All prices are estimates only and DO NOT include parts, strings etc. unless indicated. Due to the limited space in our store, any repair 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 instrument finish (chips, dings, etc.) for instruments left without a protective bag or case.

Bench Charge Minimum: $15 — Shop Labor Rate: $65/hour

Restring: $2 per string (does not include strings), Classical guitars: $18
This price does NOT include 12-string, slotted-peghead, and Rickenbacker 12-string guitars. Please ask about restringing prices for these instruments.

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. (back to top)

SETUPS

Standard setup includes: tighten and lube tuners, check nut height, clean fretboard, remove tarnish from frets, adjust trussrod, 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: $65 plus strings

Locking tremolo guitars (incl. Parker guitars), setup also includes leveling trem, tuning, and intonation: $85 plus strings

Exceptionally grimy or filthy instruments will incur a $35 surcharge for the labor involved in unsticking gunked-up parts, removing scum, polishing, etc.). (back to top)

Truss Rod Adjustment
At peghead: $15 Acoustics: $15
If neck must be removed to access truss rod: $25
Double-truss rod instruments (e.g., Rickenbacker): $30

Install Tuners
$30 —Does not include doweling preexisting holes or reaming.
$65 — For locking tuners, pin-located tuners, or tuners requiring additional peghead reaming (e.g., some Fenders and Gotohs).

New Nut
Precut graphite or tusq: $65 (includes nut blank)
Handcut bone nut: $90 (includes nut blank)
Brass or other materials: $125 (labor only)
12-string nut, custom-cut: $125 and up (includes nut blank)

Fretwork
Level, crown, and polish: $155
Crown and polish only: $110
Partial refret: $150 plus $10 per fret replaced
Refrets: $275 to $450 (depending on instrument, fingerboard type, and amount of binding) (back to top)

Electronics
Any customization, coil tapping, phase switching, multi-option switches, etc. will be billed at the standard hourly rate ($65/hour).

Pickup Install — Electric (any woodworking or customizing necessary will be billed at the standard hourly rate)
Single humbucker: $45
Dual humbucker: $65
ES or hollow-series guitars: $110 to $150
Stratocaster: $40 for one, $55 for two, $65 for three
Telecaster: $65 for bridge pickup and reintonation; $90 for both pickups

Pickup Install — Acoustic (any woodworking or customizing necessary will be billed at the standard hourly rate)
Soundhole pickups (hardwired to jack): $65
Piezo, with battery attachment: $75
Pickup potting: $50
Pickup rewinding: $75 and up (sent out*)
Replace input jack on pickguard or plate: $20 plus jack
Barrel jacks in instruments with active electronics will be billed at hourly rate.

Acoustics
New saddle: $65 (parts included)
Compensated bone saddle: $90 (parts included)
Crack repairs: approx. $30 per inch
Bridge reglue: $125 and up
Replace bridge: $150 to $200 (additional charge for 12-strings)
Install strap button: $25 (includes chrome button) (back to top)

Any procedure that does not appear on this list will be billed at the standard hourly rate.

* Some repairs are sent to outside repair shops. If your instrument is likely to be sent out, we will let you know at the time the instrument is presented for repair. NOTE: we do not refer directly to our subcontractors.
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