Who repairs what, with rates and turnaround. The second list is workshops that may have changed, so ring first.
Gladesville Guitar Factory is booked out for the rest of 2026.Restrings and warranty work only. Dr Gear in Newtown does not do walk-ins. Diefes takes brass in three business days if you book online and three weeks if you don't.
Guitar and Bass 15
Deep Tone Music
Lewisham
Setup $175. Restring $50. Fret level, crown and polish $225. Refret $800–1,000. Pickup install $60. Bone nut $150. No upfront payment.
Electric, acoustic, bass, Floyd Rose. Also ukulele, banjo and mandolin setups, and amps, speakers and synths.
135 New Canterbury Rd. Tue–Fri 10–4, Thu to 6, Sat 10–1. Walk in or ring 0449 829 383.
No prices published. Most jobs finished within a week.
Guitars, basses, banjos, mandolins. Fret work, nut, saddle and bridge work, pickup replacement and coil rewinding, acoustic electrification, assembly from your parts. Repairing since 1979.
Repairs, setups, nitrocellulose refinishing and respray, relic work, custom builds.
Unit 1/30 Livingstone St. Mon–Fri 8–5, Sat 8:30–12. Book online or ring 0468 966 086. Same phone as SOL Guitars in Riverstone, so it is one operator with two addresses: ask which workshop your job goes to.
Valve amp repairs and restorations, speaker reconing and foam edges, cabinet restoration, mixers, mics, outboard. Factory warranty centre for Klipsch, EAW, RCF, Celestion and Eminence. Since 1981.
Unit 1/19 Harley Cres. Mon–Fri 9–5, Sat 9:30–2:30. Ring 02 9797 1800 or [email protected].
Services from: flute $395, clarinet $350, sax $395 (bari $750), oboe $450, bassoon $450, trumpet and trombone $250, French horn $450. Minimum charge $60. At least two weeks once assessed.
All woodwind and brass.
Shop 3, 158 Parramatta Rd. Mon–Sat, Thu to 7. Walk in or ring 02 9557 4588.
13 Babbage Rd. Book online for a three-business-day turnaround; walk-in drop-offs take 2–3 weeks. Mon–Fri 9–5, Sat 9–12. The owner gigs, so the shop sometimes shuts for it. Rates as of 1 July 2025.
Minor repairs $40–100, full services a few hundred. Diagnostic $50, credited if you go ahead. Priority drop-off $40 for 3–5 days, 24-hour emergency $80.
Sax, clarinet and flute. Keywork, pads, corks, dents, overhauls.
170 North Rocks Rd. Mon–Sat 9–4. Book on their Square page or ring 0432 718 953. Standard turnaround 7–10 days.
Restring from $55, setup from $95, fret dress and setup from $250, but no address, no hours.
Pete's Musicians Market
494 King St, Newtown
Restrings and setups, Mon–Thu 11–6, Fri–Sat 10–4. 02 9550 1416. May be out of date.
Cool Old Guitars
Gladesville
Vintage and Japanese restoration, refrets, structural work. Tue–Sat 12–5. 02 9007 5293. May be out of date.
Northern Beaches Guitar Repair
Narrabeen
The widest service list in Sydney, including same-day emergency repairs for working musicians. 0415 266 878. No prices, hours or dates.
Mona Vale Music
Mona Vale
Restring $40 in 2 days, setup $80–120 in 7 days. Saturday tech appointments. 02 9986 0589.
Dural Music Centre
Dural
Setup $120. 7–10 days, fast track 2–3 days. Larger jobs go to a Maton-authorised luthier. 02 9651 7333.
Guitar Factory Parramatta
255 Church St, Parramatta
Setups within three days, amps up to two weeks, PLEK setups via Port Mac Guitars. 02 9635 5552. Only a trade-show listing for 2026.
Belfield Music
Bass Hill
Setup $80–90, restring $40. Tech in Mon, Tue and Thu, no bookings. 1300 00 77 26. Only a trade-show listing for 2026.
Carlingford Music Centre
Carlingford
Setup from $90, restring from $50. Repair form via their online account. Only a trade-show listing for 2026.
Bexley Guitars
Bexley
Service from $80. Mon–Sat 9–5. 02 9597 4307. No address or date published.
Bainhart Guitars
St Johns Park
Repairs and custom builds, strictly by appointment. 0406 746 438. No date.
Village Guitar
Oatley
Full service, setups, wiring, damage repair, ukuleles. Mon–Fri 11–6. 0409 701 249. No date.
Central Coast Guitars
Wyong
Setups to full restoration, custom builds, appointment only. 0435 839 982.
Adam's Guitar Setups
Tumbi Umbi
Authorised for Walden, Michael Kelly and Loog. Appointment only. 0412 122 950.
The Bass Shop
Westleigh
Advertises setups; the site renders nothing readable. Ring.
Standard Ampworks
Ryde
Tube amp specialist, Rhodes and Wurlitzer, organs, pedals. Authorised for Ampeg, Blackstar, Hughes & Kettner, Korg, Kawai, Hammond. 02 9874 3770. May be out of date.
LOFI Music
West Gosford
Vintage analogue synths, drum machines, tape machines. $120/hr plus parts; diagnostic up to an hour, waived if you go ahead. Roland authorised. 02 4339 9776.
Earthling Designs
Figtree, Wollongong
Vintage amps and pedals, restoration and mods. Appointment only, 0438 536 407.
Studios 301
Surry Hills
Microphones, outboard, consoles and tape machines: Neumann, Neve, API, SSL, Studer. Hourly rate, no quotes, appointment only. 02 9698 5888. May be out of date.
Kentville Drums
180 New Canterbury Rd, Petersham
Drum repair, restoration and custom heads. Weekdays by appointment, Sat 10–4 drop-in. 0404 797 177. No prices listed.
Drum Factory
257 Church St, Parramatta
Drum and percussion repairs. No price list. 02 9635 5552.
Standard tune $300, inspection $145. 02 9958 9888.
Blue Mountains Piano Tuning
Faulconbridge
Tuning $250, pitch raise $300. 0433 511 730.
Piano Tuning Central Coast
Gosford
No prices. 0419 603 958.
Fletcher Pianos
Belmont, Newcastle
Tuning $190 Newcastle and Central Coast. 0438 725 626.
Ashlands Piano Tuning
Newcastle
Tuning from $220. 0400 868 278.
We haven't found anyone in NSW offering drum bearing-edge work or re-wrapping at a set price. For pedal repairs, Dr Gear is the closest match. If you know a violin luthier or brass tech in Newcastle, the Central Coast or the Blue Mountains, tell the guide.