Del Toro Guitar Repair Services and Pricing
Luthier Brian Deckebach has been working full time in the Denver area for over 22 years offering repair services on all types of fretted instruments. After several years apprenticing inside some of the areas top guitar shops and venturing out on his own some 12 years ago, he now serves many of Denver and Colorado's top players from his current location at 1433 W. Cedar Ave..
Brian has also taught classes in guitar repair, instrument finishing, and advanced electric guitar building at Red Rocks Community College in the Fine woodworking and Lutherie department for 10 years. Del Toro prides itself on customer satisfaction, prompt turnaround, and having years of full time experience with all kinds of repair issues and situations.
General Set-ups
Includes: Truss rod adjustment, nut and saddle height, intonation, dress fret ends, level minor high fret areas, buff and polish scratches in frets, condition fret board, clean electronics, tighten and lube hardware, re-string and tune.
- Hard-tail electric and 6 string acoustics.........$180
- Electrics w/ floating vibrato bridge................$220
- 12 string acoustic/electric............................$200
- 4 and 5 string bass.....................................$180
- Mandolin.................................................$180
- Resonator guitar........................................$180+
- Banjo......................................................$180+
Fretwork
- Dress fret ends (no set-up)....................................$80
- Local fret dress (high frets-body hump) + set-up.......$150
- Complete fret dress (level, crown, and buff) + set-up...$250
- Partial re-fret..............................$10 per fret + fret dress
- Re-fret (unfinished rosewood or ebony FB).............$650
- Re-fret (bound FB-unfinished)............................$675
- Re-fret (finished maple board requiring refinish.....$950+
- Fretless conversion (Bass)..................................$650
Nuts and Saddles
Cut, fit, slot, and polish bone. Prices include set-up
- 6 string guitar............................................$280
- 12 string guitar...........................................$295
- Acoustic saddle..........................................$280
- Re-compensate acoustic saddle (fill and re-slot bridge)..$475
- Convert acoustic to lefty (new nut + re-compensate saddle)..$525
Structural Repairs
Prices are subject to first hand visual inspection and vary accordingly.
- Headstock fracture (minimum touch-up - no finish work)...$250+
- Headstock fracture - Splined (Re-finish to original).........$650+
- Acoustic top cracks...........................................$15/inch
- Loose bracing.................................................$80 ea
- Acoustic neck re-set..........................................$850+
- Bridge re-glue................................................$250+
- Replace bridge plate..........................................$275+
Wiring and Electronics
- Install passive pick-up.......................................$60 per
- Install acoustic pick up.......................................$150 +
- Re-rout body for pick up conversion......................$80 +
- Rout pick guard.................................................$80
- Re-wind pick up................................................$95
- Replace volume/tone pot.....................................$55
- Replace jack.....................................................$35
- Custom wiring..................................................hrly