Official Luthiers Forum!

Owned and operated by Lance Kragenbrink
It is currently Thu Mar 28, 2024 4:51 pm


All times are UTC - 5 hours


Forum rules


Be nice, no cussin and enjoy!




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 
Author Message
PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 3:57 pm 
Offline
Contributing Member
Contributing Member
User avatar

Joined: Mon Jan 03, 2005 7:40 am
Posts: 2694
Location: United States
First name: John
Last Name: How
City: Auburn
State: Ca
Country: USA
I just took in a PRS electric guitar with the headstock busted off. It's a pretty clean break except for a split up the neck a few inches on the back of the neck. That part I can pull up and work in some glue easy enough and then it's just a matter of clamping.
I have no idea what something like this would cost in a repair shop. I imagine it'll take an hour of hands on at most.
TIA

_________________
Tickle your guitar daily, and it'll tickle you back.


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:50 pm 
Offline
Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood
Old Growth Brazilian Rosewood
User avatar

Joined: Fri Nov 02, 2007 9:49 am
Posts: 12971
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
First name: Hesh
Last Name: Breakstone
City: Ann Arbor
State: Michigan
Country: United States
Status: Professional
Bump - Oh David Collins...???? :D

John you might want to PM David and I am sure he would help you out with pricing info.

_________________
Ann Arbor Guitars


Top
 Profile  
 
PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:56 pm 
Offline
Brazilian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood

Joined: Sat Dec 03, 2005 10:04 am
Posts: 2060
A relatively simple break without touchup, I will typically charge around $120 for. With touchup varies a bit more, but typically fall in the $240-$320 range.

http://www.collinsluthiery.com/Price_List_2007.pdf

The singular act of regluing the break itself may take less than an hour, but from pulling the strings, tuners, truss rod cover, dry clamping and various prep work, to cleaning it up, reassembling, restringing, perhaps some tiny adjustments, billing and customer time, an hour and a half billing time is a good starting point I would say. Occasionally I may do a cheap Epiphone super quick fix for a student for an hour's labor, but even as jigged up as I am for this it can be still tough to fit every last bit in to under an hour. Minutes always seem to add up faster than you think, and 60 is not a lot of minutes.

_________________
Eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation.


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 3 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: doncaparker, meddlingfool and 46 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
phpBB customization services by 2by2host.com