Repair & Setup Pricing
Here's what we charge — no mystery, no surprises. Prices cover the work itself; strings and parts are extra, and if a job turns out to need more than we quoted, we call you before we touch it.
Setups
Every setup includes nut-slot filing. Strings extra. Upgrade any setup to deluxe for +$30.
- Deluxe setup — $109 (what we recommend). Electric, acoustic, or bass. Everything in the standard setup, plus headstock-to-strap-button detailing, all hardware tightened & lubricated, and the fretboard cleaned & conditioned.
- Standard setup — $79. Electric, acoustic, or bass.
- Specialty — $99. Locking trem (Floyd Rose), 12-string, or classical.
- Mandolin / Banjo — $99.
- Lap steel / Resonator — $79.
Restrings
Plus strings.
- Guitar / bass — $25
- 12-string — $35
- Mandolin — $35
- Classical — $40
- Locking trem — $40
- Banjo, ukulele, other — $25
Fretwork
- Fret polish — $59 (a quick shine; standalone)
- Edge dress — $179 (includes a deluxe setup)
- Partial level — $249 (includes a deluxe setup)
- Full level — $299 (includes a deluxe setup)
Nut & saddle
Hand-whittled bone, fit to your instrument. Includes a deluxe setup.
- Nut replacement — $149
- Saddle replacement — $149
Acoustic bridge fittings
Feet fit to the top. Includes a deluxe setup; parts case by case.
- Banjo bridge — $179 + parts
- Mandolin bridge — $199 + parts
- Archtop bridge — $199 + parts
Electronics
Parts case by case.
- Diagnostic / troubleshooting — $69/hr (half-hour minimum)
- Output jack repair — $39
- Output jack replacement — $49
- Control pot — $39 + parts
- Pickup selector — $49 + parts
Pickup installation
- Electric — one $69 · two $99 · three $129
- Passive → active, or acoustic pickup — quote at the bench
Tuners
Tuners not included.
- Whole set — $69
- Individual — $29 each
Other work
- Strap-button / strap-lock install — $39
- Dowel & re-drill a loose strap button — $59
- Block a tremolo (fixed) — $159 (includes a deluxe setup)
- Banjo spike (capo) install — $39
- Banjo head install — $199 (includes a deluxe setup)
- Pickguard or Bigsby install — quote at the bench
Structural repair
- Crack repair — closed $79 / open, humidity splint $159
- Bridge reglue — $299 (with saddle pickup $329; includes a deluxe setup)
- Neck reset — dovetail $599 (includes a deluxe setup); bolt-on, quote at the bench
- Broken headstock — quote at the bench
A few ground rules
- First come, first served. Need it back by a certain date? Tell us at drop-off and we'll do our best.
- Strings are always extra — and you're welcome to bring your own parts.
- Any job that needs the strings off includes the restring labor (strings still extra).
- If a job will run more than the quote, we reach out before doing it.
Book a setup, or just bring it in — if you're not sure what your guitar needs, we'll take a look and tell you straight.