Guitar Repair Services

Instrument checkup

A 13-point process that checks:

• Guitar neck warping and curvature
• String action
• Nut action
• Fret wear
• Uneven frets
• Bridge saddle radius
• Intonation at the nut
• Intonation at the bridge
• Hardware
• Structural joints
• Finish
• Electronics
• String volume balance

 

Fret and fretboard adjustment (new instruments)

• Tension adjustment
• Factory defect repair using μSzlif™ (micro-grinding)
• Fret edge filing at the fretboard
• Fret recrowning
• Fret rounding and polishing
• Fretboard cleaning and oiling/waxing

 

Fret and fretboard renovation (used instruments)

• Vertical and horizontal balancing
• Fret dressing
• Fret edge filing at the fretboard
  • fret leveling
  • fret recrowning
  • fret rounding
  • fret polishing
• Fretboard cleaning and oiling/waxing
• Neck maintenance

 

Re-fretting

Hot removal of worn frets, fretboard leveling and cleaning, gluing and pressing frets

 

Nut adjustment

• Adjustment of string slot depth and cross-section to match the gauge and diameter
• Adjustment of the elongated shape of the string slot to match the bend of the string in the nut

 

Guitar neck adjustment

Adjustment of the neck relief by regulating the tension of the truss rod. Setting the neck angle.

 

Restringing

• Safe removal of old strings
• Threading in new strings with a non-slip loop
• Stretching strings to reduce future detuning and to eliminate faulty strings
• Evening out tuning peg resistance and friction reduction

 

Fret polishing and fretboard maintenance

• Cleaning the frets and fretboard
• High gloss fret polishing
• Oiling/waxing the fretboard

 

String action adjustment

Setting the optimal string height above the fret. Adjustment of the bridge to match the fretboard radius

• Bridges with 2-point regulation (Tune-o-matic, Floyd Rose)
• Bridges with each string regulated individually
• Acoustic guitars

 

Bridge saddle tuning

Saddle tuning involves:

• Adjusting the bridge saddle slots (electric guitars)
• Shaping the saddle (acoustic guitars)

 

Saddle replacement

Installation of a new saddle made of material with optimal sound and mechanical parameters, matched to the string gauge, string spacing, and individual preference.

Structural damage repair

Our techs will glue parts together, fill dents, and restore wooden surfaces on your instrument.

 

Electronics maintenance

Balancing the output signal and string volume

In electric guitars: regulating the distance between the pickup magnets and the strings.

In acoustic guitars: modeling the string ramp angle between the pegs and the saddle; modeling the shape of the saddle groove.

 

Electronics maintenance

Cleaning, lubricating, soldering

 

High-end connections

Replacement of soldered connections with twice as durable high-end connections.

 

Component replacement

Jack replacement, pickup replacement

 

In-depth electronics checkup

Expanded checkup of circuit boards and active circuits.