Banjo Repair Prices
* These prices are a good guide to repair costs but instruments must be seen before estimates can be made. *
Banjos are very rewarding to set up. They are mechanical in construction and lend themselves
well to fine adjustments.
The head, tailpiece, bridge and coordinator rods can all be easily adjusted to make more and better sound.
Setup
- adjust truss rod, adjust coordinator rods, adjust string
heights at nut & bridge, clean fingerboard, adjust tuners
$ 135.00
$ 95.00
$ 85.00
$ 65.00
$ 175.00
$ 425.00
$ 495.00
$ 15.00/fret plus $50.00
$ 20.00
$ 45.00
$ 15.00
$ 140.00
$ 120.00
$ 225.00
$ 65.00
$ 195.00
Nut
- New bone nut
Bridge
- Install new factory bridge, adjust string slots
Tuners
- Remove & replace, labour only
Frets
- Dress frets - level, crown & polish existing frets
Re-fret Unbound Fingerboard
- Remove old frets, re-surface fingerboard, prepare fret
slots, install frets, level, crown & polish. Plus set-up
Re-fret Bound Fingerboard
- Remove old frets, re-surface fingerboard, prepare fret
slots, install frets, level, crown & polish. Plus set-up
- Partial re-fret
Neck
- Truss rod adjustment
- Co-ordinator rod adjustment
- 5th string spikes, each
- 'Speed neck' - Remove lacquer or varnish from back of
neck, smooth & apply oil finish
Head
- Replace plastic head; labour only
- Replace skin head; labour only
Clean & Polish
- Wooden parts only
- Whole banjo
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