PRICE GUIDE
Prices effective 1st January 2025
Hourly Rate is £66 - All prices include VAT @ 20%
If you don't see the repair that you require listed – please ask for details
GUITAR HEALTH CHECK
FREE OF CHARGE
RESTRINGING
From £22 (plus the cost of whichever strings you use...or supply your own).
Usually can be done while you wait, or go grab a coffee or a bite to eat while we do it.
STANDARD SET-UP
From £66 plus parts/strings
Typically an hour on the bench.
Includes: Truss rod adjustment, nut height, action, intonation, pickup height, electrics check/clean.
FRET SKIM and SET-UP
From £99
Typically 90 minutes on the bench.
Levelling frets to allow for a better set-up and add fallaway
(some other luthier's idea of a fret dress is what we call a fret skim).
Includes: Standard set-up as above.
FRET DRESS IN NECK JIG and SET-UP
From £140 plus parts
Typically 2 hours on the bench.
Fret Dress-precision levelling of fret tops in the StewMac Neck Jig (allows for much greater precision), then re-profiling frets to perfect shape and finessing & polishing.
Includes: Standard set-up as above.
RE-FRET
From £360 plus materials & parts (fretwire, strings, new nut)
A typical re-fret is between 5.5-6.5 hours on the bench.
Removal of existing frets and replacement with a fret-wire of your choice.
Includes: Fret Dress and set up as above.
Re-fretting extras:
- New nut is usually needed and prices vary depending on type
- Re-lacquer maple Fingerboard – Extra £110
- Reshape Fingerboard – Extra £35+
- Stainless steel or EVO Gold fret wire – Allow an extra hour of labour
NEW NUT/SADDLE
From £60.00
For replacement nuts for whatever reason
If having a refret and the new wire going in is larger than the old wire (through choice or wear) you may need a new nut too
Tusq / Bone / Graphite / Brass etc
Earvana compensated nut +£25
PICKUPS and ELECTRONICS
Good selection of Bare Knuckle, Oil City, Monty's, Cream T , TV Jones, EMG, B-Band pickups in stock.
Other brands/models can be ordered on request.
Labour time charged @ £66.00 per hour
FIT PICKUP SYSTEM TO ACOUSTIC GUITAR
From £60.00 plus parts
BROKEN HEADSTOCKS
Hard to pin down a price on this as the nature of the job may vary wildly on a case by case basis, ranging from a straightforward re-glueing to jobs where parts have to be pinned and spliced back together. Jobs will be timed for accuracy.
Times will vary from just under an hour to 3 hours plus or so at the hourly rate.
CUSTOMISING
Phone to discuss your requirements with us.
REFINISHING
Unfortunately we don't offer paint refinishing in house