Prices My pricing rate for repairs and setups is £20 per hour.
Here a couple of examples of workshop tasks and price: A standard string change on a six string guitar can be done in about 15 minutes, so this would cost £5 plus the cost of the strings. A set of strings costs between £5 and £15, depending on your preferences. Note that string changes on instruments with exotic vibrato bridges, locking nuts, or more than six strings are likely to cost more.
On most instruments an action and intonation setup will take around two hours, so would cost £40. If I find any obvious problems (such as uneven frets) during the setup I will discuss the need for further work with you before charging beyond the initial hour. Note that I will often suggest a new set of strings be installed as part of a setup.
Most repair or modification tasks are somewhat open-ended, so I will quote on these individually.
Waiting and Turnaround Time I do instrument repairs alongside a full-time day job, and this is a factor in how quickly I can do the work on your instrument. Generally these days I offer a turnaround time of two weeks. If you have a particular and genuine need for a faster service, please discuss it with me. I have found that instrument work often arrives in bursts; not much for a few weeks, then three jobs come in in quick succession. Hence, I don't usually have a waiting list, but occassionally I do, but it is unlikely to ever be more than two weeks..