Located in our brand new showroom on 8th Avenue South in Nashville, the Carter Vintage Repair team is now accepting outside guitars for repair!

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.

Carter Vintage Repair Team

Greg Ellis

Head of Repair & Authentication

Steve Mather

Master Luthier, Team Lead

Scott Holyfield

Master Luthier

Bobby Ramsdell

Guitar Technician

Jake Byrne

Guitar Technician

Richie Kirkpatrick

Guitar Technician

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 – $700.00-$800.00 (includes standard headstock repair with finish touch up) 
• Level 2 Carbon Fiber Reinforced Breaks – $ 1,000.00 – $1,250.00 (includes carbon fiber headstock repair, with finish touch up) 
• Back, Sides, and Top Cracks (Standard Acoustic Guitars) – $120.00 per crack 
• 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) 
• 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) 
• Advanced Repairs – reach out to team for quote 

*Basic setups and restrings are not offered by our shop for outside repairs, but are included as part of our standard $75 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 dropoff is available Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 4pm.

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