Repairs
Want to learn more about instrument and music electronics repairs? Come along to The Repair Club on Monday evenings 4pm - 7pm.
Core Music offers a comprehensive repair service for stringed instruments, in particular, acoustic and electric guitars, but also mandolins, ukuleles, banjos and bouzoukis... in fact just about anything with strings on it! Please see below to find out more details and costs of the different types of repairs and instrument servicing that we offer. For an accurate quote please bring your instrument into the shop where we can discuss in detail what needs doing and the most appropriate solution for your instrument and your pocket.
Pricing
String change £12.00 + strings
Single string change £5.00 + string
Strap button fitting: £15 plus strap buttons (same price for single or two buttons to be fitted)
Standard Electric Guitar Setup: from £25 plus strings
Included:
Clean and oil fingerboard
String replacement
Truss rod adjustment
Check and tighten all hardware, e.g. Tuners, Bridges/tailpieces, strap buttons etc.
Bridge saddle adjustment to set string action height and intonation
Check and set nut slot heights
Balance pickup heights
Deluxe Electric Guitar Setup: from £50 plus strings
If your guitar is suffering from frets that are are uneven, damaged or worn this makes a standard setup impossible to complete. We therefore include a Deluxe setup which includes the more advanced work necessary to fix these fret problems.
Included:
Fret re-levelling, including securing any loose frets and removing any sharp edges
Re-crowning all frets followed by fret polishing
Standard Setup as described above
Both setups include a general clean and polish of the instrument, however heavily soiled instruments will cost more. Also note that for both grades of setup Floyd Rose type tremolo bridges will incur a surcharge of £10.
Standard Acoustic Guitar Setup: from £30 plus strings
Included:
Clean and oil fingerboard
String replacement
Truss rod adjustment
Check and tighten all hardware, e.g. Tuners, Bridges/tailpieces, strap buttons etc.
Bridge saddle adjustment to set string action height and intonation
Check and set nut slot heights
Deluxe Acoustic Guitar Setup: from £55 plus strings
If your guitar is suffering from frets that are are uneven, damaged or worn this makes a standard setup impossible to complete. We therefore include a Deluxe setup which includes the more advanced work necessary to fix these fret problems.
Included:
Fret re-levelling, including securing any loose frets and removing any sharp edges
Re-crowning all frets followed by fret polishing
Standard Setup as described above
Complete re-fret: Electric and Acoustic Instruments
Plain rosewood/Ebony fingerboard: from £130
Bound fingerboard: from £150
Fender style lacquered Maple fingerboard: from £160
The above prices include fretwire of your choice from a wide range of nickel silver and EvoGold fretwire.
We are not equipped to do re-frets in Stainless Steel, and are unable to re-fret Gibson style bound fingerboards with raised edge binding. We don't provide a partial re-fret service.
Other Fretted Instruments
Although the above list of services and prices refer to guitars, they can be taken as a very rough guide to most other fretted instruments. An exception to this are Ukuleles, where prices will generally 25% to 40% less due to the size and simplicity of the instruments.
Restringing - All Instruments
We can restring any stringed instrument. We stock a wide variety of strings and will fit and tune them on request. We can order in strings not stocked, and will also fit strings you supply. Advice on choice of strings is always available! For most instruments there is a charge of £6. For guitars with Floyd-Rose bridges there is a fitting charge of £10.
Nut and Saddle Replacement
We can supply and fit nuts and saddles for any type of instrument and will custom make nuts and saddles where necessary. Note that even ready-made nuts will require at least some handwork to work properly.
Prices start at £15 for a ready-made Fender style plastic nut, ask for a quotation for anything else.
Electric Guitar Pickup installation: from £25
We can install your choice of pickups to customise your instrument or replace faulty units. We can supply a wide variety of pickups and will happily fit pickups you supply. We can also install new pickguards for Fender style instruments: ask for details.
Acoustic Pickup Installation: from £45
Acoustic pickup installations can be a minefield and generally involve some serious woodwork to the instrument so to avoid disappointment always ask for advice and a quotation before parting with any cash.
Other Electrical Work
Volume/Tone Pot replacement: from £15
Electromagnetic Shielding: from £15
Complete Rewiring: from £25
Output jack replacement: from £10
Strap Button output jack replacement: from £15
Switch replacement: from £15
Wiring modifications: £ask
Hardware Replacement and Upgrades
Machine Heads: from £25 per set
Bridge Fitting: from £30
Strap Buttons: from £10
Note that hardware prices exclude parts.
Gift vouchers are valid for all repairs.