Steve Brand Music Services
604-533 5777 (Langley – in Act 1 Music)
604-556 7327 (Abbotsford - By Appointment)
steve@act1music.com
Repair & Service Price List (2010)
All prices in Canadian dollars*
Prices subject to change without notice**
JUST ARRIVED!!!
TUSQ XL – Teflon-impregnated Tusq…the look of bone without the inconsistencies or tuning hassles!!!
~Due to the current strength of our Canadian Dollar, we are pleased to announce greatly improved pricing on all guitar parts and hardware including DiMarzio, EMG and LR Baggs pickups!~
GENERAL SERVICE:
Restring:
Electric- $12.50 plus strings
Electric w/floating bridge- $15.00 plus strings
Acoustic 6-string- $12.50 plus strings
($5.00 surcharge for slot headstocks)
Acoustic 12-string- $17.50 plus strings
Classical- $17.50 plus strings
ELECTRIC GUITAR REPAIRS:
Set-up (set action, neck relief, intonation, lube tuners etc., polish frets, clean / oil fretboard, re-string):
Traditional electric- $50.00 plus strings
With floating locking tremolo- $65.00 plus strings
7-string- $60.00 plus strings
7-string w/locking tremolo- $70.00 plus strings
12-string w/individual intonation adjustments- $70.00 plus strings
Double necks- $90.00 plus strings and up
BASS GUITAR REPAIRS:
4 string- $50.00 plus strings
5 string- $55.00 plus strings
6 string- $65.00 plus strings and up
Dual truss rod (Rickenbacker etc.)- $10.00 surcharge
GENERAL REPAIRS:
Fret dress- $70.00 / $100.00
Re-fret- $200.00 / $350.00
Partial re-fret (NOTE: add cost of fret dress)-$17.50 per fret
Refinishing of neck following fretwork (if required)-Contact for Quote.
Level Fretboard (during refret)- $50.00 and up
Re-radius Fretboard (prior to fretting)- $70.00 and up
New Nut (custom cut) (NOTE: surcharges apply to 12-strings etc)- $40.00 plus materials
Fit aftermarket Bolt-on Neck- $80.00 and up
Install aftermarket tuners- $15.00 / $40.00 plus parts
Fit Additional 22nd Fret on Bolt-on Neck- $100.00 and up
Fretless Bass Conversion (replace frets with hardwood markers etc.)- $200.00 and up
8- and 10-String Bass Conversions- $200.00 and up & parts
Replace Vol / Tone Pot.- $30.00 plus parts and up
Replace Selector Switch- $35.00 plus parts and up
Install Mini-Toggle Switch- $35.00 plus parts and up
Install Push / Pull Pot.- $35.00 plus parts and up
Treble-Bleed Capacitor installation:
Top Rout solid body (Strat / P-Bass etc)- $25.00 and up
Rear Rout solid body (Les Paul / "Super-Strat" etc incl. Jazz Bass / Tele)- $20.00 and up
Pickup installation- $35.00 and up
Humbucker installation w/pickguard cut (in Strat type solid body)- $100.00 and up
Rout Body For Additional Pickup(s)- $30.00 and up
"Power Bridge" / ”F.A.A.S.” / ”X Bridge” Piezo Bridge Installation- $150.00 and up
“Sustainer” installation (incl. kit)- $500.00 to $600.00
“GK Kit” installation- $150.00 and up
Tremolo bridge installations (incl. body rout etc.)- $120.00 and up
Tremol-No installation- $40.00 and up plus parts
Custom Pickguards- $100.00 and up plus materials
PICKUP REPAIRS AND MODIFICATIONS
Rewinds (To Stock Specs OR Custom) (Per Coil)- $40.00 and up plus materials
Humbucker Disassembly/Reassembly Fee (To Access Coils Prior To Rewind):
With Metal Cover- $45.00
Without Metal Cover- $35.00
Wax Dipping/Potting- $15.00 per pickup
Re-Taping- $10.00 per pickup
**NOTE** All rewinds INCLUDE waxing & re-taping as required.
“SBMS / TONE SAUCE” CUSTOM PICKUPS:
Wound & Assembled to Your Custom Specs OR Traditional/Standard Options $90.00 and up
Many, many more pickup services available (magnet re-charging, magnet changing, metal cover installation, metal cover custom laser etching, 4-conductor conversions etc etc etc) $ Call for pricing / spec
ACOUSTIC GUITAR REPAIRS:
Set-up:
Six string- $50.00 plus strings
Six string w/saddle & nut work for action height- $65.00 plus strings
Six string w/saddle work for intonation- $65.00 plus strings and up
Twelve string- $65.00 plus strings
Twelve string w/saddle work Surcharges as per six string
Fretwork prices as per general electric guitar/bass repair prices (See above)
New Nut:
Six String- $40.00 plus materials
Twelve String- $70.00 plus materials
New Saddle (custom made)- $30.00 and up
Recut Saddle Slot (Re-size or Right-hand / Left-hand Recut incl. saddle if req’d)- $40.00 to $125.00
Repair Bridge Plate (w/o plate removal)- $150.00 and up
Replace tuners- $15.00 / 40.00 plus parts
Install Under-saddle Pickup w/endpin Pre-amp- $65.00 and up
(NOTE: Passive systems are NOT RECOMMENDED!)
Install Pre-amp System (cut side hole, fit pickup etc.)- $125.00 and up
Repair / Reglue Neck Heel / Headstock Crack etc Contact for Quote.
Remove and Reglue Bridge- $70.00 and up
Reglue brace- $30.00 and up
Repair Crack in Top / Back / Sides Contact for Quote.
Neck Reset (Martin Guitars etc)- $600.00 and up
Custom Exotic Hardwood Pickguards- $60.00 and up
Install Additional Side Dot Fret Markers- $15.00 per dot
Install Strap Button- $10.00 plus parts
**** “EARPHORIC” INTONATION SET UP ****
We can provide you and your instruments with an intonation set up that is far more detailed (and consequently....better!) than both the Earvana ™ or Buzz Feiten ™ ideas.
Simply put...both of those "super intonation" methods are based upon better compromises than the regular tempered scale for fretted instruments ( as we've known, and tolerated, it for so long ).....but they are still compromises nonetheless!
For example: with the Buzz Feiten ™ system it is required to intentionally miss-intonate and also miss-tune the guitar to make it work to its best! While both the Earvana ™ and Buzz Feiten ™ methods are fantastic improvements on the standard intonation set up they do have their limitations as far as some players are concerned
The method that we have developed (the "Earphoric" set up) is based upon the same modern thinking but so improved as to be truly accurate on each individual instrument. It takes into consideration such factors as the string gauges, tuning range, preferred action, playing style / technique etc etc etc..... It is also 'non-invasive' to the instrument (so it is fully reversible if needed to be!) unlike the other two systems and is, consequently, 'vintage-friendly' because of that. Steps can even be taken to 'hide' or ‘camouflage’ the modifications so that, unless under up-close inspection, the guitar looks to be still in standard trim whilst managing to out-perform all the other fretted instruments around it!
Typical costs for this procedure are in the range of $140.00 to $160.00 plus taxes for standard electric guitars, $160.00 to $185.00 for floating / locking tremolo guitars (and most bass guitars), and $150.00 to $350.00 for acoustic guitars.
(Note: Surcharges will be applied to such instruments as 12-strings or double-necks etc and those that require any other repairs to enable them to be modified successfully.)
Call or visit for more details!
BUZZ FEITEN TUNING SYSTEM
We are proud to be an authorized Buzz Feiten Tuning System Retrofitting Centre.
Check out www.buzzfeiten.com for further details!
MANY OTHER REPAIRS / MODIFICATIONS CARRIED OUT (incl. CUSTOM INLAY WORK)....
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL TO DISCUSS YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
ALSO MANY OTHER STRINGED INSTRUMENTS CATERED FOR....
Examples:
Mandolin Restring & Full Set Up- $60.00 and up plus strings
Install New Banjo 5th-string Tuner- $25.00 and up plus parts
Install Banjo 5th-string Capo- $25.00 and up plus parts
Re-head ‘Banjo-bodied’ Instrument- $120.00 and up plus parts
Violin Restring & Set Up- $55.00 and up plus strings
Violin or Cello Bridge Cut / Fit- $40.00 and up plus parts
Violin Soundpost Refit / Renew- $25.00 and up plus parts
Violin Fingerboard Replacement- $100.00 and up plus parts
Mountain Dulcimer Install Additional Frets- $25.00 per fret
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
This price list is a guide only. All work estimates/quotes are made after detailed evaluation of each instrument.
Typically prices will be given in a low-to-high, best-to-worst-case manner.
Discounts will be given when an instrument requires multiple repairs done at the same time.
Prices are subject to change without notice.
(This guide: May 2010.)
We Have Two Workshop Facilities Located In Abbotsford & Langley, B.C. So That We May Serve You, Our Valued Customers, Better!
You may also contact us via e-mail:
guitar.tech@shaw.caor steve@act1music.com
