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Martin D18GE repair
Martin D18GE belonging to a friend of mine was accidentally dropped, needs internal brace re-glued, bridge pulled and re-glued, and neck reset, this according to my local shop. They want $800 and it'll take 3 months...
What's my best course of action here? I need a guitar to play but can only put $400 into a repair at this point. thanks for any advice! |
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Sounds like a 450 to 500 repair tops, but without seeing it they may be correct, Try local luthiers in your area you may get one with a better price and turnaround time, I WOULD NOT take to a "music store" as they probably outsource to a local repair luthier and charge on top of the repair pricing....
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Get bridge reglued and other structural damage repaired - the reset can wait until you can afford to do the other work. The need for neck resetting isn't often related to the accident, but more of a time/tension/age issue.
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That being said lots of pros and cons for doing things this way, I have not done it that way for at least 7 or 8 years now. Steve
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