We’re growing! Our newly expanded repair shop is still located in our location on 8th Avenue South in Nashville, Tennessee. The Carter Vintage Repair team is now accepting outside guitars for repair, restoration, and setups!

Our primary focus is on structural repairs for fine vintage (pre-1980) and other high-value guitars. We have a world-class staff of master luthiers and high-quality technicians to handle complex repairs for high value instruments. Headstock and neck breaks, body cracks, neck re-sets, fretwork, bridge repair/replacement, finish touch up, pickup repair/replacements, neck re-shaping, bridge plate repair/replacement, are just a few of the repair services we now offer.

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CVG Repairs Price List

• Acoustic Neck Re-set 
  • Gibson Level 1 – $1,250 (includes new nut, saddle, finish touch up and fret level) 
  • Gibson Level 2 – $1,500 (includes new nut, saddle, finish touch up and full refret) 
  • Martin Level 1 – $1,050 (includes new nut, saddle, finish touch up and fret level) 
  • Martin Level 2 – $1,350 (includes new nut, saddle, finish touch up and full refret) 
  • NOTE: All neck resets require a fret level at the very least, and most require a re-fret due to the nature of the neck shifting during a neck reset 
• Level 1 Headstock/Neck Break – $850.00 (includes standard headstock repair with finish touch up) 
• Level 2 Carbon Fiber Reinforced Breaks – $1,250.00 (includes carbon fiber headstock repair, with finish touch up) 
• Back, Sides, and Top Cracks (Standard Acoustic Guitars) – $125.00 per crack (3-4 inch max – $100 per every 4 inches for extended cracks)
• Bridge Lift and Re-Glue – $325 (includes a new saddle) 
• Fret Level, Crown, and Polish – $200.00 + $50.00 Stainless Steel 
• Full Fret Replacement 
  • Rosewood and Ebony – $500.00 (+ $100.00 for Stainless Steel) 
  • Rosewood and Ebony with Binding – $600.00 (+ $100.00 for Stainless Steel) 
  • Maple and other Lacquered fretboards – $600.00 (+ $100.00 for Stainless Steel) 
  • Compression fret for non-truss rod guitars – $700 (+ $100 for bound fretboards)
• Acoustic Bridge Replacement 
  • Standard Martin and Gibson styles – $425.00 
  • Gibson Mustache and other Custom styles – $550.00 
• Acoustic Bridge Plate Replacement – $350.00 
• Acoustic Bridge Plate Plug and re-drill – $200.00 
• Acoustic Pickup Install – $150.00 
• Electric Guitar Pickup Re-wind – $125.00 per pickup coil (ex. $250 for a humbucker) 
• Basic Guitar/Bass Set Up – $125
• Floyd Rose/Kahler Style – $185
• 12 String set-up – $200.00
• Classical and Slotted Headstock Set-up – $150.00
• Bone Nut – $100.00 (in addition to required set-up charge)
• Tuner swap – $45.00 per set (+ cost of tuners)
• Tuner conversion – $100.00 per set (+ cost of tuners)
• Pot replacement – $65.00 per standard pot (solid body guitars)
• Pot replacement – $100.00 per standard pot (hollow and semi-hollow guitars)
• Switch replacements – $75.00 plus cost of switch (add $50.00 for hollow / semi-hollow body)
• Binding Re-glue – $25.00 per inch
• Body Binding removal and re-glue – $250.00 per section (includes finish touch-up)
• Strap Button Install – $20.00
• Advanced Repairs – reach out to team for quote 

*NOW OFFERING* Basic setups and restrings are now offered by our shop for outside repairs, and are included as part of our standard $85 bench/photography fee when listing an instrument on consignment with us.

Contact Us to Schedule Repairs

Our repair staff is available Monday through Friday, 10am – 5pm. Limited staff are available on weekends, but drop-off is available Saturday and Sunday, between the hours of 10am – 4pm.

If you are not in the Nashville area, please contact us to discuss the process for getting a repair estimate.