Our Guitar Repair & Luthier Services
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Setup
Second Chance Music will setup your instrument to meet your playing style.
Acoustic setup- $90
Restring, adjust truss rod, action, tighten hardware, clean and oil fingerboard, polish guitar and frets, replace battery.
Electric or bass setup- $90
Restring, adjust truss rod, neck angle, action, intonation, balance tremolo, adjust pickups, tighten hardware, clean and oil fingerboard, polish guitar and frets, replace battery.
Locking Tremolo+ $30
Each setup includes a 30 day warranty & up to 3 adjustments.
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Nut & Saddle
Bespoke fitting, shaping and polishing of a nut or saddle blank for your instrument. Every nut and saddle is made in house with the material of your choice.
Nut or Saddle- $90+
Includes Setup
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Fret Work
Fretwork can make all the difference in how your instrument plays and feels. Second Chance Music will level and re-crown your existing frets, or if needed, re-fret your instrument using your preferred size and type of fret wire.
Level, Crown & Polish $160+
The current frets are reshaped and buffed for playable bliss. Includes setup.
Full Re-fret $425+
Fresh frets will make your instrument better than new. Remove existing frets, re-plane and dress fingerboard, glue and press in new frets, dress ends, level, crown and polish. Bound or finished fingerboards extra.Includes setup.
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Wiring & Pickups
Pickup Install- $60
Swapping out a pickup on an electric solid body, doesn't include other modifications. Add $20 for each additional pickup.
Acoustic Pickup Install- $75
Under saddle or bridge plate pickup with an endpin jack. Preamps or other body mounted gadgets extra.
Electronic Component Swap- $30+
Swap a jack, switches and potentiometers.
Full Rewire- $125+
Start from scratch with all the electronics professionally wired.
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Consultation/Bench Fee
A full evaluation and diagnosis of your instrument with recommended repairs and services.
We offer this service to prospective clients as a courtesy.
If you are looking for advice on a personal project instrument, there is a bench fee for our time.
Fee- $30
Professional Guitar Repair Services in Portland
Second Chance Music offers repair and modification to just about any fretted instrument. Quotes and estimates are difficult to give over the phone, contact us to set up an appointment, and we’ll evaluate your instrument and provide an estimate. Prices listed above are a guideline and subject to change based on a final evaluation of your instrument.
As a small, service-oriented business in high demand, we operate by appointment only.