Musicians at every level need to properly maintain their equipment for peak performance and usability. Whip City Music combines both in-house and outsourced services to help keep your instruments and other equipment in top condition and ready when you need them.
Set Up - Acoustic Guitars, Acoustic Basses, Banjos or Mandolins ($65.00) Restring using strings of your choice, clean and oil fretboard, polish frets, adjust truss rod, adjust saddle height, adjust nut slot height, clean and polish finish. Price does not include strings or other parts.
Set Up - Most Electric Guitars and Bass Guitars ($65.00) Restring using strings of your choice, clean and oil fretboard, polish frets, adjust truss rod, adjust tremolo spring tension, set action, set intonation, clean and polish finish. Price does not include strings or other parts.
Set Up - Double Locking Tremolo Guitars ($120.00) Restring using strings of your choice, clean and oil fretboard, polish frets, adjust truss rod, adjust spring tension, set action, set intonation, clean and polish finish. Price does not include strings or other parts.
Restring - Most Guitars, Basses, Banjos, Mandolins and Ukuleles ($15.00) Restring using strings of your choice, clean and oil fretboard, clean and polish finish, tune, inspect for other issues. Price does not include strings or other parts.
Restring - Tied String Classical Guitars, Double Locking Tremolo Guitars ($30.00) Restring using strings of your choice, clean and oil fretboard, clean and polish finish. Price does not include strings or other parts.
Truss Rod Adjustment ($20.00) Get your guitar's truss rod adjusted to eliminate buzz, or improve playability.
Action Adjustment ($30.00) Adjust the action for improved playability. Additional charges apply for guitars with Floyd Rose or similar bridges (add $30.00).
Intonation Adjustment ($30.00) Adjust intonation on guitars and basses with adjustable bridges. Additional charges apply for guitars with Floyd Rose or similar bridges (add $30.00).
Install Strap Button ($15.00) Install additional strap button.
Nut Repair ($40.00) Repair or make minor modification to existing nut. Additional charges apply for creating a custom nut (add $20.00).
Fret Level & Crown ($120.00) Level and crown all frets.
Pickup Installation ($40.00 for single, $50.00 for two, $60.00 for three) Install passive pickups to your guitar without a pickguard. Additional charges apply for active pickups (add $5.00), guitars with a pickguard (add $5.00), new pickguard or pickguard modifications (price varies).
Guitar/Bass Simple Electronics Repairs ($40.00) Repair jack, potentiometer or switch. Additional charges apply for repair of multiple items.
We provide cleaning and repair services for most band and orchestra instruments. Most repairs require a one to two week turnaround time. Band and orchestra services are quoted on an individual basis, but unless extensive work is required these repairs generally cost from $30 to $100. Servicing can be quoted prior to performing repairs, or you can establish a call limit. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding these services.