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Repair
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Cost
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Information
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| Setups: |
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| General
setup |
$60
+ strings
12 string $80 + strings
Locking tremolo $100 |
Polish
frets, clean guitar and oil finger board,
adjust truss rod, nut, saddle, intonation,
restring. |
| Full
setup with fret top acoustic / electric
/ bass |
$125
+ strings |
An
accurate, full service, studio quality
setup that includes a complete level,
crown, and polish of the frets, intonation,
action height, nut and truss rod adjustment,
a thorough cleaning of the pots, switches
and jack, oiling and detailing of the
fingerboard, and new strings of course. |
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| Floyd
Rose / 7 string / 5,6,7 string bass |
$145
+ strings |
| Heat
clamp neck |
$95
- $150 with fret top |
A
careful heating of the fingerboard tongue
and heel area to release tension and
realign the neck under clamping pressure.
A quick fix for inexpensive guitars
not worth neck resetting. Often followed
by a fret topping. |
| Bridge
plane & setup |
$95 |
Shave
bridge to lower action on an acoustic
guitar. |
Re-fret |
$275
unbound fingerboard
$300 bound |
Old
frets carefully removed. New frets of
choice cleanly installed, accurately
leveled, crowned and mirror polished
with smooth semi-hemispherical ends.
Finished with a complete setup and new
nut. |
| Partial
re-fret |
$160 |
Replace
first few frets, level the rest. Includes
setup. |
| Broken
Headstock: |
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Re-glue |
$80
- $100 |
The
way to go for quick and cheap. Includes
basic setup. |
| Re-glue
with lacquer touch up |
$250 |
The
next step up |
Back
strap peg head overlay/ spoon graft |
$450 |
For
serious breaks. Permanent reinforcement
and cosmetic repair |
| Head
stock replacement |
$600 |
For
hopeless breaks. New headstock grafted
on for maximum gluing surface, refinished
with original head plate & logo. |
| Miscellaneous: |
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| Bone
nut |
$50 |
Handcrafted
and polished bone |
| Bone
saddle |
$40
Ccompensated $60 |
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| Cracks |
$40
- $100+ |
Actual
cost depends on a visual estimate. |
Reroute
saddle slot |
$100
- $120 |
Fill
slot and reroute bridge for intonation
or lefty |
| Bridge
Re-glue |
$90
with setup $125 |
Bridge
cleanly removed, surfaces cleaned and
prepped, accurately repositioned and
neatly glued with tite-bond and clamps. |
| New
custom bridge |
$150
- $250 |
New
bridge crafted to replace an old one |
Neck
Re-set |
$350
with re-fret $650 |
Neck
gently and carefully removed with heat,
steam, and finesse. Heel trimmed, realigned
and re glued to restore correct neck
angle and action height. Often times
requiring a leveling and re fretting
of the fingerboard. |
| Loose
Braces |
$50
- $250+ |
Actual
cost depends on visual estimate |
| Side
dots |
$5
each |
No
finish work |
| Pickup
Install |
$35
- $95 |
From single conductor to acoustic pickup
with saddle routing. |
| Replace
pot, switch, or jack |
$30
+ part |
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| Replace
tuners |
$20
- $35 +tuners |
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| Pick
guard or clear tap plate |
$50 |
Custom
cut and installed with no air bubbles |
| Restring: |
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| 6
String |
$20
+strings |
Clean
instrument, polish & oil finger
board, restring. |
| 12
String |
$30
+strings |
Clean
instrument, polish & oil finger
board, restring. |
| Bass |
$20
+strings |
Clean
instrument, polish & oil finger
board, restring. |
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REPAIR AND SETUP EXAMPLES |
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| Fully
equipped with luthier tools and
repair tools, the repair shop
is ideally setup to custom make
a guitar that fits your specific
needs, or repair your guitar. |
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| Location
information is below. |
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Roll
your mouse over the pics
below for an enlarged
view
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The
Repair Shop
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Shop
Jig
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Shop
Tools
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| Tad's
current inventory of guitars are
on display and available for sale
at The Guitar Shoppe. Additionally,
Tad is available there for guitar
repair, setup, and consultation. |
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 The
Guitar Shoppe is located in
beautiful Laguna Beach, California,
just a short walk from the Pacific
Ocean.
The Guitar Shoppe
1027B North Coast HWY
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
(949) 497-2110
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View
of sunset on the Pacific
Ocean from the shop's
front window. |
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