Guitar Repair and Maintenance Services
Note: Any repair work priced at $200 or more will require a 50% deposit before work begins. For any gluing work, kindly consult with our staff.
At B's Music Shop, our skilled technicians are at your service, offering a wide array of repair and maintenance solutions to keep your instruments in prime condition. Here are our labor rates:
Basic Services
Estimate/Bench Fee/Strap Button/Single String Replacement: $10
Restring (Tier 1): $25 (excluding string costs)
Setup/Restring (Tier 2): $60 (excluding string costs)
Floyd Rose/Classical Setup/Restring: $80 (excluding string costs)
Classical Restring: $60
Uke and 12-string Restring: $40
Tuner Install: $25 (basic, no modifications required), $50 (if modifications are needed)
Rush Services
Rush Fee: Half the cost of the base service, with a minimum charge of $20. This fee is in addition to the cost of the base service.
Rushed instruments will be ready when the shop opens the following day at the latest. (Must be dropped off 2 hours before close of that day.)
Orchestral Instruments
Violin and Viola Restring: $60 (includes cleaning and light setup)
Cello and Upright Bass: Please consult for a quote. A minimum fee of $60 applies.
Soundpost Install: $40
Electronics Work
Minor Electronics: (input jack, pot install, minor wiring): $20 per issue plus the cost of parts.
Pickup Install: $30 for 1, $50 for 2, $60 for 3. This offer only applies when the pickups are installed into the same guitar at the same time. Fee covers the pickup installation and wiring only. Additional setup/restring or other work will be extra.
Full Rewire: Begins at $100. Additional quote may be required.
Acoustic Pickup Install: Begins at $70. The final price may vary based on complexity.
Drum Services
Drum Head Replacement: $20 for batter and resonant heads, $30 for snare side heads.
Additional Services
Fret Edge Filing: Starts at $60
Appraisal: $20
Nut and Saddle Replacement: Begins at $100
Please note that any repair work priced at $200 or more will require a 50% deposit before commencement of work.
Cleaning Fee
Instruments that require cleaning before any work can commence will be assessed a cleaning fee. Some instruments may be particularly dirty and necessitate additional cleaning fees. These will be assessed at the time of service.
Starting Fee: $20
Things We Don't Fix
We do not repair autoharps, harps or hammered dulcimers.
We do not fix amplifiers, keyboards, pedals, keyboards or other electronic gear.