Sylvan Music, Santa Cruz, CA
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Repair

SYLVAN MUSIC REPAIR LIST

We receive many phone calls requesting prices for are repair cost so we decided to post our menu on the website. Our repair shop has been performing surgery on musical instruments for the past 25 years We hope this is helpful. If there is any further information you need before bringing your instruments in, please don’t hesitate to call (831)-427-1917.

 

These are the prices for restringing an instrument.

Work Performed

Cost

Item

Auto Harp

100.00

+ Strings

Double Bass Violin

25.00

+ Strings

Banjo

10.00

+ Strings

Cello

17.00

+ Strings

Dulcimer

10.00

+ Strings

Hammer Dulcimer

120.00

+ Strings

Harp

100.00

+ Strings

Mandolin

15.00

+ Strings

Nylon String Guitar

15.00

+ Strings

Steel String Guitar

10.00

+ Strings

12-String Slotted

25.00

+ Strings

12-String

20.00

+ Strings

Violin

10.00

+ Strings

Electric with Floyd Rose

25.00

+ Strings

Uke

10.00

+ Strings

 

Guitars


Set Up and general cleaning

65.00

 

12-strings

75.00

 

 

Nut Replacement


Bone or Ebony

 

6-12.00

Graphite

 

12.00

Labor

75.00

 

Plastic

 

3.50

Labor

 

25-50.00

Saddle Replacement


Bone-Tusk-Ebony

 

6-10.00

Graphite

 

12.00

Labor

65.00

 

Plastic

 

3.50

Labor

25-50.00

 

Bridge Work


Remove-clean and reglue

95.00

 

Replace Bridge

125.00

25.00

Custom Bridge

250.00

10-25.00

Tuning


Autoharp-2 day operation

35.00

 

Harp-2 day operation

35.00

 

Cracks and Braces


Glue crack and add one cleat

35.00

 

Each additional cleat

17.50

 

Reglue brace

35.00

 

Strap Buttons


Installation

7.50

1.89

Support Block (custom fitted to side)

15.00

1.89

Tapered endpin installation

25.00

3.00

Electric/Electronics


Bench Fee (to inspect, applicable to repair charge)

25.00

 

General Cleanup (pots and switches)

25.00

+part

Replace switch

25.00

+part

Replace pot

30.00

+part

Replace pickup

55.00/hourly

+part

Replace jack

25.00

+part

Reconnect loose wires

25.00

+part

New tremolo spring

7.50

1.00

Intonation (1/2 setup)

32.50

+part

Rewiring

55.00/hourly

 

Route out pickup pocket

55.00/hourly

 

Pick Guards


Replace with stock part

25.00

+part

Custom from template

75.00

+part

Custom from new template

110.00

+part

Clear pick guard pre-fab

25.00

+part

Custom clear

85.00

+part

Refinishing


Neck

275.00

 

Top

275.00

 

Entire guitar

625.00

 

Fret Replacement


Guitar unbound

350.00

 

Bound

400.00

 

Bass unbound

350.00

 

Bound

400.00

 

Lacquered boards

Add 125.00

 

One fret

25.00

 

1st five frets

100.00

 

Fretmill

125.00

 

Fretboard inlay

65.00/hr.

 

Spot filing

35.00

 

Fretless conversion

250.00

 

Finish on fretless:

 

 

       Lacquer

125.00

 

       Epoxy

250.00

 

Neck Reset


Includes complete refret, new nut and saddle if needed

800.00

 

For bound fingerboards add

100.00

 

Machine Heads


Replace

35.00

 

Hole enlargement

55.00

 

Other alterations

20-50.00

 

Broken Headstocks


Clean break

65.00

No warranty

 Veneer back of neck

375.00

 

Classical

475.00

 

Add finish

200.00

 

Violin Family


Bow rehair

45-65.00

 

Violin setup

65.00

 

New violin bridge

55.00

+part

Viola setup

65.00

 

New viola bridge

55.00

+part

Cello setup

75.00

 

New cello bridge

75.00

+part

Bass setup

85.00

 

New bass bridge

85.00

+part

Loop end for tail piece

10.00

+part

Fit pegs

15.00@

+part

New nut

65.00

+part

Neck reset

250.00

 

Repair cracks-glue and 1st cleat

35.00

 

                       Each additional cleat

17.50

 

If top needs to be removed-add

150.00

 

Replace or reglue fingerboard

95.00

+part

Set soundpost

25.00

 

Make and set new soundpost

45.00

 

Acoustic Guitar Pickup and Installation

We charge $75.00 to install most internal pickups. We will list the most popular pickups that we carry below, but we also carry many other options. Please call for more information.


Fishman Matrix (under saddle)

 

 

Highlander (under saddle)

 

 

LR Baggs (undersaddle)

 

 

K&K Pure western

 

 

Ibeam

 

 

B-band

 

 

Fishman Elipse

 

 

Fishman Infinity

 

 

LR Baggs duet system

 

 

Magnetic sound hole pickups (large selection)

 

 

Banjos


Set up

65.00

 

Replace head with synthetic

75.00

+part

“      “       “      “    skin head

125.00

+part

Reset neck

85.00

 

New nut

65.00

+part

New bridge

25.00

 

Railroad spikes (for one)

15.00

+part

                           Each additional

12.50

 

Cases


Replace hinge

17.50

+part

Replace latch

17.50

+part

Replace handle

17.50

+part

 



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