question is: where do I find a village smithie in a big city like DC?

I have a triple now and that will be upgraded to ultegra or DA, once I figure out durability issues (dura ace should mean durable shouldn't it?!)

I wanted to swtich up to 9 speed so that I could use STI instead of my down tube shifters. If going up to 9 is not possible this makes it a much cheaper project with only bar ends.