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We  repair all  guitars and electronics. All Lutherie by Dr.Riki. (Perth WA )

To thousands of musicians, Dr Riki is the Professional Choice - come and see what a qualified  repair centre should look like.

Realize the specialized "Today" equipment, spare parts and expertise needed to provide you with a better instrument.

Free check-up.  

• All guitars - basses -  Mandolins.
• Antique instruments restoring specialist.
• Time and cost effectiveness on all repairs.

Fret board cleaning

Fret board cleaning and buffing works are included in a full service 

A full service is the smallest complete service you can treat your guitar or bass with.

During the accurate performing of the tasks included in a set-up we can spot and rectify little problems hard to notice by an' inexpert eye, avoiding by early intervention later costly repairs.

Worn Frets

Worn frets can lower a guitars efficiency and a guitarists performance by 50%.

Dr Riki can level, dress or replace all frets or often just those few buzzing ones. If you think your guitar has fret problems just book in at Guitar Care Centre for a  Free Check up By Dr. Riki.

                     Check new stainless steel frets

Floating bridge restoring

We perform Floyd types bridges restoring, including the grounding or replacement of; the two blades, the locking cauls and the locking nut bits and nut block.

Fret pressing allow for a faster and even setting, requiring at the most a very light leveling.

Laser measurements and centering

         Precision cutting

wording list

FULL SERVICE

SET UP

NEGATIVE  TILT

POSITIVE TILT

FRET ALIGNMENT

FRET BONDING

FRET LEVELING

PARTIAL RE-FRETTING

FULL RE-FRETTING

RADIUS CARE

CAPPED FRETTING

THERMAL RE-SET

CROSS CUT  discrepancy

To achieve good results in guitar repair, skill, experience and professional tools are needed. At the Guitar Care Centre, Dr.Riki is always in touch with the evolution of all technologies that could improve his work and widen the spectrum of solutions for any particular problem.   

                                               Our bound re-fretting (vintage in this case) 

                                CUSTOMERS FEEDBACK                 

  ELECTRO PLATING          24k gold-nickel-silver-chrome

                                          Computer cutting and Engraving  

                              Click for  more repairs.........    

 Explanation

Complete instrument cleaning and lube

of all adjustable parts to custom or specified specs and tolerances

when a bridge saddle need to be lowered but already out of range

when a bridge saddle would have to be risen but already out of range 

adjusting fret heights to the same level

fastening with glue frets to fret-board

skimming the frets top down to the lowest ware point

when and where is possible 

replacing of all frets plus included works 

bringing to correct standard or custom shape the fret-board

where the binding of a bounded fret-board meet each fret end.

Correcting shapes and  re-adjusting settings by heat    

when one side of neck reach straightness  before  the other