Upgrades & Repairs


Electrical Upgrades
Do you wish your pickups sounded a bit clearer, or louder, or brighter?
Repair or replace your components to achieve your desired sound. Small changes can have big results.
Not sure what to buy? Send us a message for some personalized advice.
$25 - Installation per pickup
$35 - Replacement of Vol or Tone Controls (CTS or MojoTone)
$50 - push/pull pots installed - (CTS)
$25 - Treble Bleed
$25 - Copper Shielding installed


Refresh, Repair, or Upgrade
Services we provide:
Pickup Swaps
Fix Noisy Volume controls
Correct Tuning stability issues
Modifications
Refretting service
& more!
We repair New and Vintage instruments:
Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Basses, Ukuleles, Banjos, Violas and Violins.


Fret dressing
Fix dead frets, or buzzing notes, by having your frets refreshed. All of this work is done by hand with meticulous attention to detail.
Perfectly level frets, that are highly polished, will Dramatically improve the playability and feel of your instrument.
$100 - Full leveling, crown, and polish. (includes strings)
6 step hand polishing
$25 - Quick refresh / maintenance (includes strings)
2 STEP HAND POLISHING


Guitar Setups
Full inspection and measurements taken. Fully adjusted if not correct.
Neck relief
12th fret string height
Nut slot depth
Pickup Height
Saddle Height
Fret Height / Check for high frets – Level up to 6 frets.
Electronics Check
Verify proper operation of all switches and potentiometers.
Measure pickups for resistance and polarity
Cleaning and oil of potentiometers with D5 (if needed)
Neck
Clean fretboard (if needed)
Oil fretboard
2 step Fret polishing (5 step for those that were leveled)
Fret Edges / Smooth as needed
Final Review
Restring guitar
Final Cleaning and waxing of body (if applicable)
Verify and set intonation
Very all hardware and tighten as necessary
Repair Services
Inquire Today!
Location
Hours
By Appointment Only
Drop-off and Pickup - Saturday and Sunday 10am -12pm
South Elgin, IL

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