Restore the Music: Guitar, Bass,and Ukulele Repair & Care
String Instrument Repair & Maintenance: Keep Your Music Alive
Does your guitar, bass, Ukulele or other string instrument need a checkup or repair? Regular maintenance extends the life of your instrument and keeps it sounding its best.
I offer a wide range of services for all your stringed instrument needs, from minor adjustments to comprehensive repairs. I take pride in meticulous care and ensuring your instrument plays and looks its absolute best.
Guitar, Bass, Ukulele Repair Pricing
Guitar Repair Price Guide: Get Your Instrument Playing Like New (Updated June 6th 2024)
Keeping your Guitar, Bass, or Ukulele in top condition is essential for any musician. This guide provides an overview of our guitar repair service costs. Please note that prices are subject to change.
Services Offered:
- Complete Guitar Setups: Enhance your guitar’s playability and sound quality with a comprehensive setup, including adjustments to the truss rod, intonation, and action.
- Partial Setups: Address specific concerns like intonation or string height adjustments.
- Fretwork: Improve fret playability with services like fret leveling, dressing, and crowning.
- Pickups & Electronics: Diagnose and fix electrical issues, or install new pickups for a tonal upgrade.
- Hardware Repair: Fix or replace broken tuning machines, bridges, or other guitar hardware.
- Crack & Damage Repair: Restore your guitar’s structural integrity with professional crack and damage repairs.
Pricing:
- Minimum Bench Fee: $35.00 (Covers initial inspection and basic shop time)
- Individual Service Prices: I offer a variety of guitar repair services, and their prices vary depending on the complexity of the work required. Please contact us for a specific quote.
- Rush Fee: $35.00 (Expedited service charge) + $100 per hour on bench (increased labor rate for urgent repairs)
- 5% Supply Charge: Added to cover the cost of materials used in the repair process.
I recommend contacting me for a free consultation and a personalized quote for your specific guitar repair needs.
Instrument Repair services
Re-String:
Clean and Restring:
$30 Standard acoustic or electric guitar
$35 for classical
$50 Floyd Rose, mandolin and 12 string, Bajo Quinto
$30 for ukulele, bass, violin, viola, cello
File sprouted fret ends $25.00 – $35.00 ($15.00 – $20.00 with Re-string)
Set up & Maintenance:
Tighten/adjust all hardware. Adjust truss rod, saddle height/profile, nut slots and intonation. File sprouted fret ends. Steel Wool and oil unfinished fret boards. Re-string, clean and polish guitar. Vacuum case.
Acoustic Guitar or Bass $100 + strings. If neck removal required (Taylor) add $35.00
Electric Guitar, Resonator, or 12 string acoustic $120.00 + Strings.
Floyd Rose $140.00 (+$35.00 for string gauge change). $50.00 to cut down nut shelf)
12 String Electric 150.00 + strings
Banjo $90.00 + strings
Mandolin $90.00 + strings.
Bone Nut:
Standard 6 string electric or acoustic $120.00
Mandolin $135.00
12 String $150
Bone Saddle:
Hand made bone saddle $75, with setup $150.00
Compensated add $20.00
Replace Tuning Machines:
$55.00 & up + Parts
Neck:
Truss rod adjustment $25.00, With neck removal on some Fender models $35.00
Heat treatment to straighten bowed neck $100.00 and up
Fret Dress – $125 – $250.00 Price based on fret size and wear. (If stainless steel contact me for estimate)
Re-fret – $15.00 per fret plus Fret Dress. $25 per fret if stainless steel
Plane neck – $100.00 + Fret work
Neck reset – $500.00 & Up, Bolt on style – $150
Acoustic Bridge:
Refit-Re-glue $175.00 Extra charge with under saddle pickup (Bridge and saddle extra),
Custom made bridge $150.00 + Factory Blank (Approximately $25.00 – $45.00)
Top Repairs:
Worn Pin holes/Bridge Plate $35.00 – $150.00
Crack/Separated Top Seam $35.00 base fee + $20.00 per inch (Finish work extra)
Replace Bridge Plate $200.00, Loose brace- $30.00 – $75.00 Each.
Pickguard Refit/Replace – Acoustic $35.00 and up.
Install Strap Peg:
$15.00 + parts for one,
$20.00 + parts for two.
Guitar Electronics
Complete Rewire:Les Paul, Strat, or Bass $125.00-150.00, Hollow body $200.00-275.00
Replace Switch – Gibson style 3 way $35.00, Fender style paddle $50.00 + Switch
Replace Output Jack: $25.00 – $35.00 + Jack
Replace Pickups: $50.00 for first pickup, $30.00 each additional pickup, plus parts.
Acoustic Under Saddle Pickups: $120.00 – $150.00 + Pickup and parts
Banjo Repairs
Set up & Maintenance:
Tighten/adjust all hardware. Adjust truss rod, bridge height, Head/skin tension, neck rod and nut slots. File sprouted fret ends. Steel Wool and oil the fret boards. Re-string, clean and polish. Vacuum case. $90.00
Pickup Install: Bridge style pickup with external mounted jack $50.00, Piezo or internal contact style $100.00 Add $35.00 to drill in and mount internal barrel jack.
Mandolin Repairs
Set up & Maintenance:
Tighten/adjust all hardware. Adjust truss rod, bridge height and nut slots. File sprouted fret ends. Steel Wool and oil the fret boards. Re-string, clean and polish. Vacuum case. $90.00 Extra to carve bridge.
Pickup Install: Bridge style pickup with external jack $95.00, piezo or internal contact style $100.00 Add $35.00 to drill in and mount internal barrel jack.
