Services & Pricing

Set-ups and Fret Levels
My Full Set-up includes full diagnostics and inspection of the entire instrument, full inspection of all electronics, personalized recommendations for upgrades and improvements, full redress and polish of frets with 7 courses of fine sandpapers and micromesh with a complete high gloss buff on our arbor buffer, cleaning and oiling of fret board, tightening hardware, replacing any needed small parts or screws, restring, adjusting and polishing nut slots, lubricating truss rod nut (if needed), full truss rod adjustment, balancing tremolo or setting tailpiece, adjusting saddle height, setting intonation using even temperament methods, checking electronics, adjusting pick ups, detail polish and cleaning. Electric/acoustics get balance of output, and archtops and mandolins have bridge fitted to the top, located and glued in place. Fret levels include measuring and precision leveling of frets, recrowning with 4 courses of diamond files and redressing to a high polish.
STANDARD GUITARS
Hard Tails, Les Pauls, Teles, Basic 4-string Basses, Ukulele, Acoustic 6-strings, Classical Acoustics, Stratocaster style guitars, Guitars with Bigsbys, Lapsteels, 7-string electrics, 5-string Basses, Resonators
$60
With Fret Level, Recrown&Polish $125
OTHER INSTRUMENTS & MORE COMPLEX GUITARS
Locking Tremolo Guitars (Floyd Rose trems), 12-string guitars, Latin Instruments, 6-string Basses, Banjos, Jaguars & Jazzmasters (Includes shimming neck, teflon taping bridge and thread locking on saddles)
$75
With Fret Level, Recrown&Polish $140
MANDOLIN OR ARCHTOP
Includes cost of fitting bridge to top
$89
With Fret Level, Recrown&Polish $155
RICKENBACKER BASS OR 6 STRING GUITAR
double truss rod adjustment
$99
With Fret Level, Recrown&Polish $165
RICKENBACKER 12-STRINGS
double truss rod adjustment
$109
With Fret Level, Recrown&Polish $169
Restring & Tune
Remove old strings, clean fretboard and polish tops of frets, oil fretboard, tighten loose tuners and hardware, oil fretboard, stretch strings, tune to pitch, full truss rod adjustment, adjust any equipped tremolo or tailpiece and polish guitar. Cost of strings is not included.
6-STRING, 7-STRING, BANJO & UKULELE
$30
With other work $20
12-STRING
$40
With other work $30
CLASSICALS, LATIN INSTRUMENTS & MANDOLINS
$35
With other work $30
FLOYD ROSE TREM EQUIPPED
$35
With other work $30
Restring & Adjust
Includes everything in our Restring & Tune plus: light cleaning of hardware, adjust saddle height for proper string action, adjust pickup height and output, adjust intonation 9how well the guitar plays in-tune with itself) and more detailed polish of instrument. The cost of strings is not included.
6-STRING, 7-STRING, BANJO & UKULELE
$50
With other work $40
12-STRING
$60
With other work $50
CLASSICALS, LATIN INSTRUMENTS & MANDOLINS
$55
With other work $45
FLOYD ROSE TREM EQUIPPED
$55
With other work $45
Add-Ons & Adjustments
$20
ADJUST ACTION OR INTONATION
Included with set-up
$15
ADJUST TRUSS ROD
Included with set-up
$40
BLOCKING BOTH SIDES OF TREMOLO
$20 with set-up
$30
BLOCKING ONE SIDE OF TREMOLO
$15 with set-up
$15
FILLING NUT SLOT
$3 each additional
First included with set-up
$5-15
KEYHOLING BRIDGE SLOTS
Requires set-up
$15-25
LOWER NUT SLOTS
Included with set-up
$20
GLOSSING FINGERBOARD
$10
MASKING FINGERBOARD
$15-25
CLEAN ELECTRONICS
With set-up $10-20
$10-20
DOWEL AND DRILL STRAP BUTTON
$25
LOWERING NUT SHELF ON FLOYD ROSE NUT
With set-up $15-25
$15
STRAP BUTTON INSTALL
With set-up $7.00
$20
SHIMMING NECK
With set-up $10 Plus $10-13 for laser cut shim
$20
SHIMMING SIDE OF NECK POCKET
With set-up $10-15
$10-40
VERY DIRTY GUITAR OR RUSTY/FROZEN HARDWARE
Requires set-up
$50-60
SADDLE INSTALLATION FOR STRAT STYLE
Includes Restring & Tune
With set-up $15
$100
SADDLE INSTALLATION, GIBSON STYLE
Includes cutting slots and Restring & Tune
With set-up $75
$15
TUNER MOUNTING, DROP IN, 6 STRING
Plus Cost of Restring or Set Up
With Full Set Up $10
$40
TUNER INSTALL, WITH REAMING & DRILLING 6 STRING
Plus Cost of Restring or Set Up
With Full Set Up $30
$75
12 STRING TUNER INSTALL
Plus Cost of Restring or Set Up
With Full Set Up $60
$50
TUNER INSTALL, NON-DOG EARS (SPERTZELS, SCHALLER)
Plus Cost of Restring or Set Up
With Full Set Up $35
$30-$50
PICK GUARD MOUNTING, CUTTING AND SHAPING REQUIRED
With set-up $25-$40
$15
PICK GUARD MOUNTING, LP STYLE, NO SCREWS
With set-up $10
$40
PICK GUARD MOUNTING, STRAT STYLE, DROP IN
With set-up $25
$12.50
SHIMMING IN STRAP BUTTON
With set-up $7.50
Nuts
Includes hand cutting and shaping new fingerboard nut from scratch, and fitting it specifically for each instrument. Some variation in pricing is due to the unexpected difficulty in removing some nuts. It is highly recommended each instrument be set up to ensure optimal playability. Restringing is NOT included. Price excludes cost of blank ($8-15 for high quality bone/synthetic)
$15-25
DIFFICULT REMOVAL OF NUT
With Set up $15-25
$90
FENDER STYLE
With Set up $75
$95
GIBSON STYLE ACOUSTIC OR FENDER W/ BINDING
With Set up $80
$130
12 STRING
With Set up $125
$55-55
FIT & ADJUST SYNTHETIC NUT
With Set up $25-35
$100
GRAPHITE
With Set up $85
$110
MANDOLIN
With Set up $115
$80
BANJO
With Set up $65
$25-45
ADJUSTING FLOYD ROSE NUT SHELF
With Set up $15-25
$175
INSTALL LSR ROLLER NUT W/ROUT
With Set up $150
$175
INSTALL FLOYD ROSE NUT W/ROUT
With Set up $150
$40
SHIMMING UP AND RECUTTING NUT
With Set up $25
$15-65
RAISING NUT SLOTS
1st three included in cost of Full Set Up
$40
BUILDING UP BROKEN NUT
With Set up $25
Bridge Work
All prices are for 6 strings except where otherwise noted. Add $10-20 extra for 12 strings. Restring is NOT included unless otherwise mentioned.
Acoustic Bridges
$60
SADDLE, HAND-CRAFTED BONE
High Quality Bone Blank $8
$75
SADDLE FOR 12 STRING
High Quality Long Bone Blank $10
Electric Bridges
$20
MOUNT NEW BRIDGE
Tune-O-matic or Strat hard tail
$30
MOUNT TELE BRIDGE
$30
MOUNT NEW TREMOLO
Strat Tremolo or Floyd Rose Style
$20
MOUNT BASS BRIDGE
Installing Bridges
Some woodworking, includes Complete Set Up
$120-160
TUNE-O-MATIC
plugging/drilling holes
$120-180
TREMOLO
plugging holes/carving rout
$120
BIGSBY INSTALL
$200
BIGSBY INSTALL ON TELE
With bridge install, cups, trem, set up
$300
TELE
mounting, drilling holes through body, etc
$85-120
BASS
Guitar Electronics
$25
MINIMUM BENCH FEE OR DIAGNOSIS
$25-75
HOLLOW BODIES ADD-ON
$50 ONE
PICK UP INSTALLATION
$65 Two
$75 Three
$65
PICK UP INSTALLATION ON TELE, BRIDGE
$50
PICK UP INSTALLATION ON TELE, NECK
$75
PICK UP INSTALLATION ON TELE, SET
$90 1ST
ROUT BODY, FLAT TOP
Each additional $50
$100 1ST
ROUT BODY, LES PAUL OR ARCHTOP
Each additional $55
$55 1ST
ROUT PICK GUARD
Each additional $30
$40
INSTALL MIDI PICK UP
Removable screw in
With full permanent routing install (does not include cost of making backplates) $300+
$100
EMG INSTALL
1 pick up, 2 pots, jack & battery
Each additional $15
3 pick up Strat or Noiseless install $120
Les Paul with 4 pots $150
$75
ACOUSTIC PICK UP INSTALL, UNDERSADDLE
With Set up $45
$75
ACOUSTIC PICK UP INSTALL, K&K
With Set up $45
$90
ACOUSTIC PICK UP INSTALL, K&K TRINITY
With Set up $60
$150
BANJO OR MANDOLIN PICK UP INSTALL
Includes Set up
$45
SOUND HOLE PICK UP INSTALL
With Set up $30
$90
RIBBON TRANSDUCER INSTALL
With Set up $60
$199
INSTALL ON-BOARD ACOUSTIC PICK UP SYSTEM
$25
CLEAN ELECTRONICS
Top load (Strat style)
$25
CLEAN ELECTRONICS
Back Load (LP style)
$45
REPLACE POT
Two pots $65
Three pots $80
Four pots $90
$50
REPLACE SWITCH, LES PAUL STYLE
$55
REPLACE SWITCH, STRAT STYLE
$55
PUSH PULL POT INSTALL
Each additional $25
$35
TAP SWITCH INSTALL
Each additional $25
$125 & UP
TOTAL REWIRE
Regular
$175 & UP
TOTAL REWIRE
Hollowbody
$50-75
SHIELD GUITAR CAVITY, COPPER
Plus materials
$90
SHIELD GUITAR CAVITY, PAINT
Plus materials
$250
TAYLOR ES1 RETROFIT (FULL), ES1 KIT INCLUDED, NO SET UP AND NO SALES TAX
$300
TAYLOR ES2 RETROFIT (FULL), ES2 KIT INCLUDED, NO SET UP AND NO SALES TAX
$65
WAX POTTING PICK UPS
Includes uninstall/reinstall
Each additional $17.50
$200+
INSTALL FERNANDEZ SUSTAINER
Does not include the cost of making backplates. Price may vary.
Frets & Fingerboards
$100
FULL FRET LEVEL & RE-CROWN, BASIC 6 STRING
With Set up $70
$50
FRET-END FILE
With Set up $40
$125
FRET LEVEL, RE-CROWN AND FRET ENDS
With Set up $90
$40
RE-CROWN ONLY
With Set up $30
RE-SEAT FRET
Each additional $12
With Set up, each additional $6
$110
SKUNK STRIPE LEVEL AND CROWN
With Set up $80
Full Re-Frets
All prices are for 6 strings except where otherwise noted. Add $10-20 extra for 12 strings. Restring is NOT included unless otherwise mentioned.
$375
UNBOUND ROSEWOOD OR EBONY
$375
UNBOUND MAPLE
$425
BOUND ROSEWOOD OR EBONY
$450
BOUND MAPLE
$75
NEW NUT WITH RE-FRET, 6 STRING
Plus materials $8
$125
NEW NUT WITH RE-FRET, 12 STRING
Plus materials $10
$175
REFINISHING FINGERBOARD WITH RE-FRET, GLOSSY
$100
REFINISHING FINGERBOARD WITH RE-FRET, MATTE
$50
HAND RUBBED FINISH WITH RE-FRET
Gun-stock finish
$100
STAINLESS STEEL FRET UPCHARGE
Labor only
Plus Materials $35
Cracks & Structural
Headstocks and top cracks. Guitars with multiple cracks will be done at a discounted rate per crack. -25% per each additional crack.
$75-100
CA SEAL CRACK, UP TO 3″
No Finish Touch Up, Only Wet-sand & Buff
$125-175
CA SEAL CRACK, UP TO 6″
No Finish Touch Up, Only Wet-sand & Buff
OVER 6″ MUST QUOTE
$175-200
REPAIR CRACK, UP TO 3″
With Finish Touch Up, Wet-sand & Buff
Plus Materials ($8)
$225-275
REPAIR CRACK, UP TO 6″
With Finish Touch Up, Wet-sand & Buff
Plus Materials ($10)
OVER 6″ MUST QUOTE
$200-350
SPLINT CRACK, UP TO 6″
With Crack Clean-Up, Wood Inlay, Color Match, Finish Touch Up, Wet-sand & Buff
Plus Materials ($10-15)
OVER 6″ MUST QUOTE
$25-75
SEAL CRACKED BRIDGE (JET GLUE)
$200-250
HEADSTOCK REGLUE, NO TOUCH UP
Includes Complete Set Up
$250-275
HEADSTOCK OFF, NO REBUILD REQUIRED
Includes Complete Set Up
$450 & UP
HEADSTOCK WITH EXPERT TOUCH UP
Includes Complete Set Up
Plus Materials ($10)
$750 & UP
REBUILDING HEADSTOCK
Includes Complete Set Up
Plus Materials ($20 and up)
$50 FIRST ONE
LOOSE BRACE REGLUE
Each additional $35
$65 & UP
OFF BRACE REGLUE
$80-100 EACH
BRACE, BUILD AND REPLACE
$375 MINIMUM
REMOVE BACK FOR REPAIR
Includes back reinstall and complete touchup