$200 to dress mandolin frets? Ouch!
I dropped a two-month-old mandolin off at Mass Street Music yesterday. I thought it needed a new nut but there were some other minor playing issues. Trey examined the mandolin and decided it needed fret dressing and a new nut. The fret dressing would be $200 and the new nut $100. Both seemed a lot higher than I expected, but the fret dressing itself seemed to be a long way into the price range of getting new frets!
I asked about the high price and was pointed to the Plek machine behind me as a factor. "Very popular with our customers."
So, I'm hoping that I'll be extra thrilled with the results, because I'm sure wincing at the price now. (Mass Street does have a very good reputation for its repairs, so that is worth something, too.)
Doug Brock
2018 Kimble 2 point (#259), Eastman MD315, Eastman MDA315, some guitars, banjos, and fiddles
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