Welcome to Guitar O.R. A trusted name in Guitar Repair since 2005.

Our History!

Calgary Guitar Repair Shop - Expert Musical Instrument Repairs & Services

Serving this great city since 2005, the Guitar Operating Room (“GuitarOR”) has built a reputation as Calgary’s go-to guitar repair shop services provider for electric guitars, acoustic guitar, bass guitars, banjos and mandolins. As a dedicated guitar shop, we’ve handled over 25,000 stringed instrument repairs, making sure that every guitar we see plays and feels just the way you like it. Whether you’re looking to fix a broken guitar neck, reglue a dovetail joint, or complete a bridge repair, we’re here to help your guitar collection remain performance-ready. We do it all with the art of guitar maintenance in mind
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OUR CHIEF GUITAR TECH!

Jarin is a highly skilled guitar tech and guitar luthier who honors the craft of lutherie by continuing to advance his skills—keeping professional guitarist standards at heart
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Our Confidence!

Our Confidence!

Over 25,000 Instruments Repaired! We proudly service all models of guitars.  We are certified in guitar repair, ensuring that each guitar is safe in our hands.

Our Skills!

Professional Repair Services!

  • Set ups
  • Fretwork
  • Modifications
  • Structural Wood Repair

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Our Experience; Our Services!

EST. 2005

OUR SERVICES

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+ Set Ups

Set ups include all necessary adjustments to get your guitar playing its absolute best again. Changes in temperature and humidity often cause string height issues, whether too high (making the guitar more physical to play) or too low (causing string buzz against the frets).
 We’re happy to take the time to dial in your instrument for your style and offer complimentary tweaks after pick up to get it just right.
Every set up includes:
A full inspection and installation of new strings
Adjustments to the truss rod, saddle height, nut slot depth, and intonation
Cleaning and conditioning the fretboard
Cleaning the frets, checking and cleaning electronics
Tightening and cleaning hardware
Tremolo adjustments (when applicable)
Lubricating friction points
Balancing pickup output
Cleaning of the finish
Fretwork
Modifications
Structural/Wood Repairs (including dovetail joint fixes and Bridge repair)
Restringing and tuning
Finish spot repair
Insurance assessments
Through expert care and a passion for the art of guitar maintenance, we help keep any amazing guitar you own in top shape—so you can play like a professional guitarist. Our work on Assorted guitar models (whether electric guitars, acoustic guitar, or bass guitar) ensures your instrument sounds and feels just how you like it.. Visit us at GuitarOR, your trusted guitar shop for all stringed instrument needs, proudly serving Calgary since 2005

+ Fretwork

Frets play a crucial role in how your guitar will play and feel. Uneven frets can cause buzzing and may limit how low you can get your string height. Our fret levelling service includes spot levelling to maintain the life of frets, as well as dressing, recrowning, and polishing to give your neck a smooth and comfortable feeling. We also offer full refrets, reseating loose frets, and filing of sharp fret ends.

+ Modifications

Specific modifications to your instrument can help achieve one that is perfectly suited to your required performance and style. This can include upgrades to your tuners, bridge, pickups and wiring. On acoustic instruments it often includes better nut and saddle material and pickup installations. There is a huge array of products, with the options seemingly overwhelming. We can offer our experience and go over options to help you make the right decision.

+ Structural/Wood Repairs

We offer a full line of services to repair and maintain the integrity and life of your instrument. From repairing cracks, dings and braces, to full restorations, working with the woods of each instrument is something we take great pride in. A properly repaired and maintained guitar can be in the family for many years. Broken headstock, lifting bridge repair and neck resets are also offered.

+ Restringing and tuning

+ Finish spot repair

+ Insurance assessments

      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!

~ Rob Hutchinson, Jazz Bass, Calgary

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