Repairs & restoration
Some of my customers contact us through this web page, although most of my work is via word of mouth and repeat business. I have worked for some of my customers for over 25 years.
Since every job is different, feel free to discuss your requirements, without obligation. Please remember that I usually need to see an instrument before providing a detailed quotation. Once a job has been taken on, I will always contact you if any problems emerge, or it becomes apparent that additional work is needed
I undertake a full range of repair and upgrade work on guitars and other fretted instruments, including:
- Full and partial setups
- Full and partial refrets
- Fret reprofiling and polishing
- Replacement nuts and saddles
- Rebinding
- Replacing pickups, machine heads and other fittings
- Routing for replacement pickups
- Rewiring
- Transducer installation
- Inlay work
- Neck resets
- Gluing/cleating top, side and back cracks
- Broken headstocks and other structural damage
- Repairing minor dings and scratches
- Refinishing
I always try to repair instruments sympathetically and use traditional techniques wherever possible. For example, hot hide glue has always been preferred for guitar-making. It doesn't stain pale woods, and can easily be disassembled by gentle heat - it's ideal for jobs like neck resets on high-end acoustics.
See the price guide page for further information.
