Guitars

Portobello Music specialises in guitar repairs. All services carried out

Work undertaken for Acoustic/Electric Guitars:

• Action/intonation setup
• Full/partial refret and fret profiling
• Nut/saddle setup/replacement
• All electrical work, pickup rewinds
• Cracks/cosmetic work, and also major structural repairs
• Headstock break repair
• Hardware replacements and upgrades

Example prices

a) Electric Guitar setup (including new strings) £50+VAT:

• Action set to customer's requirements - neck adjust; nut and saddle attention - fret dress if required
• Intonation set
• Fingerboard cleaned/oiled
• Electrics inspected/serviced
• Hardware serviced/lubricated as required
• Instrument cleaned and polished

b) 'Mini' setup (including new strings) from £30+VAT:

• Action to customer's requirements & intonation set
• Fingerboard cleaned/oiled
• Hardware serviced/lubricated as required
• Instrument cleaned and polished

Violins

 Portobello Music services and violins and other related string instruments.

Typical work undertaken for string family instruments:

• Bow Rehair
• Bridge fitting
• Soundpost fitting
• Fingerboard fitting
• Neck grafting
• Peg bushing
• Edge repair
• Peg fitting
• Rib repair
• Bassbar fitting
• Crack repair and varnish retouching
• Pickup installation and repair

Keyboards

Portobello Music services modern and vintage keyboards.

We tune and service Wurlitzer and Fender Rhodes electric pianos
and replacement Wurlitzer and Rhodes parts.

Amps and Electronics

We repair amplifiers including Marshall, Fender, Vox, and Peavey.

We also repair effects and other electronics.