Monday, January 1, 2018

American Luthier 
Guitar Repair Shop 
Seattle | WA 
americanluthier@gmail.com 
By appointment only

GUITAR SERVICES
 Many times we can't give you a definite quote until we get to see the guitar, but here are some examples of our basic prices:

$85. GUITAR SETUP
Either acoustic guitar or electric guitar. Includes adjustment of truss rod, intonation, proper string height (action), pick up height, cleaning of electronics, conditioning of the fingerboard. A set of standard brand strings is included.

$25-$35. GUITAR RE-STRING
Exact price depends on type of guitar and string choice. Includes strings.

$175. FRET LEVEL, CROWN AND POLISH, AKA PRO SETUP
 Recommended if your guitar has worn/uneven frets or slightly warped fingerboard. Also a great idea if you do a lot of string bends, since we polish those babies until they are buttery smooth. Includes standard setup.

$55. BONE NUT
 Bone has a great tone quality and is a much better choice than the plastics that most guitars come equipped with. We hand make every nut to perfectly fit every guitar. Must be done together with a standard setup.

$50. COMPENSATED BONE SADDLE Bone is an especially rewarding material choice on acoustic bridges. It gives your guitar a crisp, clear sound. We also compensate it for best intonation. Must be done together with a standard setup.

Saturday, February 18, 2017

2017 Custom J-Style Relic, Student Build

We offer a limited number of one-on-one guitar building classes each year, where you can build a custom guitar under the watchful eyes of David Aldrich. Students select bodies, necks, hardware and electronics, and then we build it.

  • No experience needed.
  • Classes are one-on-one.
  • Duration: 4 day sessions
  • Cost: $3000

  • Alder body
  • 3 ply pickguard
  • Maple/Rosewood neck, "C" profile
  • 21 fret, 9.5" radius, with 6105 stainless steel frets
  • 1 5/8" bone nut
  • Lollar P90 Neck and Jazzmaster bridge pickups
  • 2 Volume Controls, master tone and bass rolloff, .033 Sprague Orange Drop capacitor
  • Gotoh nickle vintage locking tuners
  • Staytrem bridge
  • Fender AVRI Traditional tremolo
  • Medium aging on body and hardware

Pictures from the latest student build:

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

2016 Custom JM-Style Build, Just Completed Custom Jazzmaster 7
  • Alder body
  • 3-ply pickguard
  • Maple/Rosewood neck, "C" profile modified Squier
  • 21 fret, 9.5" radius, with 6105 stainless steel frets
  • 1 5/8" bone nut
  • Fender '65 Pure Vintage Jazzmaster pickups
  • 1MEG pots, .033 Sprague Orange Drop capcitor for lead circuit, and .5 ceramic disc capacitor for rhythm circuit
  • American Luthier Custom JM wiring
  • Staytrem bridge
  • Fender AVRI Traditional tremolo
  • Medium aging on body and hardware
  • $1795 SOLD