Guitar Repair

We work on all Stringed Instruments!
Making your instrument the best for you!

Welcome to the website of Calgary’s independent Guitar Repair shop. We offer a full line of Luthier services from the basic to the anything but basic. We work on stringed instruments from acoustic and electric guitars to basses, banjos and mandolins. Any number of issues could be holding you back from your instrument playing its absolute best. If it has strings, we’ve worked on it. If you find that your beloved guitar isn’t feeling the way you expect then you’re probably due for some service.

We will take the time to listen and come up with a game plan before undertaking any repair or modification. With a relaxed, yet professional environment, we want the entire process to be stress free in knowing you are in good hands.

Over 25,000 Instruments repaired

4.8 Google Rating

Top folks. Dropped my bass off for a set up and new preamp install and it was back in my hands the next day. It’s never played or sounded so good. Thanks fellas!

After moving to Calgary from BC, my one guitar completely fell apart. Jarin fixed 98" or cracks in her. She sounded fantastic and has held up for five years since. He also did a great job of dressing the frets on that guitar as well as my concert guitar. As a bonus, he managed to do it in less than a week. As Well, he has been my go to guy for referrals for my students and everyone has been extremely happy with the quality of work and service, promptness, reasonable rates and integrity.

Jarin and staff are professional luthier's. This is the only shop I trust with my stringed instruments in Alberta. Great service with impressive turn around.

Guitar Repairs | Rebuilds | Set Ups

We offer a full line of guitar repair services from the basic to the anything but basic, acoustic and electric guitars to basses, banjos and mandolins. Any number of issues can occur on a guitar or stringed instrument and could be holding you back from your instrument playing its absolute best. Guitar repair is our specialty but we are fully qualified and have worked on virtually every type of stringed instrument there is.

Guitar Set Ups

Most commonly, the biggest guitar repair issues our clients face with their instruments is simply a result of wood being wood. Calgarys’ climate can wreak havoc on even the highest quality wood. Let us explain to you the advantages and disadvantages associated with different style set ups, so you can make an informed decision and get your baby playing to match your individual style perfectly.

Guitar Nut and Saddle Replacement

One of the most popular as well as cost efficient way to immediately improve the sound and tone or your instrument is nut and/or saddle replacement. By upgrading the nut and saddle to a much denser, more consistent material, hand made to fit each unique instrument, we are able to enhance the transfer of energy. This gives you an instrument that will sound better, sustain longer, with an improved ability to project.

Guitar Modifications

Mods can be any modification to your instrument. Whether its changing the tuners, bridge, frets or finish of your guitar you can achieve a lot of great results. However in my experience mods most often refer to changes to the electronics. With mods there are lots of options. We’re more than happy to talk to you so we can figure out exactly what you’re looking for. There are lots of new directions your guitar can go when dealing with sounds.

Guitar Neck Resets

One of the bigger jobs we do at Guitar O.R. is a neck reset. Over the life of any wooden instrument, the pull from the strings can actually move the neck forward. This causes the string height to be much higher, effecting pitch and greatly increasing the amount of physical pressure you have to apply with your fingers to play. A neck reset involves removing the neck from the body of the guitar and sanding off just enough wood from the heel of the neck to change the pitch or angle of the neck.

Structural

Accidents happen, things break, and we can fix them! This is an example of rebracing a Fender Kingman acoustic guitar.

Jarin Winterhalt

Jarin is a certified guitar technician that has been building and repairing instruments for over 20 years. Jarin has been the in-house guitar tech for The Calgary Folk Festival for the past 5 years and has held similar positions at Country Thunder, Jazz YYC, etc. He has proudly repaired and worked on Steve Earle, etc…

Jarin is a certified technician for Fender Music co. and Taylor Guitars as well as a member of the Guild of american Luthiers and Association of Stringed Instrument Artisans.