Without wanting to make too bad a judgment on a different guitar, against the Reid Vaultback, a normal price industry guitar would seems as it were the handicraft of a ten-year old child. Extraordinary, unique, far away from any mainstream and artistically valuable. The Vaultback Halo of DAR is a masterpiece of contemporary lutherie – without ifs and buts. Its unbelievable value as a musical instrument competes with its artistic quality. I am honoured to have been allowed to play a guitar that differs so much from anything known and which leaves such an impression. Considering how rare these creations are, how innovative, refined and special, I want to predict that they will also play a prominent role in the future.

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If I send you images of my broken guitar, can you give me a price to fix it?

I'm afraid It is always impossible to give a costing for these sorts of repairs without seeing the instrument in person, so we'd have to make an appointment for you to come and show it to me so I can assess the damage, and give you an accurate price.

How expensive the repairs are is very much dependant on how invisible you want the repair to be, of course; but with some instruments - very much dependant on their condition - it might not be financially viable to do an invisible repair, sometimes it's better to merely make it structurally sound and functional again. Again, without seeing it I can't give you my best advice.  There are just too many variables.

I am in Perth, and my hours are: Tue - Sat 10am - 6pm. Just let me know your availability and we can make you an appointment.

If I send you images of my broken guitar, can you give me a price to fix it?

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I have a guitar that needs a setup, can you do that for me?

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Can I ship my guitar to you for repair?

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