Services

BENCH CHARGE MINIMUM: $35
SHOP LABOR RATE: $100/hour

INTONATION: PRICELESS!

It is our experience that 95% of guitars would benefit from a full set-up. It is impossible to tell whether an instrument is capable of playing in tune without a full evaluation on the bench, therefore we do not just “intonate” an instrument. See Setup.

SETUP

  • STANDARD SETUP INCLUDES: tighten and lube tuners, check nut height, clean fretboard, remove tarnish from frets, adjust truss rod, adjust neck angle (if possible), set bridge/saddle height and radius, clean electronics, restring, tune, intonate, test, and polish.
  • Acoustic 6-string and all 6-string electric guitars WITHOUT locking tremolo systems: $100 plus strings
  • Locking tremolo guitars (incl. Parker guitars), setup also includes leveling tremolo, tuning, and intonation: $130 plus strings

  • Exceptionally grimy or filthy instruments will incur a $70 surcharge for the labor involved in unsticking gunked up parts, removing scum, polishing, etc.

TRUSS ROD ADJUSTMENT:

  • At peghead: $35
  • Acoustics: $35
  • If neck must be removed to access truss rod: $60
  • Double truss rod adjustments (e.g., Rickenbacker): $65

INSTALL TUNERS:

  • $60 - Does NOT include doweling preexisting holes or reaming.
  • $85 - For locking tuners, pin-located tuners, or tuners requiring additional peghead reaming (e.g., some Fenders and Gotohs).

NEW NUT:

  • Precut graphite or tusq: $100 (includes nut blank)
  • Handcut bone nut: $130 (includes nut blank)
  • Brass or other materials: $140 (labor only)
  • 12-string nut, custom nut: $155 and up (includes nut blank)

FRETWORK:

  • Level, crown, and polish: $260
  • Crown and polish only: $225
  • Partial refret: $175 plus $20 per fret replaced
  • Complete Refrets: $450+ depending on instrument, fingerboard type, and amount of binding

ELECTRONICS:

  • Customization, coil tapping, phase switching, multi-option switches, etc. will be billed at the standard hourly rate ($100/hour).

PICKUP INSTALL - ELECTRIC:

  • Any woodworking or customizing necessary will be billed at the standard hourly rate.
  • Single humbucker: $75
  • Dual humbucker: $100
  • ES or hollow-series guitars: $165 to $200
  • Stratocaster: $75 for one, $80 for two, $100 for three
  • Telecaster: $100 for bridge pickup/re-intonation; $125 for both pickups
  • Pickup potting: $150
  • Pickup rewinding: $150 and up (sent out*)

    PICKUP INSTALL - ACOUSTIC:

    • Any woodworking or customizing necessary will be billed at the standard hourly rate.
    • Sound hole pickups (hardwired to jack): $100
    • Piezo, with battery attachment: $125
    • Replace input jack on pickguard or plate: $55 plus jack
    • Barrel jacks in instruments with active electronics will be billed at hourly rate.

    ACOUSTICS:

    • New saddle: $100 (parts included)
    • Compensated bone saddle: $145 (parts included)
    • Crack repairs: approx. $55 per inch
    • Bridge re-glue: $200 and up
    • Replace bridge: $250 to $300 (additional charge for 12-strings)
    • Install strap button: $30 (includes chrome button)

    RESTRING:

    • $3.50 per string (does not include strings)
    • Classical guitars: $4.50 per string
    • This price does NOT include 12-string, slotted-peghead, and Rickenbacker 12-string guitars. Please ask about restringing prices for these instruments.

    PLEASE NOTE:

    • All prices are estimates only and DO NOT include parts, strings, etc., unless indicated.
    • Due to the limited space in our store, any repaired instrument or amp not picked up within 30 days of notification will be charged a storage fee of $3 per day for an additional 15 days, after which the instrument will be sold for salvage.
    • We reserve the right to refuse instruments for repair if we feel that we cannot execute the repair satisfactorily.
    • We are not responsible for damage to the instrument finish (chips, dings, etc.) for instruments left without a protective bag or case.