Bilbo Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 I have just been quoted £300-350 by a luthier for this job. Can anyone confirm whether this is competitive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 Sounds a bit excessive to me, does that include the cost of the bridge too? Might be worth giving Peter at ME Strings in Monks Eleigh a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 (edited) Admittedly i'm talking about a regular leccy bass here , but still I'd say well excessive. To give you an idea why, i had a luthier rout my bass for a pickup, ( so he had to make a template ) wire it to the pots, then i wanted the rear cavity enlarged ( matron ) becuase it was so small that getting access to 2 of the 3 pots was near impossible. Also, the rear cavity did not have a shelf so the cavity cover sat over the body and not in the cavity. So he routed a shelf on it as well as making the cavity bigger. I did the job of making the cavity cover myself, as he made a template for it. That lot cost £150 Edited June 28, 2018 by fleabag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreadBin Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 What bridge, to what bass? That does sound excessive to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted June 28, 2018 Share Posted June 28, 2018 It’s in the EUB and DB section, should give a clue. And as Bilbo doesn’t play EUB.................... Laurence Dixon supplied and fitted a new adjustable bridge, reprofiled the fingerboard, adjusted the soundpost and reglued the body here and there and made the bass sound divine. All for £450. So I’d think £350 is a bit much for the bridge only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted June 28, 2018 Author Share Posted June 28, 2018 I have provided the bridge so it is fitting only Inc cutting to size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Seems quite high. When Martin Penning shaped mine and fitting adjusters I think that was £250. And the top of my bass is pretty deformed so it certainly wasn't a simple job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubsonicSimpleton Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 My luthier of choice doesn't like being supplied with parts - I asked him why, and his main concern was that substandard materials make precision work much more difficult, and he doesn't want to put himself in a position where he is having to stand behind a job which fails at a later date due to something beyond his control which he than has to rectify at his expense or risk damage to his reputation. He quoted me £200 to supply a despiau blank, fit adjusters to it and fit it to the bass when I asked him about replacing my bridge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 8 minutes ago, SubsonicSimpleton said: My luthier of choice doesn't like being supplied with parts - I asked him why, and his main concern was that substandard materials make precision work much more difficult, and he doesn't want to put himself in a position where he is having to stand behind a job which fails at a later date due to something beyond his control which he than has to rectify at his expense or risk damage to his reputation. He quoted me £200 to supply a despiau blank, fit adjusters to it and fit it to the bass when I asked him about replacing my bridge. That's a really good point, and something I have experienced too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 7 hours ago, Burns-bass said: Part of the issue is geography. Going to Martin Penning would cost about £150 in petrol thereby negating any gain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete.young Posted June 29, 2018 Share Posted June 29, 2018 Monks Eleigh on the other hand is about 40 minutes up the road. I think from memory Peter charged me about 250 quid to glue the back of my bass back on (it was falling off), replace the soundpost, fit and supply a new bridge (not adjustable) which had to be thinned down quite a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 I have got it sorted, thanks. £225!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Good man ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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