Guitar Repairs/Customisation

Customising Guitars

Andrew has completed this beautiful inlay job on a Clearwater Ukulele.He drew the design,in response to his customers request.He inlaid ladybirds in red abalone pearl,with painted spots, down the neck.A sunflower in gold mother of pearl and plain abalone round the sound hole .A dragonfly and butterflies, in mother of pearl and plain abalone pearl,on the body.

Clearwater ukulele,before Andrew worked on it.

Curvy sounds Opening Hours are Tuesday to Saturday -10.30am-5.30pm

Sunday and Monday we are always closed.

If you have an instrument you would like to reserve or an enquiry about instruments, accessories or repairs – contact on 07725524928 or by email curvysounds@yahoo.com , or instagram or Facebook.

We are closed on Sunday and Monday

Tuesday: 10.45-5.30

Wednesday: 10.45-5.30

Thursday: 10.45-5.30

Friday: 10.45 -5.30

Saturday: 10.45-5.30

STRINGED INSTRUMENT REPAIR

We repair Guitars and Bass Guitars electric and Acoustic.We also repair Mandolins,Banjos, Ukuleles, Cellos,Violins,Double Basses and any other stringed instrument ( although we are not too keen on Lutes!)

We have two Luthiers currently working at Curvy Sounds

:-Lewis Ellenden who specialises in electric and Acoustic Guitars and basses.

:-Andrew our original Luthier and founder of Curvy Sounds,(who built the reputation of Curvy Sounds on his incredible set ups), is now working on a more selected smaller volume of repairs, while branching into more vintage restorations and he will be developing his own range of Guitars, and custom made parts, pickups and scratch plates.

If you have a repair already at the shop we will contact you when it is done and make an appointment for you to pick it up.

Price List for Guitars and Basses:

Set Up- Full Fret Dress, includes, lowering action full fret dress, nut adjustment, saddle adjustment, intonation =£95
General Service, including adjusting truss rod, saddle , nut , tuners (no fret dress)=£60
Standard Socket rewiring =£30
Hollow body socket rewiring=£50
New Nut -Bone= £60
New Nut – Plastic =£30
Restring=£12
Refret- standard fret wireunbound neck= £180
Refret -Bound neck standard fret wire=£ 225
Broken Headstock, starting at £60 , need to look at break and Quote
Electrics- soldering joints- starting at £30
Electrics -rewiring – starting at £50
Electrics- putting in single pickups =£50
Electrics- putting in set =£80
Electrics for hollow bodies =£30 extra

We are still currently working on our price list for other instruments

At Curvy Sounds we can guarantee an open, friendly and good value service.We will always do our best to repair the existing instrument without resort to expensive new parts, whenever we can.

We can Customise your instrument or build your instrument if you bring in the parts.We can customise Scratch plates with any image you desire .We also do inlays, mosaics and body reshaping. We also now make and wind our own custom pickups from scratch.

Make your instrument unique .Customise it to suit you! We aim to realise your dreams!Get in touch and we can discuss your ideas!

WIND INSTRUMENT REPAIR

We repair Clarinets, saxophones,Flutes and all other woodwind instruments.

We repair Trumpets , trombones and all other Brass instruments

Woodwind and Oboe Specialist-Anita Arnis

Woodwind and Brass- Larry Sinclair

DJEMBE REPAIR

Jamie Flynn- can reskin and tighten strings on Djembes for £110