I offer double bass repair work out of my home workshop. You can use this link to schedule a time to visit my shop. I see clients Friday through Monday by appointment only. If there isn’t a time available that works with your schedule, please use the contact form to get in touch with me personally.
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 15% 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 – $1000 – 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 – $1,000 – 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 or Ipe. Price includes the new string.