End pin fitting cost

BigLicks67

What's the average cost to fit an end pin jack to an acoustic (say for an LR Baggs type pickup/transducer) ?

Thanks in advance.

sweepy

I'd have thought £40 or so inc endpin socket,its not difficult, though some people baulk at attacking a prize acoustic with the Black and Decker

BigLicks67

sweepy said:

I'd have thought £40 or so inc endpin socket,its not difficult, though some people baulk at attacking a prize acoustic with the Black and Decker

Thanks, if you saw my woodworking skills you'd see why I need someone else to do it : >

usedtobe

sweepy said:

I'd have thought £40 or so inc endpin socket,its not difficult, though some people baulk at attacking a prize acoustic with the Black and Decker

Or even a reamer..

ICBM

It should be less than £40 unless you're having it done via a large shop with overheads where there will be a minimum charge of around that usually. It's about five to ten minutes work, depending on whether the cable is pre-attached to the jack (it is with most of the common magnetic pickups) or needs soldering.

sweepy

Very true ICBM its not a bad little job, the socket costs about £7 and usually a shop will scam a new set of strings etc, thats why I said £40 or so