Bridges
All prices are for 6 strings except where noted. Add $10-20 extra for 12 strings.
Restring is NOT included unless otherwise mentioned.
Acoustics
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Price
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With Set up
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| Saddle not including blank $5 |
$45 |
$35 + SU |
| Bridge remove and re-glue, Martin style 6 string |
$90 |
$80 + SU |
| Bridge re-glue on Ovation or Korean poly-top 6 string
(These are hard to get off and often need touch up) |
$105-115 |
$95-105 + SU |
| Bridge Re-glue on Classical guitar (NO restring) |
$100 |
$90+ SU |
| Plane OR Rout bridge, 6 string (setup included) |
$120-135 |
NA |
| Plane and Rout bridge, 6 string (some times a new saddle is needed for this repair and set up is required and included). |
$135-140 +$30 if saddle needed |
N-A |
| Build new acoustic bridge + materials ($15) includes new saddle and full set up Fancy bridges require a quote |
$200-250 |
N-A |
| Replace bridge plate + material ($9) |
$175 |
$150 |
| Cap bridge plate + material ($9) |
$80 |
$70 + SU |
| Balancing output on acoustic pickup |
$20 |
Included |
| 12-string |
$30 |
Included |
| Keyhole acoustics, 6 string |
$25 |
$10-15 + SU |
| Sealing cracked bridge, “Jet Glue” |
$35 |
$20-25 + SU |
| True-glue archtop bridge |
$35 |
$10 + SU |
Electrics
| Mount new bridge, Tune-o-Matic or Strat hard tail |
$30 |
$12.50 + SU |
| Mount new tremolo (Strat, F. Rose, etc.) |
$45 |
$20 + SU |
| Mount bass bridge (Leo Quan or other style) |
$35 |
$15 + SU |
| Mount Tele bridge |
$50 |
$28.50 + SU |
| Installing bridges (some woodworking)
Tune-o-Matic (plugging/drilling holes) Includes a set up Tremolo (plugging holes/ carving rout) Includes a set up Bigsby install Bigsby install on a Tele (w. bridge install / cups / trem / set up) Tele (mounting, drilling holes through body, etc) Includes a set up Bass Includes a set up |
NA NA $70 NA NA $40-60 |
$100 $115 $60 + SU $150 $165 $30-50 + SU |
| Rout for Install
Strat (no existing trem) Includes a set up Strat, existing trem Includes a set up Floyd Rose original, no lock nut Includes a set up With lock nut Floyd Rose II or Pro, Ibanez style, no lock nut Includes a set up With lock nut
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$175 $150 $175-200 $250-275 $225-250 $300-325 |
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i have a jasmine guitar moded# s33. i need the bridge done.can you fix it? i have have 3 more guitars but this is the one i love. my wife gave it to me
We should be able to repair it, but if it needs replacing, Kaman Music (the owner of Jasmine) may not stock the part anymore. We should be able to make it work though.
I have a late 60′s Grammer G-30 which belonged to Country Music HOF member Ferlin Husky. The bridge has a significant crack connecting several of the pegholes. While this crack doesn’t go through the top, I’m considering whether or not it should be addressed. Could your shop make a replacement bridge identical to the the Grammer’s unique crown shape? Also, given the previous owner, would it be better to keep the guitar as original as possible? Thanks, Bill
I would have to see the crack, but often times we can simply repair the crack in the bridge, which would be the best repair for that guitar. If it is cracked too badly, we may need to replace the bridge, in which case, yes, we can make an identical bridge. Gluing up the crack should run around $35 if you are not having any other work done or about $20 if you have the guitar set up at the same time (that usually runs $50-60). Bridge replacement on that kind of instrument should run you about $275-300 plus cost of materials (usually around $20). How does that sound.
I have a mid 70′s Harmony H80T (Japanese made) and my tremolo block literally broke! I have no idea what that piece of crap was made of, but there is a hole where the trem arm goes. I was dive bombing on a song and it simple went straight through the block. Since it is a Strat copy, do you think a MIM Strat’s trem block would fit? Or maybe an Allparts trem block would work? I can replace this myself, I just need help before I buy the part!
Thank you for your time and help!
George,
I imagine that neither will fit. The best thing (and easiest probably) is going to be to replace the whole tremolo bridge. Trying to find a block that fits that guitar is going to be an up hill battle. There are so many things that have to work right for it to fit. Unless you have a box full of working trem blocks, it would be pretty hard to fit. Hope that helps and sorry for the news…
Hi,
I was wondering if you’ll do a partial bridge re-gluing ? ( i know that repairs man hate this ) but i have a inexpensive 12 strings acoustic with the bridge starting to lift off in the back and is still nice and good for 80% elsewhere. I measured the gap and is like 1/8 to 3/16 along the back side of the bridge. I don’t know about the bridge plate but assuming that it’s good will you do a syringe glue insertion in that gap and then put those cam clamps to re-glue it ?? I know that is not the professional way but maybe it will be a cheaper fix for me.
Sorin,
You are right, good repair men hate this repair. It’s just impossible to guarantee a fix like this (called flow glue and clamp). The reason the bridge came off in the first place is the glue joint went bad. If you just shoot in carpenter’s glue and clamp it, the glue doesn’t get wood to wood surface contact and it usually doesn’t work. if you flow epoxy or crazy glue in the gap, it isn’t usually strong enough to really hold the bridge in place because you can’t get good clamping preassure. We don’t like the repair, but we will do it if a customer insists. We just have no warranty on this kind of repair.
Hey Chris! We talked a while back about my Carvin bass (LB75/ neck-thru model) from 1993. At the time you advised that the only remaining option for lowering the action to my taste would be routing the body to lower the bridge (Wilkinson), because the neck relief could only be adjusted so far. What’s the minimum amount I should budget for this kind of work? Thanks!
Marcus,
The rout and set up should run around $140-150
Do you have the ability or resources to machine a custom tailpiece for a Waterstone 12 string bass? If so, any questimate on a cost?
We do have a friend who is a machines and a very good guitar tech as well. I am sure he could make something like that for you, but it would be pretty expensive. He usually charges about $75 per hour plus materials. He doesn’t do any plating, but he can make it out of hardened steel or aluminum and maybe even brass, depending on what you want.
Does the bigsby install include the bigsby, or do I have to by that seperate, and that’s your price to install it?
No that’s the price of install. Bigsbys themselves are pretty expensive, usually starting at $115 at the least.