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Guitar Workshop & Gallery

ARC Guitar is a full-service Guitar Workshop located in a 103 year old historical building in the quaint city of Winters, CA. We're only 30 minutes from downtown Sacramento and 60 minutes from San Francisco.

Visitors Welcome!

Workshop Hours:
Monday: Friday 11am - 6 pm
Saturday: 11am - 3 pm
Closed on Sunday to observe the Lord's Day

Location: 308 Railroad Avenue, Winters CA 95694

ARC was recently featured in The Examiner - click link below
The Examiner

Our Philosophy

ARC takes a simple straight-forward approach to guitar building and stringed instrument repair: excellence, integrity, affordability and customer satisfaction.

We're skilled and competent luthiers who specialize in guitar restoration and custom guitar construction.

Custom Hand-Built Guitars

A Hand Crafted Guitar for Less Than You Might Imagine...

ARC Guitar offers fine, hand-crafted acoustic guitars built-to-order for less than the cost of a new, brand-name factory built guitar.

Our guitars start at $1,599.00.
Click on Guitars for more details.

2010 Guitars Repair Rates -
Discounts offered for additional work performed.

Replace plastic nut with bone nut - $40.00, plus bone material
Replace plastic saddle with bone saddle - $40.00, plus bone material
Pre-Ban Elephant Ivory for Nut/ Saddle Available - Call
Re-set & reglue acoustic bridge (plus bridge) - $70.00 and up
Re-wire electric guitar/bass (plus parts) - $80.00 and up
Install new tuning machines (plus the cost of tuners) - $30.00
Re-fret entire instrument - $215.00
(add 25.00 for bound fingerboard)
Partial re-fret - $15.00 per fret ($45.00 min.)
Repair broken headstock - $85.00 and up Contact Me
Crack Repair - $20.00 and up
Re-set acoustic neck - $275.00 and up
Re-Finish Instrument with Nitrocellulose Lacquer - $250.00 min.
Other work - Contact Me

Instrument Pro Set-Up Special - $45.00
A Set-Up Includes:
    - dress and polish frets*
    - clean and oil fingerboard
    - adjust relief
    - set action at nut
    - adjust saddle (acoustic)
    - adjust action (electric)
    - set intonation with strobotuner
    - clean, lubricate electronics
    - tighten all nuts, bolts and screws
    - clean and polish instrument
    - install new strings (strings extra charge)
    *If frets need leveling and re-crown, extra
    charge may apply.

All repair work is unconditionally guaranteed for 90 days.


Myrtlewood Symphony Major with ebony binding	Cocobollo Orchestra & Brazillian Symphony

ARC Guitar is now accepting students for our Guitar Building School.
Learn how to build an acoustic guitar in your spare time using the same materials and techniques we do. For a moderate price, you can design and create a custom guitar in our shop with hands on instruction in traditional guitar construction with a concern for your safety. All materials and tools necessary will be provided for the student to produce an instrument worth about $2,000.00 on completion. Inquire for more details.