Alsip Stringed Instrument Repair

All prices are approximate and will vary based on differences in guitars - each instrument will need to be evaluated for a firm specific quote.

Set-Up and Fret Level

Our Full Set-up includes:

  • Full diagnostics and inspection of the entire instrument
  • Full inspection of all electronics, personalized recommendations for upgrades and improvements,
  • Full redress and polish of frets with 10 courses of fine sandpapers and micromesh with a complete high gloss buff, cleaning, and conditioning of fret board
  • Tightening hardware
  • Small parts or screws replacement
  • Restring
  • Nut slots adjustment and polish
  • Truss rod nut lubrication (if needed) and full truss rod adjustment,
  • Tremolo balance or tailpiece setting,
  • Saddle height adjustment
  • Intonation set using even temperament methods,
  • Electronics check
  • Pickup adjustment
  • Detail polish and cleaning
  • Electric/acoustics get a balance of output
  • Archtops and mandolins have the bridge fitted to the top, located, and glued in place at the customer's request.
  • Full diagnostics and inspection of the entire instrument
  • Full inspection of all electronics, personalized recommendations for upgrades and improvements,
  • Full redress and polish of frets with 10 courses of fine sandpapers and micromesh with a complete high gloss buff, cleaning, and conditioning of fret board
  • Tightening hardware
  • Small parts or screws replacement
  • Restring
  • Nut slots adjustment and polish
  • Truss rod nut lubrication (if needed) and full truss rod adjustment,
  • Tremolo balance or tailpiece setting,
  • Saddle height adjustment
  • Intonation set using even temperament methods,
  • Electronics check
  • Pickup adjustment
  • Detail polish and cleaning
  • Electric/acoustics get a balance of output
  • Archtops and mandolins have the bridge fitted to the top, located, and glued in place at the customer's request.

Fret levels include measuring and precision leveling of frets, recrowning with diamond files, and redressing to a high polish.

Standard Guitars

Hard Tails, Les Pauls, Teles, Basic 4-string Basses, Ukulele, Acoustic 6-strings, Classical Acoustics, Stratocaster style guitars, Guitars with Bigsbys, Lapsteels, 7-string electrics, 5-string Basses, Resonator

Other Instruments and Complexities

Locking Tremolo Guitars (Floyd Rose trems), 12-string guitars, Latin Instruments, 6-string Basses, Banjos, Jaguars & Jazzmasters (Includes shimming neck, teflon taping bridge and thread locking on saddles)

Mandolin or Arch Top

Includes cost of fitting bridge to top

Rickenbacker Bass or 6 String Guitar

Includes glossing board & double truss rod adjustment

Rickenbacker 12-Strings

Includes glossing board & double truss rod adjustment

Buzz Feiten Retrofit

Most Electrics, set-up included

Buzz Feiten Retrofit

Most Acoustics, set-up included

Restring, Tune, Adjustment

Standard: Remove old strings, clean fretboard and polish tops of frets, condition fretboard, tighten loose tuners and hardware, oil fretboard, stretch strings, tune to pitch, full truss rod adjustment, adjust any equipped tremolo or tailpiece and polish guitar. Cost of strings & materials is not included.

Deluxe: Includes everything in our Restring & Tune plus Adjustment: light cleaning of hardware, adjust saddle height for proper string action, adjust pickup height and output, adjust intonation (how well the guitar plays in-tune across the neck) and more detailed polish of instrument. Cost of strings & materials is not included.

6 or 7-String, Banjo, Ukulele

Classical, Latin, Mandolins

Floyd Rose Trem Equipped

Before & After Gallery

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