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Guitar Maintenance & Modification
Services Available
I am proud to offer services ranging from Instrument health check and re-stringing, as well as full fret levelling and electronic modifications. Below is a non-exhausted list of services that are available.
Health Check
I will inspect your instrument and advise on any work that could be completed to improve playability.
There is zero obligation to move forward with any advised services.
Set-up
A general set-up to ensure intonation, action, pickup height and neck relief, are all in balance and correct helping with tuning stability, playability and avoiding sharp or flat notes across the fretboard.
Fretwork
Resolve any heigh frets causing fret buzz or "dead" notes, as well as smoothing out any sharp fret ends or fret sprouts.
Overall, making the Instrument smoother to play.
Electronics
Anything from changing pick-ups, repairing wiring, shielding pickguards to custom harnesses, or effect implementation.
Modification
Allowing you to have the Instrument you want make the look and functionality you desire.
Change of hardware to replacement necks, as well as Lum-inlay installation.
Re-Fretting
Complete change of all frets. This will include Levelling and Dressing.
*Not Available currently*
General Set-up Costs
Standard Set-up
A Standard Set-up includes re-stringing, action, truss rod adjustment, intonation, nut height, pickup height, electronic check, fret polish and tremolo balancing (If fitted). Cost of strings not included.
£45
Set-up & Fret Skim
This includes everything in a Standard Set-up, as well as work on the frets to eliminate any High or Low spots before crowning and polishing the Frets for improved Playability.
£75
Set-up & Fret Dress
This includes everything in the Standard Set-up, as well as In depth work on the frets. Straightening the neck, the levelling the frets to eliminate any high or low spots, before crowning the Fret, rounding the corners and polishing frets.
£100
Other Costs
Hourly Rate - £45
Floyd Rose Surplus - £10
Re-String - £15 + cost of strings
New Nut - £40
Pickup Change - £45
