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estebanana -> RE: Adjusting action and intonation? (May 25 2014 21:26:29)
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Usually shops are charging between $50.00 and $80.00 an hour for repair work today in the major cities. 35.00 is like late 1970's - 1980's prices. Seriously.
Metal shops, machine shops, cabinet shops and other like skilled work usually charges around 40.00 to 90.00 per hour depending on the type of shop so guitar set up and really fits in that slot somewhere. Usually guitar repair shops have set prices for standard jobs based on an average of $60.00 per hour. Some shops have dealer prices and some have retail or both.
The Oakland shop has a two- prices dealers get a 15% off charge for referring work to the shop which they often did. And some of the jobs were long restoration jobs or difficult neck resets and other work that required specialization for vintage instruments. The retail prices for non dealers.
I'm not picking on you John, but just testifying to current price structures on behalf of those who still do repair work. I'm still trying to find a repair niche here, but the language barrier is holding me back. And if I could make contacts I would probably not charge as much as those back in the states.
I do remember the Oakland shop fondly, there were always a half dozen projects which involved taking the top or back, or neck off of old instruments going at any one time. You learn a lot being around that. And I recommend Stewart's work highly, he is a nationally recognized authority on vintage Martin, Gibson and American steel stings. And the taco trucks in that area...hmm.
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