Repair & Restoration
Our musical instruments are old friends and beloved family members, changing and maturing with experience and age. Like us, they have body parts — head, neck, shoulders, hips, waist, guts. And sometimes these body parts need a routine tune-up, or even drastic intervention from time to time. From basic setups and fretwork to major structural repairs and vintage restorations, I carefully treat each instrument with the attention it deserves.
It’s difficult to estimate the scope of a repair without seeing the instrument in person. Once your instrument is on the workbench, I do my best to provide a ballpark estimate on a case-by-case basis—typically expressed in a range of hours required (for example, “This crack repair will take between two and four hours”).
My current shop rate is $90/hour.
Services include:
Setups and action adjustment
Fretwork (leveling, dressing, refrets)
Crack repair and cleating
Bridge repairs and reglues
Neck resets and joint work
Nut and saddle fabrication
Pickup installation (acoustic)
Structural restoration
General diagnostics and troubleshooting
If you’re unsure what your instrument needs, I’m happy to take a look and offer an honest & professional assessment.