I offer double bass repair work out of my home workshop. To schedule an appointment for your bass, please use the contact form to get in touch with me personally. For basic setup work and simple repairs, I aim to turn repairs around within a week. For more complicated repairs, my backlog is anywhere from three to six months long.
If you’re bass is in need of major repair, I will want to see photos ahead of our first appointment. I can’t give an accurate estimate over email, but I try to give some idea of potential cost and timeline.
Below are some prices for some of my standard services. I offer a 10% student discount for any repair invoice over $100. Please note that each repair is unique and my pricing may have to be adjusted to suit your specific bass and needs.
- String Installation – $25 – Price is waived if other work is being done.
- New Bridge – $500 – Includes adjusters and a single tree Despiau bridge blank.
- Bridge Recut – $125 – Includes shaving down the crown, re-thinning the bridge, and refinishing the face.
- Laborie Installation – $75 – Drilling and reaming your bass for an angled endpin. The actual endpin must be purchased separately.
- Fingerboard Replane – $300 – Includes reshaping the surface of the fingerboard and recutting the nut to match. If your bass has a C-extension, add an additional $150.
- New Fingerboard – $1,200 – Includes the cost of the fingerboard and labor.
- Fingerboard Dots – $20 – Per dot.
- Gluing Seams – $50-$100 – Depends on size and number of open seams. Extreme situations may fall outside this price range.
- Neck Reset – $1,500 – Includes refitting the neck and revarnishing the heel. This repair might require some additional bridge work. Kay and Engelhardt basses will need to be quoted individually.
- New Nut – $150 – Same price regardless of whether your bass has a C-extension.
- New Soundpost – $100
- Top Remove/Replace – $1,500 – Price includes top removal, minor edge repair, and touchup. Extensive edge damage will need to be quoted separately.
- C-extension – $2,800 – Fully chromatic out of either Ebony, Ipe, or Wengee. Price includes the new string.