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Instrument Repairs, Re-Stringing & Customisation

Applestone Recording & Training Studios (ARTS) provides a wide range of music tuition programs from our Torquay based music centre located at Applestone Music  & Sound.   

Tuition is provided by professional teachers and local musicians with many years of playing and performing experience. Our teachers include Rod Scott (guitar), Katie (bass & drums), Steve (guitar & beginning bass), Neil Reed (keyboard, piano, clarinet)  and Paul (keyboard, piano).  

You can elect to study on one of our national study programs, for example, Rockschool or just learn to play for fun. The choice is yours.

REPAIR CHARGES
Repair prices vary depending on what you have done.  The following are examples of charges for work undertaking in the shop and for commonly performed repairs.

  • Instrument restring  £6.00 + parts
  • Instrument clean & treatment - £10
  • Instrument tuning - £3.00
  • Replace Saddle / Nut - £5.00 + part
  • Replace hardware - £15.00 + parts
  • Basic set-up - £20 + parts
  • Full set-up - £35 + parts
  • Fret redress £65
  • Fit tremolo & basic setup - £45 + parts
  • Electronics repair e.g. pickups / wiring etc - £15 + parts
  • Fit new pickups & re-wire - £10 per pickup + parts

For other types of work  will either provide an estimate or a full quote before starting work. Please call Dave on 01803 297297 if you wish to speak to us about your project or repair needs.

Repairing Your Instrument at Applestone Music & Sound

  • We can repair most musical instruments in-house at Applestone Music & Sound
  • Our services include re-stringing of instruments through to full set-ups, advanced repairs, rebuilds and customisation
  • AMS are main dealers for DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan pickups
  • Repair prices vary depending on what you have done
  • Where we cannot repair your instrument in-house we will use an approved local luthier to work on it 
  • We will give you a rough estimate of the repair cost before we start work.
ARTS also specialise in music tuition - click to view our music tuition page

BUY SPARES & PARTS ONLINE

In addition to buying spares and parts from AMS in Torquay, you can also buy on-line from our dedicated spares and parts site at www.guitar-spares.com. This web-site contains over 2000 quality spares and parts for many different instruments. If you don't see what you want, call Cathy on 01803 292050 and she will help you locate the correct items.

For enquiries about music tuition or studio bookings, please call our main ARTS number on 01803 29729. Your main points of contact for music tuition at ARTS are your tutor, Cathy Ryan or Dave Collerton.

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Terms and Conditions - Music Tuition

Applestone Recording & Training Studios provide a professional music tuition service to clients and parents.  Tuition Fees are payable 1 week in advance so  your initial payment will be for two lessons - £20.  Thereafter you will pay just £10 per lesson.  Please pay your tutor for all lessons .

Cancellation - If you need to cancel your lesson you must do so at least 24 hours prior to your lesson. If you don't, you will lose your tuition fee for that week.  Please contact your tutor directly or if unable to reach him or her, contact Cathy at ARTS on 01803 297297

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