills that are individual to each trade.
However, I find that most guitarists don't distinguish between luthiers and guitar techs when finding someone to repair their guitar.
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Within Philadelphia City Limits
Port Richmond Guitar Spa
https://jeffwhiteaudio.com/port-richmond-guitar-spa
Braxton & Hyde Guitars (South Philly)
1901 S. 9th Street
Philadelphia, PA
Classical Guitar Store
Classical and Acoustic Guitars only.
http://www.classicalguitarstore.com/
(215) 567-2972
2038 Sansom St, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Russo Music
(215) 232-1234
1004 Spring Garden St.
Philadelphia, PA 19123
Bluebond Guitars (Center City)
https://www.bluebondguitarshop.com/
(215) 829-1690
1524 Sansom St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
DiPintos (Fishtown)
(215) 427-7805
407 E Girard Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19125
Roxy Guitar (Rockborough)
Permanantly Closed
Common Beat Music (West Philly)
Also repairs solid-state and tube amps.
http://www.commonbeatmusic.com/
(215) 726-8742
4916 Baltimore Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19143
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Greater Philadelphia Area
Ruggerio Guitar Workshop (Morrisville/Yardley)
https://www.ruggierosguitarworkshop.com/
215-732-9727
2114 Stackhouse Drive
Yardley, PA 19067
Martin & Co Authorized Service Center
40 yrs experience, acoustic and electric.
Danny's Guitar Shop (Narberth)
http://www.dannysguitarshop.com/
(610) 668-3345
102 Forrest Ave, Narberth, PA 19072