Repair Pricing
The Repair Menu
Guitar Repair Pricing
Instrument Maintenance
Instrument Maintenance
| Restring | Setup* | |
|---|---|---|
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Guitar / Bass (electric or acoustic. No extra charge for bigsby trem, extended range, etc.) | $25 | $65 |
| 12-String Guitar | $30 | $75 |
| Mandolin | $30 | $75 |
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Banjo (replace head $55, railroad spike capo installation $15 each, Shubb stye capo install $40) | $30 | $85 |
| Locking Tremolo | $35 | $85 |
| Nylon String / Ukulele | $35 | $60 |
*All setups include restring. Click here to learn more about setups
General Maintenance
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Sticker Removal | $10 & Up |
| Clean Extremely Dirty Instrument | $20 & Up |
| Humidify Instrument |
$15 per week (Monitor restoration of instrument to proper humidity levels.) |
Nuts & Saddles
Nuts & Saddles
Nuts
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Fill and recut Nut Slot | $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* |
| LSR Roller Nut Installation | $125* |
| Buzz Feiten Retrofit | $150 + $29 blank |
*** Difficult Removal of Old Nut – +$20
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
Acoustic Saddles
| Price | |
|---|---|
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Fit Pre-made Saddle (I.E. Graph-tech) | $40 |
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Fabricate Saddle (Materials Available: Bone, Micarta, Tusq, Etc.) | $80 |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
Electric Saddles
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Saddle Install Fender Style | $5 each |
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Saddle Install Gibson Style (remove tension wire, slot saddle, etc.) | $7.50 each |
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Saddle Hardware Repaire (Free, clean, and lubricate rusty screws) | $10 each |
Electronics
Electronics
Electronic Repair
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Clean Electronics* | $10 |
| Output Jack Replacement* | $25 |
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Wiring Repair* (Re-soldering 1-3 loose wires) | $25 |
| Potentiometer Installation* | $35 |
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Switching Potentiometer Installation* (I.E. Push/Pull Pot for coil splits or series/parallel wiring) | $45 |
| Pickup Selector Switch* | $45 |
| Shield Control Cavities | $75 |
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Rewire Instrument* Priced per component, full rewire discounted 20% |
Tele = $150 Strat = $175 LP/SG Style = $200 |
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Wax Potting of pickup | $20 |
| Replace single coil pickup leads | $20 |
| pickup cover install or removal (humbucking pickups) | $20 |
| Swap humbucker magnet or reverse polarity | $30 |
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Replace humbucker pickup leads (I.E. convert to 4 conductor or braided cable) | $35 |
| Rewind | $60+ per coil |
* plus pickup removal/reinstallation fee if required
Electric Guitar Pickups
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Single Pickup Installation | $50 |
| Multiple Pickup Installation | $75 |
|
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) | $150 & Up |
| Sustainiac Stealth Pro Installation | $200 & Up |
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Rout Body for electronics (I.E. battery boxes, pickup cavities, etc.) | $75 & Up |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
** 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, or L.R. Baggs Lyric) | $85 |
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Under Saddle Pickup (I.E. Fishman Matrix Infinity, or L.R. Baggs Anthem) | $100 |
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Taylor Expression System Replacement or Upgrade (Full system replacement. Factory authorized service center for ES2 retrofit) | $125 |
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Rout Body for electronics (I.E. battery boxes, side mounted acoustic preamps, etc.) | $75 & Up |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
Hardware Customization
Hardware Customization
Strap Buttons
| Price | |
|---|---|
| String guide (“string tree”) installation | $5 |
| Strap Button Installation | $10 |
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Strap Lock Installation (I.E. Dunlop or Schaller) | $20 |
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Dowel & Repilot (fix stripped strap button hole) | $30 |
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Screw Extraction (remove broken screw, dowel and repilot. Finish touch-up additional) | $50 |
Pickguards & Inlay
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Pickguard Install* | $20 |
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Fabricate Pickguard (hand cut custom pickguard from plastic blank) | $75 & 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 |
*additional charge may apply if cutting/shaping is required for proper fit.
Tuning Machines
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Tuning Machine Install (Direct fit) | $5 each |
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Tuning Machine Install (Retrofit) (ream and/or drill headstock to accept new tuners, replace bushings, etc.) | $10 each |
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Tuning Machine Repair (clean/lubricate, replace missing buttons/bushings/washers, etc.) | $10 each |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
Bridges, Tremolos, and Tailpieces
| Price | |
|---|---|
| “Tremolo stop” Installation | $20 |
| “Tremsetter” Installation | $30 |
| Mount bridge/tremolo (direct replacement) | $25 |
| Bigsby Installation | $65 |
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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 |
*setup strongly recommended at additional fee
Necks & Fret Work
Necks & Fret Work
Fret Work / Fret Filing
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Re-Seat Loose Fret |
$5 each (Parker Guitars – $20 each) |
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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.) | $35 |
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Fret Level, Crown, and Polish* (level all frets with flat file, re-radius tops, and polish out to high shine) | $150 |
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Dowel & Repilot (fix stripped strap button hole) | $30 |
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Screw Extraction (remove broken screw, dowel and repilot. Finish touch-up additional) | $50 |
* 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 (rosewood or ebony Fingerboard) | $350 |
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Full Re-Fret Unbound Fingerboard (Laquered maple fingerboard. refinishing may be required for additional fee) | $375 |
| Full Re-Fret Bound Fingerboard | $400 |
(All Full Refrets Include: Level, Crown, and Polish. )
(Setup, new string nut, etc. may be required at additional charge)
* Stainless steel frets add 25% surcharge
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) | $250 |
| Martin mortise and tenon joint | $325 |
| Martin style dovetail neck joint | $400 |
| All other makes | must quote |
* setup, fretwork, new nut/saddle, etc. may be required at additional fee.
Other Neck Work
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Mount Neck (no drilling) | $40 |
| Install Neck (drilling required) | $65 |
| Scallop Fretboard | $20 per fret |
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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 | |
|---|---|
| Headstock Re-glue (Headstock Attached) | $100 |
| Headstock Re-glue (Headstock Off) | $150 & up |
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Crack Repair / Seam Separation (top, back, or sides) (Price includes cleating/splinting as necessary. Finish touch-up extra.) (Instruments with multiple cracks will be discounted to $20 per inch.) | $25 & up per inch |
* discounted setup or restring available for additional fee
Bridge Reglue & other Stuctural Repairs
| Price | |
|---|---|
| Bracing Reglue* | $30 per brace |
| Ramp/Slot acoustic bridge | $30 |
| Repair worn bridge plate | $100 |
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Bridge reglue* (add $50 if heat treatment of warped bridge plate is required) | $150 |
| Binding Reglue or Repair | Must Quote |
| Fingerboard Cracks / Separations | Must Quote |
* 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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Drop Fill (lacquer or CA fill) | $75 & up |
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“Touch Up” (airbrush lacquer finish) | $150 & up |
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“Speed Neck” (Remove finish from back of neck, smooth and apply oil finish) | $150 |
| 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 | $700 & up |
| Other Finish Work | |
| Relicing | Hourly Rate Applies |
*disassembly and/or setup additional
Minimum Bench Fee – $25
Hourly Rate – $75 Per Hour
RUSH SERVICE AVAILABLE FOR SOME SERVICES, 50% SURCHARGE
Parts and strings available for additional fee, unless otherwise noted.
(all prices are subject to change – prices shown before local tax)
* Clients are strongly advised to provide a hardshell case or padded gig bag for any instrument visiting our shop.
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