Setups

• Basic: 6, 7,8 string guitars & 4,5 string basses, ukes, etc- $150

• Intermediate: 12 strings, Floyds, specialty instruments $175

Acoustic Guitar Setups- Whats included

• Humidified to 45-55%
• Remove old strings
• Condition fretboard
• Buff frets
• Clean nut slots, and lubricate,
• Tuners are lubricated, tightened, and then polished
• Bridge is conditioned
• Saddle is checked for any leaning issues, handed sanded to lower action at the request of the client, and optional depending on playing style.
• Pickup/preamp cleaned with contact cleaner & output jack.
• Bridge pins assessed for proper seating on bridge, corrected if need be (Humidity-related issue)
• Restrung with the proper gauge of string, tuned to the desired pitch, and strings stretched.
• Truss Rod adjustment & Intonation
• Pickup is adjusted as needed
• Instrument polished
• The Beauty Mask: Wet sand, buff and finish to make your guitar look brand new and remove any minor scratch marks, age, or swirl marks (Added repair labor cost for this service in addition of setup cost)

Refrets

Refret prices vary, depending on the condition of the instrument at hand. Several books could be written on the subject, and no factors set a constant difficulty level. As an example, an old Les Paul Custom, with a worn ebony fingerboard and binding, will be more time consuming to refret than a maple board strat from the ’70’s, even if refinishing is involved. When it comes to vintage instruments, there are many variables that will affect the time required to achieve the same result as on a recent instrument, and the price will vary, based on those factors. Things like a vintage T bar Martin, or a Gibson with truss rod limitations are an example of these factors. An estimate will be provided when you bring such an instrument in for a refret. We work with all fret materials and sizes. In complex situations, such as refretting fretting poor refrets, or pulling and re-installing inlay, or if lacquered fingerboards need to be refinished, the cost is significantly higher. Refrets do include a complete instrument service, new bone nut in all cases, and a new bone saddle on acoustic guitars.

• Unbound neck, Nickel refret + Full setup: $850

• Bound neck, Nickel refret + Full Setup: $1,000

• Unbound, Stainless Steel refret + Full Setup: $1,000

• Bound neck, Stainless Steel refret + Full setup: $1,200

Nuts & Saddles

• 6 string guitar/ 4 st bass- Nut removal/ Bone replacement: $150+ (Price can increase due to difficult nut removal, finished over, etc.)

• Acoustic bone saddles/ compensated : $125

* Nuts & Saddles will only be manufactured in conjunction with setup work.*

Acousitc Bridge Reset

When the bridge on an acoustic guitar starts to lift, either from a failed glue join, or poor climate control, it has to be removed from the guitar, the surfaces cleaned and matched and then re-glued. The time consumption of this process varies from guitar model and manufacturer. The smoother ones, from mass production facilities, are usually $300, while the mode complex situations can consume as many as 4 hours, ( hourly shop rate is $150/ph). Complex situations are, as an example, a strongly deformed top, bridge, or both. Needing to repair the bridge plate and top as well, etc. Bridge resets will only be performed in conjunction with setup work.

Pickup installation & Electronics

Electronics works is billed by the hour, at 150$/h. Most common electronics tasks can be completed within one hour at the bench. Things like swapping pickups, pots and switches. Of course, custom wiring, and working in semi-hollow and hollow electric guitars are more time consuming projects. We are also more than comfortable routing guitars to fit electronic components that would not fit the instrument otherwise. An estimate will always be given to you before any work is started.