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Guitar Workshop & Gallery

ARC Guitar is a full-service Guitar Workshop located in a 110 year old historical building in the quaint city of Winters, CA.  We're only 30 minutes from downtown Sacramento and about 60 minutes from San Francisco.

 

Visitors Welcome!

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

Location: 308 Railroad Avenue, Winters CA 95694

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 comparable brand-name factory built guitar. 

Our guitars start at $1,799.00. 
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Guitars  for more details. 



 


Our Philosophy

ARC Guitar 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 building.

We're friendly too. Stop in for a visit anytime during shop hours and we'll give you a tour of our shop! 


2012 Guitars Repair Rates -
Discounts offered for additional work performed.

  • Replace nut with bone nut - $75.00
  • Replace saddle with bone saddle - $70.00
     Pre-Ban Elephant Ivory for Nut/ Saddle Sets - $205.00
  • Re-set & reglue acoustic bridge - $75.00 and up
  • Re-wire electric guitar/bass (plus parts) - $85.00 and up
  • Install new tuning machines (plus tuners) - $30.00
  • Re-fret entire instrument  - $250.00 and up
  • Partial re-fret - $15.00 per fret ($45.00 min.)
  • Repair broken headstock - $85.00 and up 
  • Crack Repair - $15.00 per inch 
  • Re-set acoustic neck - $295.00 and up
  • Re-Finish Instrument with Nitrocellulose Lacquer - $350.00 min.
  • Other work - Contact  Me

 

Instrument "Pro Set-Up" Special: $75.00 - $95.00*


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, an additional $25.00 
    charge may apply. 

We can repair, restore or re-finish any guitar.

Bring your old relic in for a free estimate.

We use great care in the handling and repair of vintage instruments.

All repair work is unconditionally guaranteed for 90 days.

Introducing "The Classical" - now available. Starting at $2,000.002011 Custom Crafted Guitars - made in Winters, CA in the USA


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.

 


    ARC Guitar
    308 Railroad Avenue
    Winters, CA 95694
    shop phone: (530) 795-1795 
    cel phone: (530) 902-8920

    email: guitars@arcguitar.com