Shop hours
9:00 to 3:00
Mon - Fri
Phone my desk @ 727.898.7930
Shop hours
9:00 to 3:00
Mon - Fri
About Us
Traditional Service Quality Repairs
Traditional Service Quality Repairs
Traditional Service Quality Repairs
Serving Tampa Bay area for more then 75 years!
General Repairs/Orthopedic Modifications are in house in this shoe repair shop
Two people and four hands that send nothing out
Full Service Repairs
Traditional Service Quality Repairs
Traditional Service Quality Repairs
Hello my name is Earl
I am a 4th Generation Shoe Repairman
I have more than 40 years of experience in the shoe repair business and industry
My wife Dawn is first gen with 40 years experience
Orthopedic Shoe Modifications
Traditional Service Quality Repairs
Orthopedic Shoe Modifications
Short limb elevations/Build ups/Lifts/Inserts, Custom molded orthotics, Brace transfers, Rocker soles, and so much more
Services
Full service repairs
Modification Specialties
Modification Specialties
Heels/ Soles/ Toe Pieces/
Buckles/ Elastic/ Sock Liners/
Heel Pads/ Heel Liners/
Sole Guards
and much more
Shoe Repair is a smart alternative to buying new shoes
Modification Specialties
Modification Specialties
Modification Specialties
Short Limb Elevations/
Custom Molded Orthotics/
Brace Transfers/ T-Straps/
Arches/ Metetarsal Pads/
Rocker Soles/ Metetarsal Bars/
Shoe Wedging
Repairs
Full soles and heels
Ladies sole protectors with new dowel lifts
Full soles and heels
Entire bottom is replaced with superprime graded leather
Half soles and heels
Ladies sole protectors with new dowel lifts
Full soles and heels
Half soles are the forepart that is replaced with superprime graded leather along with new heels
Ladies sole protectors with new dowel lifts
Ladies sole protectors with new dowel lifts
Ladies sole protectors with new dowel lifts
Vibram and Topy in stock
Red/Caramel/Black
New dowel lifts
Ladies sole protectors with new dowel lifts
Ladies sole protectors with new dowel lifts
dowels removed, wrapping pull back into place, trimmed and burnished
It's a Clever Alternative
It's a Clever Alternative
It's a Clever Alternative
Shoe Repair is a smart alternative to buying new shoes
It's shopping in your closet!
It's Green
It's a Clever Alternative
It's a Clever Alternative
Shoe Repair is a way of recycling
Repairing your shoes keeps them out of the landfill!
It's Wise
It's a Clever Alternative
And so much more
Shoe Repair extends the life of yours shoes
Maintaining your investments is a wise choice!
And so much more
It's a Clever Alternative
And so much more
Toe Pieces/
Buckles/ Elastic/ Sock Liners/
Heel Pads/ Heel Liner to name a few of the things we offer
Orthopedics
Custom molded orthotics
Buildups, lifts, inserts, LLD, short limb elevations
Buildups, lifts, inserts, LLD, short limb elevations
Custom Molded Orthotics
Full length or 3/4 length
I offer Eva Foam and Cork
Foam Impressions are taken once the foot is posted
Then
Casting the impressions, vacuum forming materials,
Posting, shaping, covering the orthotics of your choice of Spenco* or Leather covers
Most are covered in Spenco* Cushion Material, Blue or Green
Leather covers are mostly brown, tan or off white
Price
$250 per pair
Did you know most times your old yet comfortable orthotics
can be refurbished and recovered?
Refurb and Recover $60 per pair
Modifications are extra
such as add a met pad
Buildups, lifts, inserts, LLD, short limb elevations
Buildups, lifts, inserts, LLD, short limb elevations
Buildups, lifts, inserts, LLD, short limb elevations
Most any shoe can be modified
such as
Dress, Sport, Casual, Boots, Sandals
brands like
Nike, Cole Hann, Dan Post, Teva, Clarks, Ecco, Body Glove
Saucony, Vionic, to name a few
For the most part Shoe Elevations are Heel to Toe Full Length
Prices for full length buildups start at $50 per buildup
(up to 1/4" or 6mm)
We also offer inserts in both composition rubber and EVA
full length or heel lifts
(Full length $25 / Heel lifts $18 / up to 1/2" or 12mm)
Buildups, lifts, inserts, LLD, short limb elevations
Ortho Prices
Lifts/Buildups/Elevations
Up to
1/4 $50
1/2 $55
3/4 $60
1" $70
Up to
6mm $50
12mm $55
19mm $60
25mm $70
Full Length Inserts
Offered in high density 95 shore durometer composition and EVA (50-55 dur) $25 each
Also offered are heel inserts up to 1/2" or 12mm $18 each
Custom Molded Orthotics
Custom molded from impressions of your feet $250 per pair
Also offered are recovering of your existing orthotics $60 per pair
Metatarsal Pads and Bars
Met Pads $18 per pair Single $10
Met Bars $50 per pair Single $25
Brace transfer
Caliber or Stirrup style brace from your old shoe and transferred to your new shoe $95
Other services available such velcro replacement/strap repair/rivets
Rocker sole/Buttress
Rocker sole $50 each
Buttress $50 each
Since 1946 the Story
Earl T Holmes opens this store after leaving the military
Earl T. Holmes first opened his store in 1946 and proudly serviced his patrons shoes until 1975.
Robert and Joan Daniel (my parents) purchased the store that year and felt that things should remain the same.
Use Quality materials and provide the kind of service their customers were use to receiving.
By this time I was already working around the shop earning much needed allowance money.
I started shining shoes at about age 8 in other shops my parents previously owned.
In 1983 my father was wanting to retire after his 50 years in the business and that is when my wife and I took over.
I was very fortunate to have such a skilled/knowledgeable/patient craftsman as my teacher in my stepfather Robert Daniel. He was a good dad too!
You see I lost my bio father ("Carl" he was also a shoe repairman) when I was very young, it took both these guys to get me here!
The tradition of shoe repair in my family continues and we feel that quality materials and service remains alive and well, just the way it has always been.
Dawn and I have operated this shop for 39 years and counting, longer then the two previous owners combined.
Hello my name is Earl aka Solelord
Why Solelord? I needed a user name and Soleman was Taken!
Who would have thought
I am a fourth generation shoe repairman with 40 years experience in this store
Shoe Modifications (mostly orthopedic in nature) are my
Specialty and Passion
I am the person that answers the phone when you call
I am the person that performs all the repairs and modifications
I am also this sites' webmaster
In House, Always