Services and Price List
It all starts when you purchase your guitar:
1) Straight out of the box from the factory: - then you will need a full setup - why? because manufacturers will set the action (string height) higher to prevent any fret buzz, and, in many cases, the Bridge Radius will not be set correctly to the Neck Radius. This will affect the playability and the intonation of your Guitar. Also, the neck relief may need adjusting, which I suspect will be necessary. Further, the nut action height will probably not be cut to the correct size…Now; a word of advice about the importance of correct nut adjustment:
1) It Governs many different things, the action at the first fret, whether it will be hard to play, or easy to play. It impacts intonation at the first fret, if the nut slots are too high, then, the first position can play sharp.
2) It governs tuning stability if the slots are too tight the strings will bind and you will have erratic tuning. if the slots are too loose, then you can have string buzz.
So, cutting the nut correctly is very important.
2) Second hand: The previous owner may have had their own settings and string gauge not suitable to your style of playing, action may be too high or too low for you. Also, it may have been subject to storage and humidity variances. And, as for “New Guitars” many of the above aspects will need to be addressed.
I will provide you an exact quote for the work once I have seen the instrument and before any work commences.
Please note: There is a £25 minimum charge for guitar repairs.
No work will be done on the instrument without details of the job and the cost agreed with you in advance. Photographs of the instrument will be taken with you to identify any damage before any work is carried out.
Please ask me for a personal quotation if your required work is not listed. Please note: Re-finishing, e.g., full Re-spray, will take approximately 6-8 weeks. This will be based on my hourly rate of £40 per hour plus the cost of any materials needed.
All work is to be paid for on completion of the job.
Price List
NOTE: All setups are to the manufacturer’s recommended specifications, NOT the setup out of the factory gate! All replacement parts are sourced from genuine OEM whenever possible.
Please note: Items not collected within 7 days from notification of job completion will incur £2 per day storage fees until the collection day. If the Item is not collected within 28 days, Elsdon Guitar Tech reserves the right to sell it to recoup the cost of the work, including costs incurred.
Guitar/Bass/Acoustic Set-Up and Repair
Set up electric with Tremolo: £70
Setup Electric without tremolo: £60
Setup electric with Floyd Rose Tremolo: £70 (additional costs may be incurred if shims are required).
Setup acoustic: £60
Setup bass 4 string: £60
Setup Bass 5 string: £70.
Complete fret dress: (Excluding set up) From £70
Partial fret dress: (Excluding set up) From £50
Re-fret Rosewood unbound fingerboard: £ - contact me for details
Re-fret bound fingerboard: £ - contact me for details
Re-fret maple fingerboard: £ - contact me for details
Partial re-fret: £ - contact me for details
Reset neck angle: (bolt-on necks only) From £30
New nut (moulded/ Bone/Tusq) electric/acoustic/bass (excluding set up): £40 + cost of nut
New nut (uncut blank) electric/acoustic/bass (excluding set up): £40 + cost of nut
New nut brass (excluding set up): £40 + cost of nut
New bridge electric/bass (excluding set up): £40 + cost of parts
New saddle acoustic: £50 + cost of parts
Replacement pickup (same size, no routing): £30 each + cost of parts
Replacement pickup (different size requiring routing): £40 + cost of parts
Tremolo installation Floyd Rose / Bigsby / Wilkinson: £ - contact me for details
Broken headstock: £65 upwards (dependent on how badly broken)
General damage including cracks/dents/dinks/scratches etc.: £25 then the hourly rate
New pots/switches/sockets etc.:£30 plus parts then the hourly rate
Electrical repairs/modifications including rewires etc.:£30 plus parts then the hourly rate
Phone: 07365 109796 ask for Kev Cooper.
Email: elsdonguitartech@gmail.com
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5 Elsdon Road, Burton Manor, Stafford, Staffs ST17 9PY United Kingdom
