Guitar Repair

Blackbird Guitars - Repairs and Custom Mods on Acoustic, Electric and Bass Guitars and Amplifiers

Guitar and Bass Repair

Setups - Adjustment of truss rod, nut, saddles, pickup height, tremolo and intonation.
Tuners are tightened and lubed, fretboard cleaned and body polished.

Fret Leveling - Level, crown and polish existing frets. A setup is included.

Refreting - Replace some or all frets, and level, crown and polish all frets.
Partial refrets are prorated. A setup is included.

Fretboard - Leveling and Compound Radiusing.

Nuts and Saddles - Custom made from bone material or preshaped Tusq or plastic.

Bridges - Acoustic: Old ones reglued or new ones installed.

Electric: Tremolo to hardtail conversons, Floyd Rose, etc.

Truss Rods - Repaired or replaced.

Necks and Headstocks - Severed or cracked can be rejoined invisibly and refinished.

Bodies and Braces - Cracks repaired, pieces reassembled and permanently reglued.

Refinishing - Touch-ups or Total. Nitrocellulose lacquer clearcoat over solid color or stain.

Custom Pickguards - Any shape you wish in any available material.
Electronics - Pickups added, controls replaced, complete rewires, cavity routing,
Custom Installations.
Cavity Shielding - Silence that Beast! Cavity shielding and grounding schemes can
eliminate 90% to 100% of that ugly buzz.
Other Services - If you need a repair not listed above, please contact us.

1966 Martin O-18

Many years of string tension lifted the bridge and turned the round holes into slots. The original Bridge was removed, repaired and reinstalled. This Classic guitar needed more than just a Bridge Reset. Being repaired prior to a sale, it was important to preserve it's value by repairing the original parts instead of replacing them. The frets and Spruce top were also repaired. SEE THE ENTIRE PROJECT.

Broken Necks and Headstocks
This Montana six-string took a whack on the tuner posts and is losing it's head. If your guitar looks like this, DON'T THROW IT AWAY. It can be repaired so that the damage is invisible and the strength of the neck is restored. Not only that, PLAYABILITY IS UNAFFECTED!

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Truss Rod Repairs
The threads of and old Fender Precision Bass truss rod (as well as others) are susceptible to seizing up, backing out, loosing their grip, and frustrating their owners. We have repaired, replaced and restored several to full adjustability. In every case, they are stronger and less likely to jam again
than they were when they were brand new.

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Guitar Refinished and Rewired

Sometimes you find a "diamond in the rough". This amazingly solid Les Paul clone deserved a total remanufacture.
Eight coats of Clear over eight coats of Black nitro, Coil-splitter switch, Custom Pearl Inlay, etc.
View this Project .

Estimate Request Form
It is always easier to provide a good estimate when the instrument can be examined.
However, a preliminary estimate can be given sight unseen. For a quick quote on any repair, use the form below. Tell us what your guitar, bass or amp needs, or describe the defects and symptoms, and hit SUBMIT. We will reply ASAP with an Estimate.

Estimate Request

Your name:

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Instrument brand
and model:

Describe the repair,
defects, symptoms
or modification needed:

Service Charges

Estimates are given when you bring your gear in. If any flaw was undetectable at that time, you will be contacted before we add it to the estimate. The charges shown here are for labor only.
Basic Maintenance is included in services marked *. It includes tightening the tuners and hardware, cleaning the body and fretboard, and testing the electronics.

RESTRINGING
4 to 7 strings $15
12 string guitars $25

SETUPS* - Adjustment of nut, saddle, truss rod, pickup height, string height, tremolo and intonation.

Electric Bass $50

Acoustic 6 string $45

Acoustic 12 string $55
Electric 6 string $50

Electric 12 string $60
Tremolo equipped add $5

Floyd Rose equipped add $10

Neck Removal add $10

Restring with same old strings - add $5

FRETWORK* - Level, Crown and Polish existing Frets:
Guitar or Bass       $50 to $100

INSTALL NEW FRETS
On necks without bindings         $12 per fret
With bindings                     $15 per fret

REFRET ENTIRE NECK* (includes setup)
No bindings, 22 frets             $250
With bindings, 22 frets          $315
Instruments with 24 frets         add $20

FRETBOARD*
Leveling                          $20 and up
Compound Radiusing                $50
Removal and Installation          $100 to $200

STRING NUTS - CUSTOM MADE BONE, TUSQ, GRAPHITE,
MICARTA, etc. *
Guitar or Bass, 4-7 strings       $50 with Setup
      "          "                $65 w/o Setup
8 to 12-string instruments        $60 with Setup
      "          "                $80 w/o Setup

SADDLES - CUSTOM MADE BONE, TUSQ, etc. *
Acoustic Guitar                   $50
Acoustic Guitar, compensated      $65

BRIDGE REPLACEMENT*
Acoustic                          $80 to $120
Electric                          $35 and up
Tremolo/Hardtail Conversion       $35 and up
Floyd Rose Conversion             $50 and up

BRIDGE - RESET EXISTING*          $45 to $100

TUNERS REPLACED -                 $35 (up to 6 strings)
                                  $45 (7 to 12 strings)

TRUSS RODS
Adjusted (included in setup)      $15
Replaced or Repaired              $35 to $70 (plus fretboard work
                                        if necessary)

BINDINGS
Reglued                           $25 and up
Replaced                          $100 and up

CRACKS AND SEAMS REPAIRED
Acoustic Top, Back or Side        By estimate

NECK AND HEADSTOCK CRACKS
Glue and Clamp                    $35 and up

BRACES RESET *
Acoustic, Reset and Re-glue        $35 to $70 each

CHIPS, DENTS AND SCRATCHES        $25 and up

REFINISHING*
Small section                     $25 to $100
Entire Body                       $125 to $400
Neck                              $75 to $200
Decal change only                 $70

GUITAR ELECTRONICS
Replace a Switch                  $35

Replace a Jack                    $35
Replace a Pickup                 $35 and up
Complete Rewire                   $70 to $150

CUSTOM MODIFICATIONS - By Estimate