We provide honest and professional guitar repair and custom modifications for  electric, acoustic, bass guitars and other stringed instruments. With over thirty-five years of experience, our quality is unparalleled, and our work proves it.  We provide services as simple as a string change to minor and major setups, neck adjustments, fret work, peghead, bridge and crack repair; saddle, nut, and pickup installation, just to name a few.  Our master repairman, George Janis, can discuss the cost and options with you at the time of your request.

Please feel free to ask George any questions regarding your instrument.

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Got Frets?

Gibson Truss Rod problems

This Fender Strat is ready for a refret. This fret is worn to less than .020”. Is your Strat ready?

This guitar came in for a setup. The truss rod channel was cut incorrectly and the nut would not allow the cover to be secured. This guitar was not marked as a second. Truss rods usually need only 1/4 to 1/2 turn adjustments. This ones useless.

Fret Leveling and Dressing

Loose frets on older guitars

We use a neck jig to insure the most accurate fretwork during refrets and fret leveling procedures. This jig allows us to simulate string tension and truss rod tension with the strings off.

This guitar only needs to have some frets seated and secured. Fret ends lifted due to extremely dry wood on the fret board. Proper care prevents this.

This Gibson ES-335 came in for a refret. You can see the fret wear is mostly on the treble side.

Water thin CA glue is used to secure the chips to the fret board after each fret is removed.

We hand press each fret to insure it’s fully seated and level with the surrounding frets. This helps to keep the fret ends from lifting.

You can also see a large amount of fret board wear. This guitar was played professionally for years.

Once the frets have been removed, radius blocks are used to shape the wood and to remove excess glue from the neck. Wear marks need not be removed.

The tang is undercut so it fits inside the binding and allows the crown to overhang the binding. Fretting this way provides a slightly wider playing surface.

When the frets are removed the barbs on the tang lift small chips of wood from the fret board. Some fretboards chip more than others.

The slots are then cleaned and measured to remove old glue and prepare the slot for the new fret wire.

The ends are then filed flush to the binding and bevelled to the proper angle. The fret ends are then dressed to remove any burrs or sharp ends.