Repair Category

♫ String-Orchestral (violin, viola, cello, dbl-bass)
♫ Fretted/Folk (guitars, bass, banjo, uke, etc.)
♫ Brasswinds (trumpets, french horn, tuba, etc.)
♫ Woodwinds (flutes, clarinets, saxes, etc.)
♫ Percussion (drum kits, bongos, congas, timbales, etc.)

Johnny Music Soft Opening Day
July 15, 2026

We will only be accepting repair jobs / servicing work on fretted instruments (e.g. guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, etc.), stringed instruments (violins, violas, cellos, dbl-bass) and percussion-type instruments only. Flute repairs accepted on case-by-case basis; comprehensive all-around brasswind & woodwind servicing and repairs will become available as Johnny Music expands into a facility to accomodate more of this type of work.

Johnny Music Instrument Repair Menu

Full Service Violin & Viola Setup
Complete action work: bridge reshaping & nut slotting work, tuning-peg resurfacing, tailpiece/gut adjustment & fine-tuning machine installation/new string set installation as needed; cleaning & conditioning of the fingerboard...
RATE: $80.00 - a most-popular service to make that cheap Amazon-purchased junk into a real-playing instrument*
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Full Service Cello & String Bass Setup
Complete action work: bridge reshaping & nut slotting work, tuning-peg resurfacing, tailpiece/gut adjustment & fine-tuning machine installation/new string set installation as needed... just as with the violin/viola service above...
RATE: $100.00*
RATE: $120.00*
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String Instrument Restringing
Replacing strings/new string set installed:
RATE: $20.00 for violin, viola & cello
RATE: $30.00 for double/string basses
SINGLE STRING replacement labor is $5 each; all includes repositioning of bridge and fine-tuner resetting / refloating*
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Restring & Cleaning & Treating FB
All fretted/fretless instruments with 8 strings or less - RATE: $25.00
Generally applies to all the various acoustic/electric guitars w/8 strings or less; ukuleles & simple small-fretted is $20*
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Restring & Cleaning & Treating FB
All fretted/fretless instruments with 9 strings or more - RATE: $35.00
Generally applies to all the various acoustic/electric-folk and fretted instruments w/9 strings or more*
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Restring & Cleaning & Treating FB
All Floyd Rose / floating tremolo systems / Oddballs - RATE: $30.00
Generally applies to all the various electric-fretted instruments w/9 strings or less; recommended only for guitars in A+ shape*
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Restringing Autoharps/Harps, Zithers, etc.
All autoharps and zithers up to 18 strings or less - RATE: $45.00
Applies to all the various acoustic-folk harp, dulcimer & zither type instruments w/18 strings or less; for those w/more ADD $2.00 for each additional string*
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FULL SETUP & Clean-Treating FB (Normal)
Bridge+neck+nut action work (neck straightening), fretboard cleaning + conditioning, fret-level check, full intonation service, acoustic / electric guitars -
RATE: $65.00 - Generally applies to all fretted instruments w/standard/fixed and simple tremolo bridges, acoustic & electric*
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FULL SETUP & Clean-Treating FB (Floating)
Bridge+neck action work (neck straightening), nut-check, fretboard cleaning + conditioning, fret-level check, full intonation service; this applies to Floyd Rose-equipped and similar floating-tremolo system-equipped guitars - RATE: $85.00*
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Neck/Truss Rod Adustment Only
Standard-access truss-rods - RATE: $25.00
Add $15 if pickguard removal is required or add $25 if neck removal is required
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New Nut Fabrication / Fitting
All acoustic, folk, stringed or fretted instruments - RATE $40.00
Choose between synthetic or bone nuts*
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Nut-Slotting ONLY
All acoustic, folk, stringed or fretted instruments - RATE $15.00
one slot; ADD $5 for each additional slot...
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LCP Work - Leveling+Crowning+Polishing
All acoustic or electric guitars/basses; RATE $160.00 - less for small fretted-insts - ADD $40 for the work on stainless steel frets
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Brass Instrument Dent/Damage Repair
Small Brass: STARTING RATE $75.00
Big Brass: STARTING RATE $100.00
Add $15 for spot-lacquering of repair job
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Woodwind Playing Problems
Currently servicing FLUTES ONLY STARTING RATE $40.00 key alignment & adjustments only; body-damage metal-working STARTING RATE $75.00
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Drum Head Replacement
Replace drumheads - RATE $20.00/add $5.00 each additional head; bass/snare drums start @ $25/snare-side is $30*
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A lot more repair services will be available and listed here soon!

All servicing jobs/labor costs shown above does not include costs of replacement parts or accessories. Repair times vary depending upon repair service queue at time of instrument check-in; walk-in+on-the-spot repairs may be serviced for certain simple repair/service tasks.


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Repair Terms

We guarantee the quality and workmanship of all of our Johnny Music shop repairs for a period of three months (90 days); expendable items (e.g. strings, reeds, lubrication, accessories, etc) are not covered. Instruments/items checked-in and left unclaimed in the shop over 10 days from notification of service estimate or repair-job completion will be assessed a $1.00 per day storage fee. Instruments/items unclaimed over 90 days after initial notification of repair-job estimates or those whose repair-service work has been completed will be moved to abandoned status and may be sold to compensate for shop services & fees rendered without obligation to compensate the former owner of said instrument. Johnny Music is expected to handle all music equipment/musical instruments submitted for shop-service with due care and propriety, but will not be held responsible for any damages or loss incurred while in possession of, or during transport of the instrument(s) / accessories; in particular, instruments/accessories that which already exhibit signs defectiveness, malfunction, negligence or abuse.

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