Jemram Posted November 2, 2007 Report Posted November 2, 2007 Could someone give me a rough idea of how much it would cost to pay a Luthier to change the Rosewood fingerboard on my Ibanez S520EX to an Ebony one, with fairly standard fret markers? Cheers. Quote
rhoads56 Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 If you got it for under $500, you'd be getting it cheap. Its a lot of work, and there are numerous little things that will catch out the less experienced guys when they attempt it. Im doing one now for a guy (convert from maple with large inlays, to maple with only dot inlays), no lacquer work on the fretboard, but respray the headstock black (to cover the existing logo), $750 Aussie (about $680 USD). I came in $250 cheaper than the next cheapest quote. Quote
GregP Posted November 3, 2007 Report Posted November 3, 2007 I recognize the value and difficulty of the work. For the right person and the right guitar (well, and the right luthier!) it's a sound investment (no pun intended). That said, I only own one whole complete guitar worth more than that. $750 buys me a lot of happiness. Quote
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