Acoustic Guitar Repair in Redding, CA
Lifting bridges, cracks, loose braces, saddles, and dry-weather damage on acoustic guitars.
Acoustic guitars are lightweight wooden boxes under a lot of string tension, and they react to heat and dry air. In Redding that means lifting bridges, cracks, sharp fret ends, and action that creeps up over the summer.
We handle the common acoustic problems: saddle work and action, lifting bridges, bridge plates and pins, loose braces, cracks in the top, sides, and back, and damage from weather. Catching a lifting bridge or a small crack early keeps the repair simple and affordable.
Bring it in. We’ll check it over, tell you what it needs, and give you a quote before starting.
Acoustic Structural Repair services
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Acoustic saddle replacement
Replace a cracked, plastic, or worn saddle with a properly fitted bone or synthetic saddle.
Sounds like: saddle cracked, bone saddle, replace acoustic saddle, plastic saddle
Acoustic saddle lowering
Sand the saddle down to lower high action on an acoustic. Often the main fix for a hard-to-play acoustic.
Sounds like: acoustic action too high, acoustic hard to play, lower acoustic strings, high action acoustic
Full detailsAcoustic saddle shimming
Raise the saddle with a shim when action is too low and the strings buzz.
Sounds like: acoustic action too low, acoustic buzzing, saddle too low, shim saddle
Acoustic saddle compensation
Shape the saddle top so each string intonates correctly.
Sounds like: acoustic out of tune up the neck, intonation acoustic, compensated saddle
Full detailsAcoustic saddle slot repair
Repair a cracked, worn, or oversized saddle slot so the saddle fits snug.
Sounds like: saddle loose in slot, saddle leaning, saddle slot cracked
Acoustic bridge reglue
Remove and reglue a lifting acoustic bridge before it pulls off. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: bridge lifting, bridge coming off, gap under bridge, acoustic bridge peeling
Acoustic bridge replacement
Replace a cracked or badly damaged acoustic bridge. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: bridge cracked, acoustic bridge broken, new acoustic bridge
Acoustic bridge shaving
Lower the bridge height when the saddle can't come down any further to fix high action.
Sounds like: saddle can't go lower, bridge too tall, action still high
Acoustic bridge plate repair
Repair a worn bridge plate where ball ends chew through and strings pull up.
Sounds like: ball ends pulling through, bridge plate worn, strings won't stay in bridge
Acoustic bridge plate replacement
Replace a cracked or badly worn bridge plate. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: bridge plate cracked, replace bridge plate, top bulging behind bridge
Bridge plate cap install
Install a cap over a worn bridge plate to stop ball ends from wearing through.
Sounds like: plate cap, bridge plate cap, pin holes worn inside
Bridge pin replacement
Replace lost, cracked, or cheap bridge pins with properly fitted pins.
Sounds like: lost bridge pin, bridge pin broken, bone bridge pins, pins popping out
Bridge pin hole reaming
Ream pin holes so new pins fit snug and seat properly.
Sounds like: bridge pins too tight, pins won't go in, pin holes
Bridge pin hole slotting
Cut slots in the pin holes so strings seat cleanly and pins stop popping up.
Sounds like: bridge pins pop up, strings won't seat, slotted pin holes
Brace reglue
Reglue a loose brace that buzzes or rattles inside the guitar. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: buzz inside guitar, loose brace, rattle inside acoustic, brace came unglued
Brace replacement
Replace a cracked or broken brace. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: cracked brace, broken brace, brace replacement
Top crack repair
Glue and stabilize cracks in the top so they don't spread. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: crack in top, acoustic top cracked, crack by soundhole, crack along grain
Side crack repair
Glue and reinforce cracks in the sides. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: side cracked, crack on side of guitar, dropped acoustic
Back crack repair
Glue and reinforce cracks in the back. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: back cracked, crack on back of guitar, dry crack back
Crack cleat install
Add small wood cleats inside the guitar to keep a repaired crack from opening up again.
Sounds like: crack cleats, reinforce crack, crack keeps opening
Top belly correction
Reduce a bulging top behind the bridge that raises the action. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: top bulging, belly behind bridge, top rising, action going up
Top sinking repair
Fix a top that's sinking in front of the bridge or near the soundhole. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: top sinking, top caved in, dip in front of bridge
Kerfing repair
Reglue or replace loose kerfing where the top or back joins the sides.
Sounds like: kerfing loose, rattle inside, seam separating
Binding reglue (acoustic)
Reglue binding that's pulling away from the body before it snags or breaks.
Sounds like: binding coming off, binding separating, binding lifting acoustic
Soundhole rosette repair
Fix chipped, lifting, or cracked soundhole rosettes.
Sounds like: rosette chipped, rosette lifting, soundhole ring damaged
Pickguard reglue (acoustic)
Reglue a lifting or curling acoustic pickguard.
Sounds like: pickguard peeling, pickguard lifting, acoustic pickguard curling
Acoustic pickguard replacement
Replace a cracked, curled, or missing acoustic pickguard.
Sounds like: new acoustic pickguard, pickguard cracked, pickguard missing
Full detailsHumidifier install
Set you up with a soundhole or case humidifier to protect the guitar in Redding's dry summers.
Sounds like: humidifier, guitar drying out, dry weather guitar, case humidifier
Humidity damage repair
Fix sharp fret ends, cracks, and lifting parts caused by dry or damp conditions. Quoted after a look.
Sounds like: guitar dried out, sharp fret ends, cracks from dry weather, guitar left in car, swollen top
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