MAR-SCHELL'S repairs
Stringed Instruments
All prices subject to an actual assessment of the instrument in question, as no two instruments are alike after individual usage is taken into account. Basic estimates are free of charge.
Prices are in CAD. Labour rate is $75.00/hour
Restrings (does not include the cost of strings)
Steel string guitar or bass guitar - $20.00
12 string guitar - $30.00
Locking trem guitar- $30.00 (does not include extra time to reset adjustment of the guitar if a gauge change is desired)
Classical guitar, banjo, mandolin - $30.00
Ukulele - $20.00
Setup - we advise installing new strings with a setup
(does not include the cost of strings)
Electric & acoustic guitar, Taylor guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele setup - $75.00
12 string guitar, mandolin setup - $85.00
Trem guitar setup - $85.00
REPLACE NUT WITH HAND FABRICATED AND FITTED BONE NUT
(part extra)
Electric & acoustic 6 string guitars, bass, banjo, ukulele - $75.00
12 string, mandolin - $85.00
ACOUSTIC SADDLE REPLACEMENT
(does not include part)
Plastic saddle - $31.25
Hand fabricated, compensated and fitted bone saddle - $65.00
FRET LEVEL/ RECROWN/ POLISH
(includes restring and setup; strings not included)
Electric, acoustic 6 string guitars, banjo, mandolin, 4 & 5 string bass - $175.00
6 string bass, 7 or 8 string guitar - add $25.00
REFRET
(includes restring and setup; strings & fret wire not included)
A new nut may be required- labour is included, part extra)
Plain rosewood or ebony fingerboard - $325.00
Maple or finished fingerboard - add $75.00
Bound fingerboard - add $100.00
Stainless steel frets - add $100.00
Partial refret unbound board - $25.00/fret plus possible partial setup fee
Partial refret bound board - $35.00/fret plus possible partial setup fee
FRET EDGE DRESS
File off/bevel/round fret ends - $50.00
GLUE DOWN RAISED FRETS
$7.50/fret plus possible partial setup fee
BRIDGE REGLUE
(includes restring and setup; strings not included)
6 string acoustic guitar - $175.00
12 string guitar - add $37.50
Ukulele - $125.00
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
(strings, saddle, bridge or bridge billet extra)
6 string acoustic guitar- pre-fab replacement bridge - $225.00
6 string acoustic with hand made rosewood bridge - $325.00
ELECTRONIC WORK
(all parts extra)
Base Price $25.00
Archtop guitar without electronics access Add $35.00
Requires new mounting hole in plastic pickguard Add $10.00
Requires new mounting hole in solid body Add $15.00
Output jack Add $15.00
Control pot Add $15.00
Pickup selector switch (Gibson style) Add $20.00
Pickup selector switch (Fender style) Add $30.00
Fender Super Switch Add $50.00
Mini-switch Add $20.00
Push-pull pot Add $35.00
Kill Switch Add $10.00
9v battery clip Add $10.00
Battery box (Direct replacement, soldering included) Add $15.00
ACOUSTIC GUITAR PICKUP INSTALLATION
(all parts extra)
UST, internal preamp and output jack- $75.00
Internal; sensors and output jack- $75.00
Soundhole pickup with internal jack- $37.50 plus parts
Preamp installation in side of guitar- as per time required for individual job
ELECTRIC GUITAR PICKUP INSTALLATION
(does not include pickups or any extra parts that may be required; does not include restring if required; strings not included)
One pickup- $50.00
Two pickups- $ 75.00
Three pickups- $100.00
Archtop with only F-hole access- add $37.50
Telecaster bridge pickup- add $18.75 for bridge removal; restring required
Switch from active to passive/passive to active- add $75.00; extra parts not included
Strap button installation
Installation- $18.75 for two
Dowel/repair- add 18.75/button
Broken/fractured headstock
(includes simple cosmetic work)
Attached- up to $150.00
Detached- up to $225.00
ACOUSTIC GUITAR CRACKS
(includes cleating)
Per inch- $18.75
FRETLESS BASS CONVERSION
(includes veneers; does not include new strings)
4 string bass- includes maple veneer fret position markings- $225.00
Multi-string basses- add $37.50/string
Custom wiring for electric instruments, Left-handed conversions, Acoustic guitar brace resets Acoustic guitar bridge plate resets,
Acoustic guitar top crack repairs, Tuning machine, installation, Headstock resets
Some repairs may be more or less depending on the technicians discretion. Parts are not included in prices.*
Bruce “Jake” Jacobs / Repair Technician
Born in New England, raised in Halifax, NS and currently living in Winnipeg, MB, Bruce “Jake”Jacobs has witnessed and experienced the many sides of the music business. His solid and imaginative playing has had him accompanying a diverse range of artists through many genres of music. Jake has performed, toured and recorded with a virtual who’s who of the Canadian and international music scenes- artists such as the Rankin Family/Sisters, Natalie MacMaster, Ramsey Lewis, Herb Ellis, the Powder Blues Band, Murray McLaughlin, the Shuffle Demons, Carlos del Junco, Ellen McIlwaine, Roger Whittaker, Colleen Peterson, Amos Garrett, Ben E. King, Anne Murray, Gene McLellan, Cindy Church, Petula Clark, Ron Paley and hundreds of others. He was the touring bassist for Canadian rock icons Streetheart 2008 through 2017, playing sold out shows across western Canada. Musical theatre is another area of expertise for Jake- he has been in the pit for over 35 professional theatre productions in several major Canadian cities. Jake was also a contributing editor to Guitar World’s Bass Guitar magazine for several years, and had over two dozen equipment reviews published in that international publication. He is also a highly regarded fretted instrument technician and counts many respected artists and session players among his clients, and currently can be found utilizing this expertise at Mar-Schell’s Music in Winnipeg, MB.
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