Gordon Barry, David Hill, Douglas Harrison, Jason Hlady,  Scott Shepherd and Brian Miller have almost 100 years of combined experience in repairing, restoring and custom building guitars, mandolins and banjos. They are an authorized warranty center for numerous major brand names, including C.F. Martin guitars. Over the last 20 years they have successfully dealt with everything from minor setups to a constant flow of involved restorations of valuable vintage pieces. 

      We've included an abbreviated version of our repair price list on this page of our site. Please contact us for a special situation that's not listed here. 
 


 
 

 
 
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General Information:

All Prices in Canadian Dollars;    Prices effective as of April 23/07
Prices are for labour only.  Parts not included unless specified
Set-up not included in repair prices but often required
Bench Rate $75.00 per hour
Minimum Charge $25.00
Repair Estimate N/C
Major Repair/Restoration Estimate $25.00

Maintenance:

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Complete Set-Up

Acoustic Guitar  $75.00
Bass  $85.00
Mandolin  $75.00
Electric Guitar $85.00
Locking Tremolo Guitar $100.00
12 String Guitar $100.00
Banjo $100.00
Resonator Guitar $100.00

Fret Dress (Plus Set-up)

Complete Fret Dress $125.00
Minimum Fret Dress (Level and Bus Frets) $50.00
Heat Press (no Guarantee) $50.00
Glue and Re-Seat Frets $50.00
Dress Fret Ends $25.00

Re-Fret (Plus Set-up)

Re-Fret $275.00
Partial Re-Fret (3 to 12 Frets As Required) $175.00 - $225.00
Re-Fret - Bound Fingerboard $325.00
Re-Fret - Maple Fingerboard (clear lacquer satin finish) $325.00
Re-Fret - Maple Fingerboard (tint lacquer gloss finish) $375.00

Custom Nut Work (Plus Set-up) 

New Guitar and Bass Nut $75.00
New 12 string Guitar Nut $100.00
New Mandolin Nut $100.00
New Banjo Nut $75.00
Install Fender LSR or Floyd Lock Nut  $100.00
Install Pre-Slotted Plastic Nut $50.00

Custom Saddle Work (Plus Set-up)

New Saddle $50.00
New Saddle – Intonated profile $75.00 - $100.00
Fill and Re-Cut Bridge Slot $125.00

Install Tuning Machines

Re-Tro Fit $25.00
Different Style (Includes Filling Screw Holes and Minimum Touch-Up) $50.00 - $75.00

Bass Guitar Work (Plus Set-up)

Plane Fretless Bass $150.00
De-Fret Bass $275.00

Structural Repairs:

Cracked Headstock (With Minimum Touch-Up) $125.00 and up
Head-Splice (With Re-Finishing as Necessary) $800.00 and Up
Top, Rim and Back Cracks $75.00 Each and Up
Re-Glue Loose Braces $50.00 Each and Up
Re-Glue Martin Style Pickguard $75.00

Neck Re-Sets (Includes Minimum Dress and Set-Up)

Martin Style $500.00
Gibson and Other Styles $500 - $600.00 and Up

Bridge Work

Bridge Shave $50.00
Sub-Plate $50.00
Replace Bridge-Plate $150.00 and Up
Re-Glue Acoustic Bridge $125.00
Re-Glue Acoustic Bridge with pick-up $150.00
Re-Glue Classical/ Fan Style Braced Bridge $150.00
Re-Glue Gibson J-200 Style Bridge $150.00
Re-Glue After Market Replacement Bridge $100.00
New Custom Martin Style Bridge $250.00
New Custom Pyramid Style Bridge $350.00
New Custom Classical Style Bridge (Includes Finishing) $400.00

Wiring:

All custom wiring work is quoted at hourly rate plus parts. 
Acoustic pickup installation $75.00 - $150 and Up
Pickup potting $25.00 per Pickup
Pickup rewinding $75.00 and Up
Trouble shooting Hourly Rate
335 thin hollow body style Hourly Rate

Refinishing:

Touchups $75.00 and Up
High gloss clear finish to bolt-on style neck $250.00 - $300.00
High gloss clear finish to bolt-on style body $500.00 - $700.00
High gloss finish - Entire guitar $1000.00 - $1500.00
Satin finishes 50% of Gloss Prices
Oil finishes $50.00 - $100.00
Add on Custom colour mixing + Hourly Rate
Add on Add Stripping and Prep Work  + $200.00 and Up

Specialty Items:

Install Banjo head $50.00 - $75.00
Install Skin Banjo head $125.00 - $150.00
Replacing Bolt-On style Necks $125.00 - $225.00
Guitar Kit Assembly $250.00 and Up
Resonator Install Hourly Rate
Custom Routing Hourly Rate

Custom Pickguards Installed (Plus Materials)

Flamenco Tap Plates Mylar (Standard Shape as per Template) $75.00 
Martin Style  $50.00
Electric Guitar Pickguard  $150.00 and Up

Left-Handed Conversion

New Custom Nut $75.00
Fill and Re-Cut Bridge Slot $125.00
New Saddle  $50.00
Position Dots (Up To Body Joint Only) $50.00

 
 
 
Rental Instruments

     The Twelfth Fret repair facility is now offering rental instruments!   Our shop can get VERY busy even with five full time repair technicians,  so it is nice to be able to offer a rental guitar,  mandolin or bass while your instrument is in for restoration.
 
 
 


 

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