Saving the World, One Guitar at a Time. 503-766-3502
Instrument Repair Price Schedule (effective 9/1/2024)
This is a comprehensive list of common repairs offered by Lorien Guitar Recovery.
| General Unlisted Repairs | |
| Minimum Bench Charge (MBC) | $30.00 |
| Hourly Rate (Billed in 15 minute increments) + parts | $55.00 |
| Evaluation | |
| Evaluation for Repair | N/C |
| Troubleshooting (MBC + Hourly after 1/2) | $30+ |
| Evaluation for Market Value or Vintage Restoration | $25-$100 |
| Instrument Restring | |
| Acoustic Guitar (Includes fretboard clean/condition; strings extra) | $18.00 |
| Acoustic Bass (Includes fretboard clean/condition; strings extra) | $21.00 |
| Electric Solid Body Guitar (Includes fretboard clean/condition; strings extra) | $21.00 |
| Electric Hollow/Semi Guitar (Includes fretboard clean/condition; strings extra) | $25.00 |
| Violin (strings extra) | $20.00 |
| Banjo (Includes fretboard clean/condition; strings extra) | $25.00 |
| Mandolin (Includes fretboard clean/condition; strings extra) | $25.00 |
| String Instrument Set-Up | |
| Acoustic Guitar | $50.00 |
| Acoustic Bass | $70.00 |
| Electric Solid Body Guitar | $70.00 |
| Electric Hollow/Semi Guitar | $90.00 |
| String Instrument Fret Work | |
| Fret Dress: level and recrown frets (includes set-up) | $175.00 |
| Refret Acoustic Bound neck (includes set-up) | $400.00 |
| Refret Acoustic Unbound Neck (includes set-up) | $350.00 |
| Refret Electric Bolt-On Neck Unbound (includes set-up) | $325.00 |
| Refret Electric Bolt-On Neck Bound (includes set-up) | $350.00 |
| Refret Electric Set-Neck Bound (includes set-up) | $400.00 |
| Refret Semi-Hollow Electric or Archtop Acoustic(includes set-up) | $450.00 |
| Improve Action/Playability | |
| Truss rod Adjustment | $18.00 |
| Saddle adjustment, Nut repair: (MBC + Hourly after 1/2) | $30+ |
| Pickup Installation | |
| Acoustic piezo or soundboard transducer | $70.00 |
| Solid Body Electric Guitar or Bass (1st- $25 for each additional) | $70.00 |
| Hollow/Semi Electric Guitar (1st- $25 for each additional) | $90.00 |
| Upgrade Work | |
| Custom Bone Nut (most instruments) | $75.00 |
| Custom Bone Saddle | $70.00 |
| Replace Acoustic Nut & Saddle with Bone (Labor Only) | $50.00 |
| Structure Repairs | |
| Bridge Reglue (Minimum Charge) | $65.00 |
| Bridge Removal and Reglue | $90.00 |
| Make new Bridge (Labor Only, Materials Extra) | $100.00 |
| Repair Broken Headstock (Minimum Charge) | $80.00 |
| Repair Top/Side/Back Crack (Acoustic Guitar, Send Photo for estimate) | $150+ |
| Major Repairs | |
| Neck Reset (Dovetail Joint) (Send Photo for estimate) | $200+ |
| Neck Reset (Bolt-on) (Send Photo for estimate) | $150+ |
| Finish Touchup or Refinishing (Send Photo for estimate) | $120+ |
| Solid Body Electric Repainting (Send Photo for estimate) | $450+ |
| Vintage Guitar Restoration (Send Photo for estimate) | $450+ |
Dear Customers,
Lorien Guitar Recovery is yet another unavoidable causality of the current economic downturn and is therefore suspending its retail outlet operations effective 5/3/2026.
| Our Retail outlet is open for business until 5/3/2026 at: 28163 Southeast Highway 212, Boring, OR 97009 Store Hours: Wed - Sat, 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM, NOW Sun, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
| On 6/1/2026, we are moving ALL instrument and accessories sales to our online stores. Luthier and Instrument Repair Services will be available at LGR Headquarters by Appointment. The appointment booking calendar will be activated on 6/1/2026. |
Saving the World, One Guitar at a Time. 503-766-3502