| Repairs | Specializing in custom regulations and restorations. Quality repairs and restoration of all acoustic and electric guitars, bass, mandolin, banjo, resonators, etc.. upright bass and much more.. All work guaranteed.We stand behind all of our repairs. $100/hour, minimum charge $50, effective immediately, back to work on the 25th of September 2023. |
| Warranty Service | • C F Martin and Co • Oskar Graf Guitars |
| Insurance | • Instrument dating and authentication |
| Repair Tour & Seminars | Transcontinental repair tour every second year to Calgary, Kingston, ON, Montreal. Available for informative seminars and workshops. |
PRICES UPDATED March 2022 – subject to change without notice
| BODY & STRINGS | By Appointment only. Google maps not correct (just shows center of town). Please email (only) to book and receive address. |
| Restring and Tune | Steel 6 string $40 minimum/ 12 string $60 / Classical $50 – plus strings. Floyds $60 and up |
| Neck Adjustment / Set Intonation | Electric – $60 and up / Acoustic – $60 +up / plus materials |
| Maintenance: | By quote only please |
| Full Set up | $75 and up / add $20 for 12 string |
| Fret Dressing | $120-$150 |
| Partial Re-fret | $240-$290 (8-12 frets) |
| Complete Re-fret | $350 +up / Bound neck $450+up / White Neck $450+up plus materials and setup, plus nut if required |
| Re-spray lacquered fingerboard | by quote |
| Custom colour match of lacquered fingerboard | By quote only please |
| Scrape fingerboard and Set up Fretless Bass | $300 and up |
| Custom Fitted Bone Nut & Micarta | $120 – 6 strings / $150 – 12 strings + materials |
| Custom Fitted Saddle | $95 includes intonation / add $100 for recutting saddle slot. + materials. Bone & Micarta only |
| Install Tuning Machines | $60 and up plus materials |
| STRUCTURAL REPAIRS | By Appointment only. Google maps not correct (just shows center of town). Please email (only) to book and receive address. |
| Glue Cracked Headstock (with min. touch up) | By quote only please |
| Neck Reset | $600 and up |
| Top, Rim and Back Cracks | By quote only please |
| Re-glue loose Bracing | By quote only please |
| Re-glue lifting Bridge | Remove, Clean up and Reset – $160 +up |
| Make and Install new Acoustic Bridge | $360 average |
| WIRING | |
| Replacing worn or damaged components | $80 +up plus materials |
| Retrofitting pickups | By quote only please |
| Acoustic pickup installation | By quote only please |
| Complete rewiring | By quote only please |
| Pickup rewinding | $100 and up |
| Trouble shooting | $50 and up |
| Refinishing: | By quote only please |
| Touchups | By quote only please |
| NOTES | |
| Charges | For ‘No surprises’ pricing, let us quote! We can be pretty sure it will fall within 10% or so. If we find something we didn’t expect, we will call you for approval. |
| Please note that labour and materials charges will apply for all work done up to any point. | |
| Deposits may be required on some large jobs. | |
| Storage charges at $2.50 per day charged on instruments left over 30 days. | |
| Scheduling: | We do our best to get your instrument back by your expected date, performing musicians especially. However, delays do happen (even for us), so we cannot guarantee date. Please let us know if it is urgent. |
| We always call to let you know when work is complete. | |
| By Appointment only. Google maps not correct (just shows center of town). Please email (only) to book and receive address. | |
| Warning: | Not responsible for defects in pick-ups or parts not purchased at Rufus’. Labour charge stands. |
| $40 minimum charge on all jobs. | |
| All work guaranteed. We stand behind all of our repairs, if the claim and time frame are reasonable. |