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Price for nut and saddle installation

Unread post by Lexington Steele » Wed Jan 21, 2004 4:30 pm

The guy at sam ash said he'd put a new nut and saddle in my guitar for $70, plus the cost of strings. Is that too much. It sounds rather steep to me.

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Unread post by Thomas » Wed Jan 21, 2004 4:50 pm

hmmmmmmmmm.

i just had a bone nut installed and it cost me $40.

i was going to have the saddle done too but my pickup is underneath it so i just left it but that WOULD have cost $15.

new elixers :D cost about $13.

so as long as he's not giving you cheap strings thats about right :)
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Unread post by whatshername » Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:52 pm

Lexington Steele wrote:The guy at sam ash said he'd put a new nut and saddle in my guitar for $70, plus the cost of strings. Is that too much. It sounds rather steep to me.

Lex
elijah77jc wrote:hmmmmmmmmm.

i just had a bone nut installed and it cost me $40.

i was going to have the saddle done too but my pickup is underneath it so i just left it but that WOULD have cost $15.

new elixers :D cost about $13.

so as long as he's not giving you cheap strings thats about right :)


sorry, but that just really sounds sort of comical..ahhaha :D
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Unread post by Thomas » Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:46 am

fortyoneantz wrote:sorry, but that just really sounds sort of comical..ahhaha :D
i'm always one to comment on silly things. had to do it.
lol and this coming from a girl :roll:
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Unread post by Trippin Hillbilly » Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:44 am

897927 BAJJILLION MILLION ZILLION cents!
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Unread post by Lexington Steele » Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:29 pm

Well i took it in today. 85 bucks. He's cuting the saddle, nut, and doing a little repair work. My guitar has been making a wierd buzzing sound when i play something percussive. Turns out one of the ribs in the bracing came unglued from the back of the guitar. So he is regluing it for me. So i guess for all he is doing the price isn't all that bad.
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Unread post by NoNotThat » Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:09 pm

you don't have a friend who can do it for you?
if not, you just have to go in there and make friends. it can save you lots.
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