Repairs and Setups price Guide
The following prices are for labour only, and do not include parts or materials unless otherwise stated.
Restring
String Change (standard), includes fret polish and fretboard clean.
Classical, Acoustic, Electric, Bass $60
Electric (Floyd rose bridge) or 12 string $75
Guitar Setups
Setup tasks will vary depending on the guitar and will include some or all of the following: nut and saddle adjustment, fretboard clean, oil & polish, truss rod adjustment, intonation adjustment, string break angle adjustment, re-string, cleaning of potentiometers, switches and output jack and pickup height adjustment.
Acoustic / Classical $90
Electric solid body and Bass guitar $120
Complex setup (Floyd Rose,12 string) $150
Fret Levelling
In addition to a setup, guitars often need a fret level in order to improve playability and minimise string buzz, particularly when a low action is required.
Cost of a full fret level, re-crown and polish is $150. If your guitar only requires a partial fret level (e.g.one or two frets only) this can be done at a reduced cost, however please note that fret levelling is an additional cost to setting up your guitar.
Electrical
Pickup swap (doesn’t include pickup/s)
Single: $110, two pickups $160
Install potentiometers
Single: $50, two: $90, three: $140
Install output jack: $60
Install passive pickup (e.g. K&K 3 spot mini) in acoustic/Classical guitar $150
Install active pickup in acoustic/Classical guitar – price on assessment
Other
Refret: Quoted on assessment, typically $400 – $570, includes full setup.
Acoustic/Classical bridge repair/replacement: Quoted on assessment, typically $160 – $320
Fix broken headstock (simple repair) $220
Fix broken headstock (complex repair) price on assessment
Repair cracked soundboard $75 – $200
Replace soundboard – price on assessment
Repair damage to finish (scratches, dings etc) – price on assessment
Replace machine heads $85 + cost of new machine heads
Install a new fretboard including new frets and setup $950 – $1050 (includes supply of new fretboard & frets)
Taper fretboard (to correct action) $300
Fit a fretboard wedge (to correct action) $350
Scallop a fretboard $350
Re-profile a neck and re-finish $450
Full Restoration
Services include fully restoring your stringed instrument to ‘as new’ state, and can include removing the old finish, repairing all damage (cracks, dings, breaks etc), replacing any broken or damaged parts and then refinishing as appropriate in shellac, nitrocellulose lacquer or acrylic lacquer in the colour and gloss level of your choice. Alternatively if you don’t want an ‘as new’ appearance we can restore your instrument to keep the aged look and patina that you may require. Cost will vary considerably depending on the current state of your instrument and what you would like to achieve, and will be provided on assessment.
CNC Work
CNC work is provided on a time and materials basis, and includes a range of services such as acoustic and classical bridge manufacture, solid guitar body shaping and pocketing, fretboard shaping and slotting (including compound radius), guitar template manufacture, and guitar inlay work.
In addition, we can do a wide range of other jobs such as furniture parts, decorative inlays, signs etc.