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i can't speak for everyone, but i was jarred because his thread title asked about a fair price, which is what i clicked the thread to discuss. but it seemed by his original post that he didn't want a fair price - he wanted the lowest price - which doesn't seem fair to the person doing the setup. when i saw that, i didn't feel good about the discussion. i wouldn't have clicked a thread about the cheapest you can pay an experienced, knowledgeable person.
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Ha ha. Very funny. er... not. Sonny, believe me, if I got any calmer, I'd be stood still. His point was not valid at all, the guy's question needs to be answered properly, and that means telling the whole story so that he can then evaluate whether he wants to seek out the cheapest and be or take cognizance of the good advice that many have given him re seeking 'the cheapest'. What about you? are you a cheapest is best guy too?!
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hey there newbie... lots of good stuff in these replies, some of it hard to take. I still remember when I didn't have the $ for a new set of strings, so I tried boilin' 'em! LOL! NOT very successful at that one...
In my 5 decades of playing acoustic guitar, I have realized how EXTREMELY VALUABLE it is to have a solid relationship with a great guitar tech... whenever I move to a new area, that's one of the first things I check out. I've had techs who knew me well enough that they'd "float" me work from time to time, or give me their absolute lowest price 'cause they knew that I didn't have much to spend. There's ALWAYS a way to get what you want! This is something I firmly believe, and have for some time now... All that said, my main guy is back down south where I used to live... Rick McKee, a STELLAR tech/repair man. we've known each other since the mid-80's when I first moved to the SF Bay Area. At this point, we are BOTH a bit long in the tooth; he's somewhat of a local icon and I'm doing okay for $$$ - and a full set-up would run me around $125-150, if he has to dress the frets. And I'm sure he'd do it for nothing if I told him I needed that... Good luck with that guitar! I ASSUME there is an actual guitar that needs work involved in this thread, isn't there? REMINDER: A great tech is worth his weight in GOLD! play on............................................> John Seth Sherman
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yes, you are correct Howard, I didn't get any fret work done for that price.........just the saddle sanded and the nut filed and the truss rod adjusted.........
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I know a guy who will do it for $15.
You won't like the results though.
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Maybe you should ask your parents for an advance on your allowance so you can get your guitar set up properly.
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I agree, I thought the same thing.just because someone somewhere got a setup once for only a few $$$ doesn't mean its the going rate or it was a good setup. |
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I think of $100 as the worst-case cost for a setup in case the nut and saddle have to be changed. Most of the time I pay about half that cost. I do a lot myself, however, and that of course is free.
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