Wellington Workshop

Premium Service

$300

Assessment and report. body and hardware clean, fretboard clean and oil*, restring**, fret polish, full set up.
Seasonal Service

$150

Assessment and report, body and hardware clean, fretboard clean and oil* ,restring**
Back to School

$70

Assessment and report, restring**

Guitar Assessment and Report

$50

Includes set up check, pickup and switching check, condition assessment, string assessment.
Restring

$60

Includes strings** and intonation check as different gauge strings change the intonation.
Guitar Clean Up

$50

Includes fretboard oiling*, body and hardware.
Full Set Up

$150

Includes neck relief check, nut slot check and adjustment, saddle height check and adjustment and intonation check and adjustment.

Fret Polish

$150

Remove tarnish and minor wear from your frets. Includes fretboard clean and oil* and buffing to a high shine.
Level Crown and Polish

$250

Remove wear from your frets, recrown and polish them, check nut slot height and adjust if required, clean and oil* fretboard.
Re-fret

$400+

Remove and replace old frets with new fret wire of your choice. Includes resurfacing of fretboard if required. Cost will be finalised during assessment discussion.
Repairs

$POA

New nuts, saddles, machine heads, body damage, electronic issues, any thing else that went wrong!

* Cleaning and oiling the fretboard removes built up dirt and oils from your playing of the instrument. Cleaning will dry the unfinished wood of the fretboard and so oiling with a non drying oil will rejuvenate the natural wood. This makes it more pleasant to play and to look at. Fretboard oiling is not possible on lacquered fretboards, such as maple, and cleaning is all that is required. Only plant based non-drying oil is used, as oils such as boiled linseed or tung will leave a surface finish and tend to build up along the edge of the frets. 'Lemon oil' is a cleaning agent made from petrochemicals, not a citrus oil.

** New strings of your choice. Service includes up to $20 for a set of 6 strings, higher cost strings will add the additional cost to the service.

Richard provides detailed analysis of guitar problems and a swift repair. Guitar students at our school have great things to say about his friendly service. He's studied guitar repair and building here in NZ and overseas upskilling himself with new repair techniques over the many years I've known him. He's a player and also understands our needs!

Jason Just

Richard was great at walking me through the steps of how to adjust my bass. I had looked online but the in-person approach of watch then try was great. It's given me the confidence to better maintain my own equipment rather than needing to use a shop. The advantage is I can also adjust to suit my playing style rather than getting a generic set-up.

He also identified some issues with my acoustic bass an offered to do some repairs at a very reasonable price. That bass now looks as good as it plays.

Stephen Murray

Richard is a total professional and a gentleman. it is a pleasure to work with him, and I cannot recommend him highly enough.

Marian Campbell

I was completely impressed for the great work being done on my new electric guitar after few damages getting it back just as it looked like and getting it set for its beautiful and amazing sound i am grateful and i highly recommend this business for any of the issues on your guitar or musical instrument .

Zabulon Bilala