Certified Technician

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

Our History!

INTRO!

Serving this great city since 2005, the Guitar Operating Room (“GuitarOR”) has built a reputation as Calgary's go to shop for guitar repair. With over 25,000 instruments coming through our door we can offer you experience and expertise ...read more about GuitarOR

OUR CHIEF GUITAR TECH!

He honours the craft of luthrie by continuing to advance his skills while teaching through apprenticeships. ...read more about Jarin

 
Our Confidence!

Over 25,000 Instruments Repaired!

Guitar OR offers a full line of luthier services from basic adjustments to full restorations. We work on instruments ranging from guitars, basses, banjos, mandolins and ukuleles to auto harps, violins and sitars. If it has strings, we've worked on it.

 
Our Skills!

Professional Repair Services!

 
Our Experience; Our Services!

EST. 2005

OUR SERVICES

How Can We Help Today?

+ Set Ups
Set ups include all neccesary adjustments to get your guitar playing its absolute best again. Changes in tempurature and humidity are often the reason behind your instrument either having string height that is too high, and therefore more physical to play, or too low which results in the strings buzzing agains the frets. All set ups include a full inspection, installation of new strings, adjustments to the truss rod, saddle height, nut slot depth and intonation as well as 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, and cleaning of the finish. We are happy to take the time to figure out how to get your guitar playing its best for your style, as well as offer complimentary tweaks after pick up, to get it just right.
+ 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