Repairs
bullet point Broken neck / Headstock
 

Repair work is a difficult and highly skilled service for any guitar technician to provide. The most common repair is a broken neck or head stock. Luckily, it often looks a lot worse than it is! My first assessment is the nature of the break - if it is clean enough and with enough surface area then it can be quite easily glued back into place. The most time consuming and tricky part is repairing the 'finish' (paint and lacquer) and so the cost of a repair is largely determined by the quality required.

A basic repair where you are not cosmetically concerned will cost a lot less than trying to achieve a nearly invisible repair on your valuable instrument. For a neck split where the headstock is still attached the cost could be as little as £30. For a detached headstock, the cost could be as little as £50.
bullet point New plastic nut or saddle
 

Replacement plastic nuts and saddles invariably need some sort of alteration to be fitted correctly and to restore your guitar to how it was, so a starting price of £19.50 includes accurate fitting and slot cutting. This for a basic replacement and, especially on an electric guitar or bass, if you want the intonation to be correct you need to combine the fitting with a setup.
bullet point New bone nut or saddle
 

Custom made from a high quality bone blank, from £35.00. This is for a basic replacement and, especially on an electric guitar or bass, if you want the intonation to be correct you need to combine the fitting with a setup. I generally offer a better price on the setup when combined with nut/saddle fitting.

Note – there are pre-cut bone nuts and saddles on the market, which would be cheaper to install. I find the quality of the bone used in these is inconsistent and often of a poor quality, therefore I don’t offer these as it defeats the purpose of having bone as a nut or saddle material.

bullet point Other repair work
 

Due to the rather unpredictable nature of snapped wood, I can only give prices on inspection of the damage. I will be happy to examine a damaged guitar and give a free, no-obligation quote. The cost really depends on the extent and type of damage and so each job is quoted on an individual basis.