Guitar Repair Services

Local acoustic guitar, electric guitar & ukulele repair workshop based in Maidenhead, Berkshire with a focus on precision, tone, and long-term playability.

If your guitar is damaged, buzzing, or just not sounding right, we offer a range of trusted guitar repair services to help restore it. From saddle replacements to structural fixes, everything is handled by a skilled luthier with a passion for beautiful tone and playability. We serve guitar players from Maidenhead and surrounding towns including Bourne End, Beaconsfield, Marlow, Henley, Ascot, and Reading. Even far flung places like Cookham.

Common Acoustic Guitar Repairs

Saddle or Nut Replacement – from £80
Precision-cut bone or synthetic replacement parts, shaped and fitted to your guitar:

  • Handmade bone nut replacement from £80

  • Handmade bone saddle replacement from £80
    (Discount if both done at once)

Bridge Repair or Replacement – from £90
Loose or lifting bridges re-glued or replaced. Handcrafted new bridges quoted after inspection.

Fret Work – from £40
Address fret buzz, uneven frets, or sharp fret ends:

  • Partial fret levelling from £40

  • Individual fret replacement – POA

  • Full fret dress – see Setup + Fret Dress

Pickup Installation – from £90
We can install passive or active acoustic pickups (undersaddle or soundhole).
Includes internal cabling and battery bag where needed.

Crack & Structural Repairs – POA
Cracked tops, sides, or loose braces? These jobs require assessment but are all within our scope.

Miscellaneous

  • Strap button fitting – £20

  • Custom work – quoted case by case

Need a guitar repair quote? Contact us nowfor a no-obligation quote.

 

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Simon, Maidenhead

“I would like to say how much i appreciated Steve’s advice and genuine dedication to his craft. He set up my Gibson archtop guitar, and it plays the best it ever has minus an annoying wolf note!”

Paul, Crowthorne

“Steve set up my Taylor for me, including lowering the action and a small repair. Brilliant service. 5 stars from me.”

Close-up of a bass guitar tuning pegs and gears being repaired.
Close-up of a bass guitar head with tuning pegs under repair.
Close-up of a guitar headstock with tuning pegs, showing a screwdriver being used to repair the gear mechanism.
Clamps to repair a bass guitar head in a woodworking shop.
Guitar repair - bass guitar with split head

What’s Not Included:

  • We do not work on 12-string guitars at this time

  • Repairs involving major refinishing or neck resets are not currently offered

  • We reserve the right to decline work on instruments with suspected structural instability

Bench Rate & Turnaround

  • £60/hour luthier bench rate (min. charge £30) for non-standard repairs

  • Most repairs completed in 3–7 working days, depending on complexity

  • All work includes a free inspection and clear quote before any repairs begin. We’ll always discuss options and costs up front.

Need a guitar repair quote? Contact us now for a no-obligation quote.

 

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 Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs

  • Not really. Whilst we do make and sell fine acoustic guitars and do repairs and setups, we are more of a guitar workshop than a shop. So services and trying-out our guitars are offered by appointment. Just contacting us here.

  • Most straightforward repairs and setups are usually completed in a few days. Simply drop off the guitar, agree what needs to be done, how much it will cost and leave it with me. I will then text or WhatsApp you when the guitar is ready for collection.

  • Yes I do repairs and setups on electrics, basses and acoustics. However I only build acoustic guitars. I do not currently work on 12-string acoustics.

  • In the first place get in touch by emailing me from the contact page on this website. Give me an idea of the work you think needs doing and if necessary send a couple of photos. I will then give you an estimate. If you like the estimate we arrange a time to drop-off the guitar and at that point, once I’ve seen the guitar up close I will confirm the quote before any work starts.

    The website gives a guideline on the most common types of work we do.

  • We stock things like strings, nuts and saddles that are commonly used in the course of repairs and setups but don’t really stock a broader range of products or parts. For more specific repairs any parts will usually need to be ordered in which may affect the timings.

  • Yes if you already have a new set of preferred strings that you would like to be fitted as part of the setup or repair just bring them along.

    Strings get worn out and dirty in the normal course of playing so it’s a good idea to refresh them every so often.

    If you don’t have a new set of strings we can supply them.

  • Yes we fix and set-up ukuleles too. The mechanics are the same as an acoustic guitar in miniature.