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A damaged guitar: you hope it never happens to you, but an accident is in a small corner. Besides, factors like humidity and temperature also play a role on the health of a guitar. Fortunately, our professional luthiers are here to restore your acoustic or electric guitar to its full glory! Whether it's a dent or a scratch, a refret, or a crack in the wood, your instrument is in good hands with our luthiers.
From the common ‘pickguard crack’, to the ‘centre seam’, to a crack in the neck or at the headstock; cracks come in different shapes and sizes. Luckily, our luthiers know how to repair them all!
A crack in your guitar does not only happen to you by dropping it or during transport, but can also be caused by differences in temperature and humidity. Depending on the location and size, these cracks can often be repaired nicely. Sometimes even so well that the spot of mischief is barely visible. Feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help.
The latter is mainly the case with ‘cosmetic cracks’: these cracks can be seen, but do not endanger the construction and playability. These cracks can usually be resealed and filled with glue or wood powder, for instance. The ‘structural cracks’ are in places where they do affect the construction of the guitar. For instance, a centre seam or crack on the headstock. To repair these properly, they are often strengthened with ‘cleats’, small pieces of wood placed under the crack, in addition to gluing. If possible, we also touch up the lacquer layer again to restore the whole thing as neatly as possible. However, lacquer is very labour-intensive work and takes time.
So, how much work and time a crack repair will take varies from situation to situation. Therefore, we will prepare a specific quote for you in advance. Feel free to contact us and we will be happy to help you!
The prices below are indications. Please contact us to receive a personalised quote.
While playing, the strings make direct contact with the frets. So it is not surprising that after a lot of use, the frets will wear out. Depending on your playing style, this will happen faster on some guitars than on others.
If there is a lot of wear on the frets, like dents, and you don't intend to play on a ‘fretless wonder’, then your guitar is due for a refret. This is not as simple as ‘old frets out, new ones in’. Care must be taken not to damage the fretboard. The radius of the fretboard must also be taken into account and the correct ‘fret wire’ must be used.
In addition, many guitars have a binding around the fingerboard. Often this is plastic, but sometimes it is made of wood. The binding may even be over the edges of the frets. In that case, it takes more time and work to replace the frets. This is why we charge different prices based on the specific fretboard.
So to keep your guitar in optimal playing condition, a refret is a common part of maintenance. Our luthiers have already changed countless frets and make sure you can play again with enough ‘meat’ on your shiny frets.
You can visit our workshop for even more types of repairs. Are the ‘ball-ends’ coming too far through the bridge plate? Then we will make a new bridge plate for you! Is the binding around the body loose? Then we'll glue it back on again! Or is the bridge starting to come loose? Then we'll make sure it rests firmly on the top again. Moreover, we not only do acoustic guitar repairs, but also professionally repair your electric guitar, bass or other stringed instrument.
With tons of experience and knowledge, our luthiers always find the right solution! With us, your instrument is in good hands.
Want to have your instrument repaired in our workshop, but can't come by to drop it off and/or pick it up again? Then it is also possible to send your instrument to us and have it delivered back home. We will be happy to help you with this and provide you with all the necessary information. We charge shipping costs for sending repaired guitars. These can be found on our Worldwide Shipping page under the heading ‘Shipping Costs Repairs’. Contact us using the form below, call our shop or start a chat with a staff member.
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