BassInMyFace Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 very quick one but in basschat's experience what is reasonable quote for luthier to fit new bridge? i have the blank bridge so its labour only and have been quoted £120 from one and £150 from another. this surprised me. does this seem reasonable? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Bassman Posted March 7, 2012 Share Posted March 7, 2012 Sounds a lot to me, I'd want the bridge and fitting for that. I fit my own bridges and I can't see it taking more than 2-3 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 My last quote was £250 for a bridge [i]and[/i] fitting. It can take a bit of time to get the profile of the bridge feet to match the contours of the table so perhaps your qoutes are based on a worst case scenario and may end up costing a lot less if the fitting turns out to be straightforward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero9 Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 A guideline cost for a medium quality bridge fitting is around £100 to £120 including the bridge (in my experience, having had two DB's done). Labour only I would say around £50 to £70. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBod Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I was charged around £50 for re-fitting/correcting a recent replacement bridge...that didn't fit. But that was a part of a general set-up and new strings, so there was some headroom. I would think anything over £75 for just fitting seems a bit steep. But I'm a complete novice in the "classical" world and their ways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassInMyFace Posted March 8, 2012 Author Share Posted March 8, 2012 thanks folks, i think im gonna leave these quotes alone. im hardly an orchestral soloist so contemplating selling the new bridge on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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