How much does it cost to repair a vintage acoustic guitar?
I have this old 1970's guitar, it use to be my mom's when she was nine, but it has some parts missing, (besides the fact that it NEEDS NEW STRINGS). One of the machine head is missing, and the bridge needs to be replaced. how much do you think it would cost?
This guitar btw isn't for a nine year old. Its just a regular 1970's guitar
Replacing a tuning machine is not too expensive although finding one that will match a 30+ year old guitar may be difficult. Replacing a bridge is more expensive and again will depend on whether a stock bridge will work or if one needs to be crafted for your guitar. Probably the two repairs will cost you around $150 if not a little more.
You did not state what kind of guitar it is. It's up to you to decide if it's really worth spending the money. Good luck.
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Seeing that it was for a nine year old, it more than likely isn't worth what it would cost to replace the strings, let alone anything else on it.
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Replacing a tuning machine is not too expensive although finding one that will match a 30+ year old guitar may be difficult. Replacing a bridge is more expensive and again will depend on whether a stock bridge will work or if one needs to be crafted for your guitar. Probably the two repairs will cost you around $150 if not a little more.
You did not state what kind of guitar it is. It's up to you to decide if it's really worth spending the money. Good luck.
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46 years professional acoustic guitarist