Hardware Upgrades & Services

Tuning Machine Upgrades for Electric & Acoustic Guitars

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Upgrading and expertly installing your instrument's tuners is one of the most significant upgrades to elevate your instrument's performance. Employing premium materials, exemplary design, high-ratio tuning gears, and precision locking mechanisms contribute significantly to augmenting your instrument's tuning precision and tuning stability. In tandem with better tuning precision and stability, you will notice a discernible refinement in both the tactile feel and the tonal character of your instrument. 

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Tuning Machine Upgrades includes the Basic String Change & Spruce Up package

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4 String Bass Guitar - $60

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6 String hardtail Guitar - $70

6 String with tremolo - $80

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12 String String Guitar $100

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Double-neck Electric Guitar - $175

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​​-Service Details-

• Consultation to find the best tuning machines for your instrument (If needed)

• Consultation to choose the optimal string gauges, tension, and string materials, (please see String Differently.)

• Remove old tuning machines 

• Doweling old screw holes (if needed)

• Drill new screw holes (if needed)

• String tree swap included (If desired)

• Remove old bushings, (if needed)

• Install new bushings, (if needed) bushing teeth waxed with 100% natural bees wax before firm, yet gentle, installation.

• Install new tuning machines

• All screws waxed with 100% natural bees wax before screwing down

• Basic, but detailed cleaning of the entire instrument.

• Basic, but detailed hand polishing of the entire instrument.

• Basic, but detailed cleaning of the hardware.

• Basic, but detailed hand polishing of the hardware.

• Any plastic left-over stuck in the screw holes eliminated, (If you are as fastidious as I, you know exactly what I mean).

• Fingerboard cleaned. 

• Fingerboard conditioned.

• Basic fret polishing, (please see Regarding Frets). 

• Set optimal truss rod relief.

• Basic radius adjustment of the saddles to the fingerboard radius.

• Basic "quick" saddle height adjustment for better action. 

• Smooth-out nut slots.

• Nut lubrication.

• Re-string.

• String stretching.

• Balance Tremolo (If applicable).

• Strobe Intonation and positioning of floating bridge (Arch-top Guitars).

• Strobe intonation of the saddles

• Tighten any loose hardware 

• Pots, switches & jack receive a shot of DeoxIT D5.

• Strobe tuning 

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Add-ons:

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- For instruments with additional single strings, i.e. 7 or 8 String Guitar, or 5 or 6 String Bass Guitar, please add $5 per string. 

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- Hole reaming, please add 5$ per hole

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- Drill new guide pin holes, please add - $25

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- Doweling and re-drill guide pins, please add - $40

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