Shivelbine's is your source for guitar, bass, amplifier, and all fretted instrument repair, care, & restoration. Our services include bridge work, fretwork, set-ups, electronic repair, refinishing, and structural repairs, as well as the very best amp repair and restoration anywhere.  Our goal is to exceed your expectations and make your gear look and play better than ever before.

Quick Set: $75.00 

For most instruments. Add $20.00 for twelve string, mandolin, and $30.00 floating tremolo. Add $20 for Rickenbacker twelve string, most banjos, or resonator instruments.

  • Includes Restring, fretboard clean and polish, cleaning of instrument, adjustment of truss rod, string height (action,) polish frets and intonation.
  • Really good for newer instruments or instruments that have been set up well even from factory or typical normal use.

Restring:

  • Bass, 6 string guitar, or banjo: $15.00
  • Classical 6 string guitar $20.00
  • 12 string, mandolin, or locking tremolo: $25

Hand-made, custom fit bone nut: $100.00

Includes free restringing. Does not include cost of material/blank ($5-10) or strings.

  • Twelve string nut: $125
  • Mandolin nut: $110
  • Unbleached polished “vintage” look available: +$5

Custom acoustic bone saddle: $100.00

Includes free restringing. Does not include cost of material/blank ($5-10) or strings.

  • Compensated for proper intonation (no additional charge)
  • Unbleached “vintage” look available: +$5

Electronics:

Pickup installation: Electric guitar and bass

  • Passive pickups: $50-60 first pickup, $35.00 additional
  • Active system with replacement pots (EMG for example) : $75 first pickup, $10/additional
  • If routing is required, quotes given per job.

Pickup installation: Acoustic guitar   $75- $100 (does not include hardware)

Electronic troubleshooting: $45.00 and up

Structural Repairs

Prices for these repairs have a broad range because they vary from the relatively simple to very complex. We’ll give you a more accurate price once we get a close look at your instrument. 

Broken headstock:

  • Reglue with no touchup (headstock attached): $75-125
  • Reglue with no touchup (headstock off): Starting at $150-200
  • Reglue with (usually invisible) touchup: $225 and up
  • Rebuild shattered or missing headstock: Make some wall art...

Acoustic top, side or back crack: $175- $250

Includes internal support cleats. Touchup starts at $50

 

Acoustic Bridge reglue: $165 – $200

For most instruments. Add $15 for guitars with under-saddle pickups. Includes Restring.

Refinishing

Refinish guitar: $500 – $1200

  • For most projects. Email for closer estimate.  Paint material cost typically $20 – $40

Finish Touch Up: $85 – $200

  • Color matching with Nitrocellulose Lacquer and poly finishes available