Repair Pricing
The Repair Menu
Guitar Repair Pricing
Instrument Maintenance
Instrument Maintenance
| Restring* | Setup** | |
|---|---|---|
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Acoustic Guitar – Steel or Nylon String (+$15 for 12-stringed instruments) | $35 | $65 |
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Electric Guitar (No extra charge for bigsby, 7-string guitars, 5-string basses, etc. +$15 for 12-stringed instruments) | $35 | $75 |
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Locking or Headless Design (i.g. Floyd Rose, Kahler, Steinberger, Strandberg) | $55 | $95 |
| Ukulele | $30 | $60 |
| Mandolin | $40 | $75 |
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Banjo (click here to see more banjo repair services) | $45 | $85 |
* If your instrument has never been serviced by us before, or it has not been serviced recently, it will not be eligible for a basic “restring” service. The “setup” option will be required.
Restring includes: removal of old strings, clean/condition fingerboard (if needed), restring, stretch strings, polish & tune.
**All setups include restring.
General Maintenance
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Cleaning Fee (remove sticker residue and/or clean extremely dirty instrument) | $20 & Up |
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Humidify Instrument (Monitor restoration of instrument to proper humidity levels.) | $30 |
| Seized or difficult to remove hardware | $10 and up |
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Troubleshoot (applies to the researching and sourcing of obscure parts, schematics, etc.) | hourly rate applies (1/2hr minimum) |
Nuts & Saddles
Nuts & Saddles
Nuts
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Fill and recut Nut Slots | $10 |
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Fit Pre-slotted String Nut (I.E. Graphtech or Earvana drop-in nut) | $55* |
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Fabricate String Nut (Materials Available: Bone, Graphite, Tusq, Etc.) | $95* |
| Fabricate 12 string or Mandolin Nut | $120* |
| Lower Locking Nut Height | $25 |
| LSR Roller Nut Installation | $125* |
| Buzz Feiten Retrofit | $150 + $29 blank |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
** Difficult Removal of Nut +$20 to any installation
Acoustic Saddles
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Fit Pre-made Saddle (I.E. Graph-tech) | $45 |
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Fabricate Saddle (Materials Available: Bone, Micarta, Tusq, Etc.) | $85 |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
Electric Saddles
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Saddle Install Fender Style |
$10 individual $25 complete set |
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Saddle Install Gibson Style (remove tension wire, slot saddle, etc.) |
$15 individual $40 complete set |
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Seized or difficult to remove hardware (Free, clean, and lubricate rusty screws) | $10 and up |
Electronics
Electronics
Electronic Repair
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Clean / Tighten Electronics* | $20 |
| Output Jack Replacement* | $35 |
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Wiring Repair* (Re-soldering 1-3 loose wires) | $35 |
| Potentiometer Installation* | $40 |
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Switching Potentiometer Installation* (I.E. Push/Pull Pot for coil splits or series/parallel wiring) | $50 |
| Pickup Selector Switch* | $50 |
| Shield Control Cavities | $60 & Up |
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Rewire Instrument* (Priced per component, less 30% discount for full rewire) |
Tele = $175 Strat = $200 LP/SG Style = $225 Precision Bass = $120 Jazz Bass = $165 |
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Rout Body for electronics (I.E. battery boxes, pickup cavities, etc.) | $75 & Up |
| Troubleshoot Wiring Issues | Hourly Rate Applies |
*Hollow body instruments, without control cavity access, may be subject to additional fee for any wiring job. (add $25 – $60)
Pickup Repairs
| Price | |
|---|---|
| pickup cover install or removal (humbucking pickup) |
$25 per pickup + wax potting if desired |
| Wax Potting of pickup | $30 per pickup |
| Swap pickup magnets or reverse polarity | $30 per pickup |
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Replace humbucker pickup leads (I.E. convert to 4 conductor or braided cable) | $35 per pickup |
| Rewind | $60+ per coil |
| Troubleshoot and repair | Hourly Rate Applies |
* plus pickup removal/reinstallation fee if required
Electric Guitar Pickups
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Single Pickup Installation* | $60 |
| Multiple Pickup Installation* | $90 |
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EMG installation Convert guitar for EMG solderless pickups and control system. Price includes installation of (1) pickup, (1) Volume, (1) tone, output jack, and battery. Additional charges for added components. | $100 & Up |
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Piezo Pickup System Installation (I.E. Graph Tech Ghost or Fishman Powerbridge) | $175 & Up |
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Sustainiac Stealth Pro Installation (Routing often required at additional cost) | $250 & Up |
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Rout Body for electronics (I.E. battery boxes, pickup cavities, etc.) | $75 & Up |
* Additional charges may apply if troubleshooting is required in order to attain proper phase relationship with existing pickups or split coil configurations.
** Hollow body instruments, without control cavity access, may be subject to additional fee for any wiring job. (add $25 – $60)
Acoustic Guitar Pickups
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Sound Hole Pickup (Includes mounting pickup and reaming/installing endpin jack) | $60 |
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Sound Board Pickup (I.E. K&K Pure Mini) | $90 |
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Under Saddle Pickup (I.E. Fishman Matrix Infinity) | $90 |
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Taylor Expression System Replacement or Upgrade (Full system replacement. Factory authorized service center for ES2 retrofit) | $100 |
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Rout Body for electronics (I.E. battery boxes, side mounted acoustic preamps, etc.) | $75 & Up |
Hardware Customization
Hardware Customization
Strap Buttons
| Price | |
|---|---|
| String guide (“string tree”) installation | $10 |
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Strap Button Installation (I.E. locate, pilot and install new strap button location) | $15 |
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Strap Lock Installation (I.E. Dunlop or Schaller style locks) | $15 |
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Dowel & Repilot (I.E. fix stripped, worn out, strap button hole) | $30 |
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Screw Extraction (remove broken screw, dowel and repilot) *Finish touch-up additional if required | $50 |
Pickguards & Inlay
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Mount Pickguard | $20 & up |
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Fabricate Pickguard (hand cut custom pickguard from plastic blank) | $90 & up |
| Back/control plate Fabrication | $50 & up |
| Inlay Fretboard Dots: Single | $50 |
| Inlay Fretboard Dots: Full Board | $175 |
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Inlay Side Dots: Full board *finish touchup additional if required. | $100 |
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Inlay Trapezoid or block style inlays (best results when performed with re-fret) | $350 |
| Custom Inlay Work | Hourly Rate Applies |
Tuning Machines
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Tuning Machine Install (direct fit, standard guitar or bass) | $15 |
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Tuning Machine Install (Retrofit) (Includes reaming headstock to accept new tuners, drill set screws, replace bushings, etc.) | $50 |
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Tuning Machine Repair (clean/lubricate, replace missing buttons/bushings/washers, etc.) | $10 each |
*setup strongly recommended at additional fee
Bridges, Tremolos, and Tailpieces
| Price | |
|---|---|
| “Tremolo stop” Installation | $20 |
| “Tremsetter” Installation | $30 |
| Mount bridge/tremolo (direct replacement) | $25 |
| Tremolo block replacement | $45 |
| Bigsby Installation | $65 & Up |
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Install bridge/tremolo (non direct fit) (Includes plugging/drilling holes) | $105 & Up |
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Rout body for bridge/tremolo installation (I.E. Floyd Rose retrofit, Evertune installation, etc. ) | $350 & up |
Necks & Fret Work
Necks & Fret Work
Fret Work / Fret Filing
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Re-Seat Loose Frets |
$10 each OR $60 full fretboard. |
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Light Fret Dressing (applies to: filing of sharp fret edges, polishing of frets to remove scratches or tool marks, filing of individual high fret, etc. +$20 if fingerboard masking is required)) | $45 |
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Fret Level, Crown, and Polish* (level all frets with flat file, re-radius tops, and polish out to high shine. +$20 if fingerboard masking is required)) | $150 |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
Re-fretting
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Partial Re-fret (Replace select frets due to damage or uneven play wear) | $20 per fret + fret level |
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Full Re-Fret Unbound Fingerboard (Nickel Silver, Stainless-Steel or EVO Fretwire) | $400 |
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Full Re-Fret Bound Fingerboard (Nickel Silver, Stainless-Steel or EVO Fretwire) | $475 |
(All Full Refrets Include: Level, Crown, and Polish.)
* discounted setup, new nut, etc. may be required at additional fee.
**factors such as removal/reinstallation of inlays, or Lacquered fingerboards may incur additional costs. In person inspection required for quote
Neck Resets
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Electric Bolt on Neck (I.E. Fender strat or tele) | $30 |
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Taylor NT Neck Reset (1999 to present) | $60 |
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Acoustic bolt on neck joint with glued on fingerboard extension (I.E. Taylor pre 1999, Collings, some Ovation) | $300 |
| Martin mortise and tenon joint | $375 |
| Martin style dovetail neck joint | $450 |
| All other makes | must quote |
* discounted setup, fretwork, new nut/saddle, etc. may be required at additional fee.
Other Neck Work
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Mount Neck (direct replacement)) | $45 |
| Install Neck (fitting required) | $75 |
| Scallop Fretboard | $20 per fret |
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“Speed Neck” (Remove finish from back of neck, smooth and apply oil finish) | $150 |
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Fretless Conversion (turn fretted bass into fretless) | $400 & up |
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Truss Rod Repair or Replacement (if fingerboard removal is required $500 & up, plus fretwork as needed) | Hourly Rate Applies |
Structural Repair
Structural Repair
Crack Repairs & Broken Headstocks
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Headstock Re-glue * Finish touch-up may be available for extra charge | $150 & up |
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Crack Repair / Seam Separation (top, back, or sides) * Finish touch-up may be available for extra charge | $75 & up |
| Fingerboard Cracks / Separations | Hourly rate applies |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
Acoustic Bridges and braces, binding, & other stuctural Repairs
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Ramp/Slot bridge | $30 |
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Plane Bridge (add $50 if routing of saddle slot is required) | $75 |
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Bridge reglue* (add $50 if heat treatment of warped bridge plate is required) | $175 |
| Bridge Replacement | $225 & up |
| Fabricate Replacement Acoustic Bridge | Hourly rate applies |
| Platemate Installation (protects bridge plate) | $10 |
| Repair worn bridge plate | $150 |
| Replace bridge plate | $350 & up |
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Bracing Reglue* (resecure loose acoustic guitar support bracing) |
First brace – $45 Additional – $25 each |
| Binding Reglue or Repair | Hourly rate applies |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
Sanding & Buffing
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Buff out guitar top | $75 |
| Buff out whole guitar | $115 |
| Wet sand & buff top | $125 |
| Wet sand & buff whole guitar | $225 |
*disassembly and/or setup additional
Paint & Finishing
| Price | |
|---|---|
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“Touch Up” (CA finish, lacquer, etc.) |
Drop Fill – $75 & up Spray – $100 & up |
| Refinish Fingerboard Hand Rubbed | $50 |
| Refinish Fingerboard Glossy | $150 |
| Re-decal Headstock (Fender style) | $50 |
| Refinish Headstock (clear) | $100 |
| Refinish Neck | $300 & up |
| Refinish Body | service not offered |
| Other Finish Work | Hourly Rate Applies |
| Relicing | Hourly Rate Applies |
*disassembly and/or setup additional
Minimum Bench Fee – $45
Hourly Rate – $90 Per Hour
Packaging Fees on shipped guitars – $15 each direction
RUSH SERVICE – 50% SURCHARGE, WHEN AVAILABLE
Our work is performed up to a standard, not down to a price.
The fees are based on the amount of care, time and concern spent on the work, and for our years of experience.
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