Introducing Jstrite Guitars
Classic Style with a twist!
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Quality Assessment
What You’re Looking For
As a frequently-requested service, this has become one of our favorite services! We inspect your instrument recommend any service it may need. A $10 fee is charged, if you decide to get the needed work completed, the $10 Fee is waived. We’ve managed to get this service time down to one hour - just enough time for a quick lunch before we send you on your way🎸
Repairs
We Know What We’re Doing
When in need of this service, the first thing we’ll do is a general assessment of the situation. After assessing the extent of work needed, we’ll see what we can do for each of our customers. Please note we employ a case by case warranty policy for all our Repairs.
Custom builds
1/2 up front the remainder upon completion for custom order instruments
This requires expert methods and careful handiwork. Our employees have developed a tried-true technique that works every time, and we’ll walk you through the entire process. In terms of timeline, cost, and finish everything to guarantee your dream instrument🎸
Repairs
We Know What We’re Doing
When in need of this service, the first thing we’ll do is a general assessment of the situation. After assessing the extent of work needed, we’ll see what we can do for each of our customers. Please note we employ a case-to-case warranty policy for all our products.
The Price List
Set-ups and Fret Level's
includes full diagnostics and inspection of the entire instrument, full inspection of all electronics, personalized recommendations for upgrades and improvements, full redress and polish of frets with 7 courses of fine sandpapers and micromesh with a complete high gloss buff on our arbor buffer, cleaning and oiling of fret board, tightening hardware, replacing any needed small parts or screws, restring, adjusting and polishing nut slots, lubricating truss rod nut (if needed), full truss rod adjustment, balancing tremolo or setting tailpiece, adjusting saddle height, setting intonation using even temperament methods, checking electronics, adjusting pick ups, detail polish and cleaning. Electric/acoustics get balance of output, and archtops and mandolins have bridge fitted to the top, located and glued in place.
Fret levels include measuring and precision leveling of frets, recrowning with 4 courses of diamond files and redressing to a high polish.
STANDARD GUITARS
Hard Tails, Les Pauls, Teles, Basic 4-string Basses, Ukulele, Acoustic 6-strings, Classical Acoustics, Stratocaster style guitars, Guitars with Bigsbys, Lapsteels, 7-string electrics, 5-string Basses, Resonator$59
With Fret Level, Re-crown &Polish $139
OTHER INSTRUMENTS & MORE COMPLEX GUITARS
Locking Tremolo Guitars (Floyd Rose trems), 12-string guitars, Latin Instruments, 6-string Basses, Banjos, Jaguars & Jazz masters (Includes shimming neck, teflon taping bridge and thread locking on saddles) $79
With Fret Level, Re-crown&Polish $149
MANDOLIN OR ARCHTOP
Includes cost of fitting bridge to top $89
With Fret Level, Re-crown&Polish $159
RICKENBACKER BASS OR 6 STRING GUITAR
Includes glossing board & double truss rod adjustment. $99
With Fret Level, Re-crown&Polish $169
RICKENBACKER 12-STRINGS
Includes glossing board & double truss rod adjustment. $109
With Fret Level, Re-crown&Polish $169
Restring & Tune
Remove old strings, clean fretboard and polish fret top’s. oil fretboard, tighten loose tuners and hardware. stretch strings, tune to pitch, truss rod adjustment, adjust any equipped tremolo or tailpiece and polish guitar. Cost of strings is not included
6-STRING, 7-STRING, BANJO & UKULELE
$30, $20 with other work.
12-STRING
$40 or $30 With other work
FLOYD ROSE TREM EQUIPPED
$35, $25 With other work
Restring & Adjust
ncludes everything in our Restring & Tune plus: light cleaning of hardware, adjust saddle height for proper string action, adjust pickup height and output, adjust intonation, how well the guitar plays in-tune with itself) and more detailed polish of instrument. Cost of strings is not included
6-STRING, 7-STRING, BANJO & UKULELE
$40With other work $30
12-STRING
$50.00 $40.00 with other work
FLOYD ROSE TREM EQUIPPED
$45.00 $35.00 with other work
Classical Guitars & MANDOLINS
$45.00 $35.00 with other work
Adjustments & Add-Ons
ADJUST ACTION OR INTONATIONIncluded with set-up. $15
ADJUST TRUSS ROD Included with set-up. $30
BLOCKING BOTH SIDES OF TREMOLO $20 with set-up $30
BLOCKING ONE SIDE OF TREMOLO $15 with set-up $15
FILLING NUT SLOT $3 per additionalFirst included with set-up
$5-15 KEYHOLING BRIDGE SLOTS Requires set-up
$15-25 LOWER NUT SLOTSIncluded with set-up
$20 GLOSSING FINGERBOARD
$10 MASKING FINGERBOARD
$15-25 CLEAN ELECTRONICSWith set-up $10-20
$10-20 DOWEL AND DRILL STRAP BUTTON
$25 LOWERING NUT SHELF ON FLOYD ROSE NUT With set-up $15-25
$15 STRAP BUTTON INSTALLWith set-up $7.00
$20 SHIMMING NECK With set-up $10 Plus $10-13 for laser cut shim
$20 SHIMMING SIDE OF NECK POCKETWith set-up $10-15
$10-40 VERY DIRTY GUITAR OR RUSTY/FROZEN HARDWARERequires set-up
$15-20 REMOVING STICKERS With set-up $10-25
$50-60 SADDLE INSTALLATION FOR STRAT STYLE Includes Restring & Tune With set-up $15
$100 SADDLE INSTALLATION, GIBSON STYLE Includes cutting slots and Restring & TuneWith set-up $75
$15 TUNER MOUNTING, DROP IN, 6 STRINGPlus Cost of Restring or Set UpWith Full Set Up $10
$40 TUNER INSTALL, WITH REAMING & DRILLING 6 STRINGPlus Cost of Restring or Set Up With Full Set Up $30
$75 12 STRING TUNER INSTALLPlus Cost of Restring or Set Up With Full Set Up $60
$50 TUNER INSTALL, NON-DOG EARS (SPERTZELS, SCHALLER)Plus Cost of Restring or Set Up With Full Set Up $35
$30-$50 PICK GUARD MOUNTING, CUTTING AND SHAPING REQUIRED With set-up $25-$40
$15 PICK GUARD MOUNTING, LP STYLE, NO SCREWS With set-up $10
$40 PICK GUARD MOUNTING, STRAT STYLE, DROP IN With set-up $25
$12.50 SHIMMING IN STRAP BUTTONWith set-up $7.50
Nuts
Includes hand cutting and shaping new fingerboard nut from scratch, and fitting it specifically for each instrument. Some variation in pricing is due to the unexpected difficulty in removing some nuts. It is highly recommended each instrument be set up to ensure optimal playability.Restringing is NOT included. Price excludes cost of blank ($8-15 for high quality bone/synthetic)
$15-25 DIFFICULT REMOVAL OF NUTWith Set up $15-25
$90 FENDER STYLE With Set up $75
$95 GIBSON STYLE, ACOUSTIC OR FENDER W/ BINDINGWith Set up $80
$150 12 STRING With Set up $125
$55-55 FIT & ADJUST SYNTHETIC NUT With Set up $25-35
$100 GRAPHITE With Set up $85 $160 BRASS OR STEEL With Set up $145 Blanks are $10
$170 5 STRING BRASS BASS NUT With Set up $150 Blanks are $25
$140 MANDOLIN With Set up $115
$80 BANJO With Set up $65
$25-45 ADJUSTING FLOYD ROSE NUT SHELF With Set up $15-25
$175 INSTALL LSR ROLLER NUT W/ROUT With Set up $150
$175 INSTALL FLOYD ROSE NUT W/ROUTWith Set up $150
$40 SHIMMING UP AND RECUTTING NUT With Set up $25
$15-65 RAISING NUT SLOTS1st three included in cost of Full Set Up
$40 BUILDING UP BROKEN NUT With Set up $25
Binding Work
REGLUE LOOSE BINDING ON TOP, SIDE OR BACK WITH TOUCH UPThis is a very difficult repair and can require lots of touch up to make it work and look good.Each additional side $125$275 1ST SIDEREPAIR BINDING THAT IS MISSING, CRACKED, DISINTEGRATING This is another very time consuming repair. Often, we may recommend refinishing the whole guitar. Each additional side $175
MUST QUOTEREPLACING BINDING, ON ANY PART OF GUITAR
Custom Pickguards & Inlays
STRAT STYLE GUARDPlus materials $20-55$75-100 LP OR ARCHTOP STYLEPlus materials $20-55$150 & UP CUSTOM STYLE Plus materials $20-55$80 NEW ACOUSTIC PICK GUARD, HAND CUT Plus materials $8-55$25-75 MOUNTING PRE CUT ACOUSTIC PICK GUARD Including removing old guard and adhesive$35-50 BACK/CONTROL PLATE$175 INLAY DOTS, FULL FINGERBOARD (10 DOTS), ROSEWOOD.Plus materials $10-35$275 INLAY FRETBOARD DOTS, FULL BOARD (10 DOTS), MAPLEIncludes Full Touch up of maple boardPlus materials $10-35$50 INLAY SINGLE DOTEach additional $25Plus materials$100 INLAY SIDE DOTS, FULL BOARD, NO TOUCH UP NEEDED$175-200 INLAY SIDE DOTS, FULL BOARD, WITH TOUCH UP$750 INLAY TRAPEZOID OR BLOCK INLAYS, WITH REFRET Plus materials $65 and up
