Service at Carlton Guitars
Nothing but the best!!
I am satisfied with nothing but the best in my workshop. The best tools, the finest materials, top quality hardware and above all else, the finest workmanship possible. I treat every guitar that comes through my workshop like I was prepping my No.1 for an important show.

Setup
Remove strings and clean down fret board, oil as required
New strings and tune guitar to required pitch
Check relief and adjust truss rod as required
Set saddle height and intonation
Check nut slot height and adjust if necessary
adjust pickup height for optimal performance

Nut work
Cut and replace nut with bone or synthetic nut blanks such as Tremnut, Tusque, carbon fibre and natural bone

Fretwork
Prep new neck - kiss level, crown, establish fall away and polish
Worn frets - full level and crown, fall away and polish
Refret including fret prep as per prep new neck

Parts
Upgrade or replacement of hardware. A large range of bridges, tuners necks bodies etc is available.
I use and recommend Brierley hand wound Pickups. Dimarzio, Duncan, WSC also available.

Finishing
Full refinish, finish damage repaired

Damage
Appraisal and repairs to damaged instruments.

Building a partscaster?
Assembling a parts guitar, despite what many say, is not just a "screw it togther and head off to the gig" project. It does take time and attention to many little details, the sum of which will be a guitar that is a pleasure to play.

The basis for a succesful project guitar is quality hardware. If you go cheap on parts, at the end of the job, you will find that you are out of pocket for the cheap tuners or whatever as well as the quality replacement parts you need to replace them with. It is cheaper to buy quality first time around.

Get a quote a on a quality hardware pack. A complete kit including everything down to a strap case and strings can be supplied or you may just want to fill in the gaps. If you already have a body and neck, a hardware only pack can be supplied.

Partscaster assembly
Got all or some of the parts and find you don't have the time, tools or expertise to pull it off. Pack it all off and send it in. That bag of bits will come back as a complete guitar assembled with a level of care and attention to detail that will ensure it is a great player.

Partscaster disaster
See a few of these actually. the player has purchased the various bits and assembled the guitar but she don't sing. I see quite a few that have been put together by so called professional guitar techs and they also have serious problems. An hour or so of work can usually turn alackluster project guitar into a screaming monster.

Damaged instruments
Chances are, if you don't mess with it, damage can be repaired and in many cases only an expert will be able to tell.
Best thing is to bring it in carefully wrapped up so as not to disturb any breaks and get a quote on a repair job.