Repairs and Mods
Richboro Music offers the area's best repair and maintenance services including setups, pickup installations, structural repairs, broken headstocks and so much more. our attention to detail and personalized service will ensure your guitar will play, sound and perform better than ever. All work is 100% satisfaction guaranteed! See below for sample pricing.
“Only in country music can you compare an old pickup truck and an old guitar to your wife and turn it into a love song. Thank God for country music.”
— Dierks Bentley
Repair Price List
All prices for 6 string guitars and 4 string basses. 12 string guitars, 5+ string basses, locking tremolo guitars and other specialty guitars subject to additional charges. Guitars and basses with serious neck or fret issues that require additional work will be quoted separately.
Restring
six string guitar $15 plus cost of strings * classical guitar $20 plus cost of strings * 12 string guitar $29 plus cost of strings * locking tremolo (i.e. floyd rose) $29
Basic Guitar Setup
includes restring, adjust action for optimal playability, set intonation, general cleaning & polishing of instrument, fret and fret board cleaning, fingerboard cleaning, string stretching and tuning.
$89
Level Crown & Polish
$99
Deluxe Setup
basic guitar setup plus level, crown and polish frets for optimal performance, bridge height set, saddles and nut set to proper height and radius to match fretboard, intonation set. electronics checked and cleaned as needed. nut slots cut to optimal height.
$149
Basic Nut Replacement
Plastic preshaped nut fitted and cut to spec.
$49
Acoustic Saddle Replacement
Includes Tusq compensated saddle. Add $15 for hand shaped compensated bone saddle.
$79
Acoustic Bridge Replacement
Includes new hand-shaped compensated saddle, removal of cracked or damaged bridge, fitting and installation of replacement bridge with basic martin-style bridge in rosewood or ebony. Custom fabrication of bridge by available for additional cost.
$165
Partial Re-Fret
Bound or lacquered fingerboards at additional cost.
$9 per fret (plus cost of pro setup)
Complete Re-Fret
Includes pro setup. Add $50 for bound or lacquered fingerboards. May require new nut.
$349
Electric Guitar Pickup Install
Professional pickup installation
including clean solder joints and wires cut to length for best reliability. Additional charge for hollow and semi-hollow guitars. Additional charge for active pickups that require stereo input jack, routing required for battery compartment and/or battery terminal wiring.
$50 for 1, $ $70 for 2, $90 for 3
Acoustic Guitar Pickup Install
Installation of single source under-saddle or soundboard pickup mount. Dual source and non-standard installations at additional cost.
$75
3 Way Selector Switch Install (LP Style)
Professional installation of LP style 3-way selector switch. Additional charge hollow, semi-hollow and bass guitars.
$35 plus parts
3 Way / 5 Way Selector Switch Install (Strat / Tele Style)
Professional installation of Stratocaster / Telecaster style 3-way or 5-way selector switch. Additional charge hollow, semi-hollow and bass guitars.
$40 plus parts
1/4” Output Jack Install
Professional installation of 1/4” output jack. Additional $5 for pickguard mount. Additional $20 charge hollow, semi-hollow and bass guitars without side mount plate.
$30 plus parts
Volume / Tome Pot Install
Professional installation of volume or tone pot. Additional $5 each for concentric, blend or push / pull pot. Add $20 for hollow or semi-hollow.
$40 for 1, $10 for each additional
Coil Tap, Series/Parallel, On/Off MIDI Switch Install
Professional installation of volume or tone pot. Additional $5 each for concentric, blend or push / pull pot. Add $20 for hollow or semi-hollow. Add $10 for additional holes as needed. Custom installations (MIDI, sustainers, active preamps, etc.) by quote.
$40 for 1, $10 for each additional
Structural Repairs
Professional repair of broken headstock or other structural repairs. Includes repair, filling, sanding and finish touchup. repairs smooth to the touch and color matched as closely as possible.
$150 and up
Acoustic Neck Reset
Professional reset of acoustic guitar reset. Includes basic setup. Replacement saddle and nut may be required.
$149 for bolt on Neck, $249 for bolt on neck with glued fingerboard, $300 for dovetail neck
Custom Repairs
$45/hour