Most bookedComplete Guitar Setup
£65New strings, action set at nut and bridge, truss-rod relief, intonation, fretboard clean and a full hardware check. Electric, acoustic, classical or bass.
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Mobile Luthier · LondonPrecision setups for
Precision setups for
the guitars you love.
Expert guitar setups and repairs, collected from your door and returned playing better than ever. One fixed price, no surprises.
Fixed £65 setup3–4 day turnaroundEvery London borough
01Our Services
Skilled hands. Honest work.
Delivered to your door.
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Electronics Service
£40Pickup height, scratchy pots, dodgy switches and output jacks sorted. Wiring, grounding and signal tested so your guitar stays quiet and reliable.
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Repairs & Fretwork
from £25Nut and bridge work, fret dressing, tuner and strap-button fixes, pickup swaps and more. Quoted and approved before any tool touches your guitar.
Book this→Pickup and delivery are included on every booking, anywhere in London. Repairs vary by instrument — we confirm all costs before we begin, so there are no hidden fees. Got a vintage or collector guitar? Ask about our White Glove in-home service.
02How It Works
A clear process.
Personal service.
No shop trips, no waiting around. One named luthier handles your guitar from doorstep to doorstep.
FRETWORK · SETUP TICKETNo. 0065
- GUITAR
- Electric / Acoustic / Bass
- SERVICE
- Full professional setup
- COLLECTION
- Your door, London
- TURNAROUND
- 3–4 days
TOTAL£65.00
1
Book it in
Tell us your guitar and where you are in London. Pick a pickup slot that suits you — evenings and weekends included.
2
We collect
Otto comes to your door, no need to travel. Your guitar is in expert hands from the moment we pick it up.
3
Setup on the bench
A full professional setup — strings, action, relief, intonation and a clean — carried out with care.
4
Delivered back
Returned to your door in 3–4 days playing better than ever, at a fixed £65 with no surprises.
03Your Luthier
Otto
Founder & luthier, Fretwork London
Your guitar only ever meets one pair of hands.
Fretwork London is Otto — not a workshop of rotating staff. Alongside everyday setups and repairs, he specialises in high-value vintage restoration, period-correct nitrocellulose finishing and hand-carved archtop building. You hand your instrument to an experienced luthier and get it back playing better than ever, on a fixed price with nothing hidden.
15+ years on the bench
One named luthier — never a courier
Every collection, setup and return is done by Otto personally. 500+ London guitars set up by the same trained hands, from battered first acoustics to vintage Gibsons and Fenders.
Vintage & high-value restoration
Period-correct nitrocellulose finishing
Otto specialises in renovating high-value vintage guitars, including vintage-appropriate nitrocellulose paint finishing — meticulous, era-faithful work that most technicians won't take on.
A rare craft
Hand-carved archtop building
Otto builds and repairs hand-carved archtop guitars — a time-consuming, highly specialised skill few luthiers in the country still practise.
Satisfaction guarantee
Play it for a week — free re-do if it's not right
Live with the setup. If the action, intonation or feel is off, Otto collects it and re-does the work at no charge. Free follow-up support comes as standard.
£65 fixed
Repairs quoted and approved before any tool comes out
The setup is £65, full stop. Anything beyond it is priced and approved by you before a single tool touches your guitar — nothing extra ever appears on your bill.
Prefer to meet first
Sit down with Otto in person, by appointment
Want to talk it through face to face before booking? Have a free consultation at Sixty Sixty Sounds, 28 Denmark St — London's iconic guitar row.
04The Real Cost
What your £65 actually covers.
No extras added at the till. The fixed £65 already folds in the two things most London shops charge for on top — a fresh set of strings and getting your guitar there and back. Same bench-quality work, one honest price.
Your Fretwork setup
One fixed price, nothing to add
- Complete professional setupIncluded
- Premium set of strings, fittedIncluded
- Door-to-door pickup & deliveryIncluded
- Trips across LondonNone — we come to you
You pay£65 — fixed, all in
A typical London shop
The price is only part of it
- Setup, base price£70–85
- New strings+ £10–15
- Getting it there and backTwo trips, your time
- TurnaroundOften 7–10 days
You pay≈ £85–100 + a round trip
Shop figures are rounded published standard-setup prices and vary by instrument and workshop; most exclude strings and require two trips. Full sourced breakdown on the price comparison page.
05Where to Find Us
Sixty Sixty Sounds · Denmark St
Prefer to talk it through in person?
Fretwork London comes to your door — but if you'd rather meet first, you can sit down with Otto for a free consultation at Sixty Sixty Sounds, one of Denmark Street's most respected guitar shops. Bring the guitar, talk through what it needs, and book your setup face to face.
The address
Sixty Sixty Sounds, 28 Denmark St, London WC2H 8NJ
When
Free consultation, by appointment
The location
On Denmark Street — London's iconic guitar row
06Reviews
What players across London say.
“Absolutely brilliant service. Having the setup done at my home studio saved me so much time — my Martin D-28 has never sounded better. The intonation work was perfect and the action is spot on.”
“I'd struggled with high action on my Stratocaster for months. The mobile service was incredibly convenient and the difference is night and day. Professional job, fair price, no trip across London.”
“As a music student I really appreciated the educational side — exactly what was being done and why. My acoustic now plays like a dream and the new strings sound fantastic. Great value.”
“Professional from start to finish. My guitar needed extensive work and they delivered exactly as promised. The mobile service meant I didn't have to worry about transport at all.”
4.8 / 5
Average rating
500+
Guitars set up
15+
Years on the bench
96%
Would recommend
07Refer A Friend
Good setups travel by word of mouth.
Guitarists trust one thing above all when it comes to their instrument — another player's recommendation. If a Fretwork setup earned yours, pass it on: every friend who books their first setup takes £10 off your next one. Our way of saying thank you for spreading the word.
01
Tell a fellow player
Pass Otto's name to a bandmate, student or friend whose guitar could play better. It's how most of our work arrives — word of mouth.
02
They book their first setup
When they book their first £65 setup and mention who sent them, we take it from their door like anyone else.
03
You get £10 off your next one
Once their setup is done, £10 comes off your next setup — every friend who books earns you another £10 credit.
£10 credit applies to your next standard setup once your friend's first setup is complete. There's no limit — refer as many players as you like.
08Get In Touch
Ready when you are.
Give your guitar the professional care it deserves. Book a mobile setup and we'll take it from your door.
Phone
020 8040 1883
Call us for immediate help
Enquiry
Send us your questions
Personalised advice and quotes
Coverage
All London boroughs
We come to you, free pickup & delivery
Hours
Mon–Sat, 9am–6pm
Flexible evening & weekend slots
Prefer to meet in person?
You can also sit down with Otto for a free consultation, by appointment, at Sixty Sixty Sounds on Denmark Street — London's iconic guitar row.
28 Denmark St, London WC2H 8NJ · by appointment
Book Your Setup
£65
Fixed price · no hidden costs
3–4 day
turnaround
turnaround
- ✓Complete setup and adjustment
- ✓Premium string change
- ✓Pickup and delivery across London
- ✓3–4 day turnaround guarantee
- ✓Follow-up support included
Questions? Call 020 8040 1883