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Stringed Instruments need regular maintenance to keep them in their optimal condition. Because wood expands and contracts over time, due to aging and changing environmental conditions, it is important to adjust the guitar’s components to ensure they are working in maximum harmony.
Setups vary slightly between the different stringed instruments, but generally include changing strings, checking the straightness of the neck and making adjustments if required, adjusting the guitar’s action (the height of the strings above the neck) and setting the intonation by adjusting the bridge. |
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Electric Guitar Setup
Electronics check Remove strings Clean and oil fingerboard Polish frets Clean neck & body Inspect tuning keys, nut, bridge, and tailpiece Re-string Check / adjust truss rod Balance tremolo (if applicable ) Check / adjust action Check / adjust intonation Adjust / balance pickups Match saddle radius to neck radius Lube where applicable Test play 
Mandolin Setup Electronics check (if applicable) Remove strings Clean and oil fingerboard Polish frets Clean neck & body Tuner maintenance Check bridge / top fit Re-string Check / adjust truss rod Check / adjust action Check / adjust intonation Lube where applicable Test play 
Ukulele Setup Electronics check (if applicable) Remove strings Clean and oil fingerboard Polish frets Clean neck & body Inspect tuning keys, nut, bridge, and tailpiece Re-string Check / adjust truss rod Check / adjust action Check / adjust intonation Match saddle radius to neck radius Lube where applicable Test play |
Acoustic Guitar Setup Electronics check (if applicable) Remove strings Clean and oil fingerboard Polish frets Clean neck & body Inspect tuning keys, nut, bridge, and tailpiece Re-string Check / adjust truss rod Check / adjust action Check / adjust intonation Lube where applicable Test play 
Banjo Setup Electronics check (if applicable) Remove strings Clean and oil fingerboard Polish frets Clean neck & body Tuner maintenance Check / adjust neck to pot fit Re-string Check / adjust action Check / adjust neck relief Check / adjust bridge fit / height Check / adjust head tension Check / adjust tailpiece angle Check / adjust intonation Lube where applicable Test play 
Violin Setup Electronics check (if applicable) Inspect current setup
Clean / oil finger board Polish frets Clean neck and body Check bridge fit & position, and top radius Check sound post Check string pegs for fit Re-string Check / adjust action at nut & bridge Check / adjust string spacing at bridge Check / adjust intonation Lube where applicable Test play |
Bass Guitar Setup
Electronics check Remove strings Clean and oil fingerboard Polish frets Clean neck & body Inspect tuning keys, nut, bridge, and tailpiece Re-string Check / adjust truss rod Balance tremolo (if applicable ) Check / adjust action Check / adjust intonation Adjust / balance pickups Match saddle radius to neck radius Lube where applicable Test play 
Resonator / Dobro Setup Electronics check (if applicable) Remove strings Clean and oil fingerboard Polish frets Clean neck & body Inspect tuning keys and tailpiece Check cone fit Check / adjust spider truing ( if applicable) Re-string Check action at nut Check string spacing and action at saddle Check / adjust truss rod Check / adjust intonation Lube where applicable Test play 
Cello Setup Electronics check (if applicable) Inspect current setup
Clean / oil finger board Polish frets Clean neck and body Check bridge fit & position, and top radius Check sound post Check string pegs for fit Re-string Check / adjust action at nut & bridge Check / adjust string spacing at bridge Check / adjust intonation Lube where applicable Test play |