Set up, repair, and restoration

I am happy to take on repair work on old or new banjos including setup, re-fretting, or repairing scratches, breaks, and other damage. 

The cost of this work will always need to be agreed after I've had a chance to look at the instrument - I won't charge anything for helping to diagnose the problem. Once we've agreed the work to be done I'll suggest a price. 

The below prices are therefore intended as a rough guide and do not include the cost of any parts, which will need to be paid for separately.

​General set up - £60, including any of the following:

• Setting skin tension
• ​Adjusting coordinator rods / dowel stick​ fixings
• Adjusting tuners
• Replacing strings
• Re-oiling fingerboard
• Cleaning pot and neck

Skin replacement

• Synthetic - £40
• Vellum - £60

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Tuner replacement

• Replacing one or more tuners in the same style as previous -  £30
• Replacing one or more tuners with a different style to previous - £80 

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Nut and bridge work

• Replacing bridge - £30
• Replacing nut - £60

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Installing fifth string capo

• Installing railroad spikes - £30
• ​Installing a sliding capo - £60

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Installing pickups

• Non-invasive work - £50
• Invasive work - £150

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Fret work

• Fret dress - £80
• Re-fret - £120

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Cosmetic repairs

• By agreement - starting at £80

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Structural repairs

• By agreement - starting at £150

Please get in touch here if you have a banjo you'd like me to take a look at.