From fret dressing and buzzing fixes to electronics, nut work and pickup swaps — repaired by a professional mobile luthier and returned playing better than ever. Every job is quoted before work begins. Denmark Street handover is by appointment; personal collection and return costs extra.
Standard six-string electric, acoustic or classical setup with agreed standard strings. Bass £95; locking-tremolo or 12-string £105. Personal collection and return costs extra.
Enquire about a setup→From scratchy controls to unreliable switches and pickup problems. Repairs and electronics have a £40 minimum; we'll quote the work and identify parts separately before booking.
Get electronics help→Nut and bridge work, fret dressing, tuner and strap-button fixes, pickup swaps and more. £40 minimum; the work and any parts are quoted for approval first.
Ask about a repair→Choose the service that best matches the problem. If you are not sure, tell us what the guitar is doing and we will guide you. The work price is confirmed before you book; personal collection and return is quoted separately. Got a vintage or collector guitar? Ask about our separate White Glove in-home service.
Repairs vary by instrument. The important constant is that you understand and approve the work first.
Tell us what the guitar is doing, what changed and where you are in London. Plain language is enough.
Otto assesses the instrument and explains the proposed work, cost and likely timing before the repair starts.
Nothing extra begins until you agree. If parts or more bench time are needed, the plan is updated first.
The agreed work is completed at the bench and the guitar is returned to you ready to play.
Otto handles common fret, nut, saddle, hardware and electronics problems, with deeper experience in vintage restoration, period-correct finishing and hand-carved archtops when the instrument needs it.
See Otto’s experienceThe fault, proposed work and price are explained before repair begins.
Original character is respected rather than modernised away by default.
Otto is responsible for the agreed bench work and any personal collection arranged separately.
What Otto repairs, how quotes work, transport choices and expected timing.
We handle common fret, nut, saddle, action, electronics, wiring, pickup and hardware problems, alongside specialist vintage restoration and archtop work. The instrument is assessed and the proposed repair is quoted before work begins.
Repairs and electronics have a £40 minimum; the work, labour and any parts are quoted before you agree. A standard six-string setup is £85 with agreed standard strings. Personal collection and return costs extra.
Personal collection and return may be available for a separate two-way fee. Share your postcode to confirm the route and final quote before booking; alternatively hand over on Denmark Street by appointment.
We confirm expected timing when we quote for the agreed work. Parts and additional repairs may change the schedule, which we'll discuss before proceeding.
Always. We assess your guitar, send you a clear quote, and only begin once you've approved it. No hidden fees, no work you didn't agree to.
Yes. Otto specialises in renovating high-value vintage guitars, including vintage-appropriate nitrocellulose paint finishing — era-faithful, painstaking work that few technicians offer. He also builds and repairs hand-carved archtop guitars, a rare and highly specialised craft. Get in touch to discuss your instrument and we'll advise on the right approach before any work begins.
Yes, by appointment — we offer free in-person consultations with Otto at Sixty Sixty Sounds, 28 Denmark Street, London WC2H 8NJ, on the city's iconic guitar row. Otherwise, ask for a separate personal collection-and-return quote.
Describe what the guitar is doing and we’ll confirm the clearest next step before repair work begins.
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.
Questions? Call 020 8040 1883