Price Guide
Acoustic
JOB |
TYPE |
PRICE |
| Restring and clean* | 6-string | $30 |
| 12-string | $40 | |
| Polish frets | $20 additional | |
| Strap button install | $15 | |
| Standard Setup* | 6-string | $50 |
| 12-string | $70 | |
| Premium Setup | includes nut slots, intonation, and mirror polish frets | add $30 |
| Fret Level, Crown & Polish* | standard | $100-150 |
| with Setup (“The Works”) | $160-200 | |
| Fret gluing and clamping | $5 each fret (restring required) | |
| Fret end dressing* | $50, $30 w/ LCP | |
| New nut | 6-string, bone | $80 |
| 12-string, bone | $150 | |
| 6-string, pre-made | $50 | |
| 12-string, pre-made | $60 | |
| New saddle | bone compensated | $70 |
| pre-made | $40 | |
| Premium Setup with…* | bone nut | $130 |
| bone saddle | $100 | |
| both bone nut and saddle | $160 | |
| Fill & re-cut saddle slot | (includes new bone saddle) | $220 |
| Pick-up install | inside mount | $60 |
| under saddle | $80-140 | |
| Tuning machine install | simple exchange | $40 |
| with reaming | $60 | |
| Pick-guard install | pre-made | $40 |
| custom made | $90 & up | |
| Pick-guard re-attachment | re-glue to top | $80 |
| re-attach to finished top | $60 | |
| Bridge re-glue* | just re-glue | $80 |
| removal and re-glue | $120 & up | |
| Bridge installation* | pre-made | $140 |
| custom made, incl. new saddle and setup | $280 & up | |
| Bridge plate repair | veneer repair | $80 |
| removal and new maple/rosewood | $180 & up | |
| with laminated bridge plate | $40 additional | |
| Brace glue | first | $40 |
| each additional | $30 | |
| Bridge crack glue | $40 & up | |
| Crack Repair | humidify and cleat crack (structural only) | $100 up to 3″, $20 per 2″ additional |
| with finish touch-up | See “Touch-Up” Below | |
| full splint, requires finish touch-up | $140-200, plus “Touch-Up” Below | |
| Headstock break glue* | (touch up not included) | $80-160 |
| with finish touch-up | See “Touch-Up” Below | |
| Glue loose fingerboard | $60 & up | |
| Glue top or back to side | $60 & up | |
| Glue & pin heel | $60 | |
| Glue binding | $60 & up | |
| Refret* | Rosewood or ebony | $350, $425 bound |
| Compression fretting (no adjustable truss rod) | $450 & up | |
| finished maple neck (Fender style) | $495.00 | |
| Neck reset* | Glued dovetail | $450 & up |
| Bolt on neck | $250 & up | |
| Taylor bolt-on | $120 & up | |
| Touch-ups | Fill, level & buff | $80-160 |
| color, spray & buff | $180 & up | |
| Hide Glue** | $20 & up |
Electric Guitar and Bass
JOB |
TYPE |
PRICE |
| Restring and clean* | Standard 6-string | $30 |
| Locking trem (Floyd Rose etc.) | $40 | |
| 12-string | $35 | |
| polish frets with strobe intonation | $25 additional | |
| Strap button install | standard | $15 |
| strap-locks | $20 & up | |
| Setup* | Standard 6-string guitar, 4-string bass | $50 |
| Locking tremolo | $60 | |
| 12-string guitar, 5-string bass | $60 | |
| Premium Setup* | includes nut slots, intonation, and mirror polish frets | add $30 |
| Restore hardware | Dirty or frozen hardware | $10-30 |
| New nut | 6-string, 4-string bass, bone | $80 |
| 12-string, up to 6-string bass, bone | $120 | |
| 6-string, 4-string bass, pre-made | $50 | |
| 12-string, up to 6-string bass, pre-made | $70 | |
| Set-up with…* | new bone nut | $130 |
| Fret gluing & clamping | $5 each fret (restring required) | |
| Fret Level, Crown & Polish* | Standard | $100-150 |
| with Setup (“The Works”) | $160-200 | |
| Glue Loose frets before LCP | $10-30 | |
| Fret end dressing* | for sharp ends that stick out | $50, $30 w/ LCP |
| Refret* | Unfinished (Rosewood, ebony, etc.) | $350, $425 bound |
| Lacquered fingerboard | $495 | |
| stainless steel frets | $130 additional | |
| Headstock break glue* | (touch up not included) | $80-120 |
| with touch-up | See “Touch-Up” Below | |
| Install Bridge* | Tune-o-matic | $30 |
| Floyd Rose, Evertune | $350 & up | |
| Install pick-guard | Pre-made | $40 & up |
| Custom | $90 & up | |
| Install pick-ups | Solid body | $40 |
| Each additional | $20 | |
| Hollow body | $20+ upcharge | |
| Active | $60 | |
| Rout for pick-up | $80-$120 | |
| Wax Pot pick-ups | Single coils | $60 |
| Humbuckers with cover | $80 | |
| Replace jack | $30-50 | |
| Replace switch or pot | $40, $20 each additional | |
| Rewire | solid body | $120 & up |
| hollow body | $160 & up | |
| Shield | $60 & up | |
| Touch-ups | Fill, level & buff | $60 -160 |
| Match color, spray & buff | $180 & up | |
| Hide Glue** | $20 & up |
Other Stringed Instruments
MANDOLIN
JOB |
TYPE |
PRICE |
| Restring and clean* | $30 | |
| Setup* | $80 | |
| New nut | bone | $120 |
| Set-up with…* | new bone nut | $150 |
| Fret gluing & clamping | $30 plus $5 each fret | |
| Fret Level, Crown & Polish* | standard | $100-150 |
| with Setup (“The Works”) | $160-$200 | |
| Fret end dressing | for sharp ends that stick out | $50, $30 with LCP |
| Refret* | $350 & up | |
| Crack Repair | humidify and one cleat | $100 |
| each additional cleat | $20 each | |
| full splint with touch-up | $140 & up | |
| Headstock break glue* | (touch up not included) | $80-160 |
| with touch-up | See “Touch-Up” Below | |
| Glue loose fingerboard | $60 & up | |
| Glue top or back to side | $60 & up | |
| Glue binding | $60 & up | |
| Touch-ups | Fill, level & buff | $80 -160 |
| Match color, spray & buff | $180 & up | |
| Hide Glue** | 20 & up |
BANJO
JOB |
TYPE |
PRICE |
| Restring and clean* | $30 | |
| Setup* | $80 | |
| New nut | bone | $80, $50 5th string |
| Set-up with…* | new bone nut | $120.00 |
| Fret gluing & clamping | $5 each fret (restring required) | |
| Fret Level, Crown & Polish* | standard | $100-150 |
| with Setup (“The Works”) | $160-200 | |
| Fret end dressing | $50, $30w/ LCP | |
| Refret* | $350, $425 bound | |
| Peghead break glue* | (touch up not included) | $80-160 |
| with touch-up | See “Touch-Up” Below | |
| Install 5th string tuning peg | $30 | |
| Head replacement | plastic (includes setup) | $100 |
| Touch-ups | Fill, level & buff | $80-160.00 |
| Match color, spray & buff | $180 & up | |
| Hide Glue** | $20 & up |
*All jobs marked with an asterisk include a complementary “restring and clean” (a $30+ value).
**Hide Glue Note – I am fully experienced and equipped to do any of the above repairs with all-natural hide glue. I strongly recommend this for all instruments originally constructed with hide glue and for customers who want a superior wood joint.
Pricing is for labor only and reflects a $90/hour service charge. Strings and other required parts are not included in the above pricing. Examples: Strings ~$6-20, Bone nut or saddle material ~$10-20, Fret wire ~$20 for standard, $45 for EVO gold or $35 for stainless.