

PRICING AND TERMS
Fall String Special Acoustic and Electrical Stringed Instrument Set Ups:
-Note: The pricing structure listed below are starting points. Customers are welcomed to come to me with what they believe needs to be done. Upon inspection, I will make suggestions and pricing will be established once a plan is in place… if any component of a higher end set up is deemed necessary in a lesser priced set up, the customer will not be expected to pay for the more expensive set up. The service itself will simply be added to the price of the set up they selected. Please contact me with any questions and thanks!
$30 – Basic Refresh:
- Full Inspection
- Full Cleaning
- Restring and Stretch
- Intonation check/reset
$60 – “PRO-ATTITUDE” Set Up:
- Full Inspection
- Full Cleaning
- Hardware Tightening and Lubrication
- Fretboard Conditioning
- Restring and Stretch
- Truss Rod Adjustment
- Intonation check/reset
$95 – “CSTM JAHB” Set Up:
- Full Inspection
- Full Cleaning
- Fret Detail and Polish
- Nut and Saddle Cleaning
- Neck Finish Detail
- Hardware Tightening and Lubrication
- Hardware wax
- Body Wax (dependent on finish)
- Restring and Stretch
- Action Adjustment
- Truss Rod Adjustment
- Pickup Height Adjustment
- Intonation check/reset
Other Services:
On top of building custom instruments and modifying existing ones, I also do repair work on drums, classical instruments, and just about any other musical instrument from around the world. Check out my blog/portfolio and feel free to contact me with any questions!
The First to the Biddeford Bench: Rickenbacker 370 12 RME Part 2. Bridge, Electronics, Set Up.
Part two of the rejuvenation of a Rickenbacker 370 12RME.
The First to the Biddeford Bench: Rickenbacker 370 12 RME Part 1. Neck and Frets
Part one of the rejuvenation of a Rickenbacker 370 12RME.
One Foot on the Platform. The Other Foot on the Train.
The story of a 1958 Gibson ES 225 TDN I’ve played since birth.
Making Crappy Stuff Better #1:
As a forward, I say “cheap guitars” and “crappy stuff” knowing that they are neither synonymous nor mutually exclusive. Most guitars with higher price tags that I play these days suffer from the same issues as affordable ones. Having been alive to witness the onset of the existing market of new, ‘vintage’, and custom instruments,…
Custom Job Earth 2 CJE2SP240225 Born today….
A bit long in production on this one. Got quite sidetracked by the fretboard layout with the addition of wrap around ‘sun’ side dots, a larger diameter ‘moon’, a Fender style nut slot and a few other keeper details. The guitar is similarly equipped to my last 3 p/u build, Dimarzio Super dist. in the…
Custom Job Earth 3 CJE3SP130924 Born today….
Custom Job Earth 3 (CJE3SP130924) born today.