Guitars

Guitar regulation and intonation

Guitar regulation and intonation – precise instrument setup

Every guitar needs regular inspection and precise setup. Recommended minimum once a year. Changes in humidity, transport, intensive playing, or even extended breaks can throw off what previously worked flawlessly.

Complete regulation includes setting optimal neck curvature, improving intonation (i.e., tuning accuracy on higher frets), saddle correction, fretboard maintenance, and minor string height adjustments. This is the basic form of guitar care – it affects both playing comfort and instrument durability.

Regular performance of such regulation helps maintain the instrument's full tonal qualities and reduces the risk of mechanical damage and intonation problems.

Guitar fret correction

Fret correction – precise spot repairs

Not every guitar tone problem can be solved with string replacement or neck adjustment. Sometimes the cause lies in one specific fret – too low, too high, or poorly seated. This results in unwanted overtones, muted sound, or strange unevenness when playing in a specific spot on the fretboard.

Single fret correction service includes precise diagnosis, careful grinding or raising of the fret, and checking adjacent fretboard areas. When necessary, we perform spot fret leveling to achieve an even, comfortable playing surface and clean sound.

This is a quick and targeted service that can save your favorite guitar from unnecessary fret replacement or costly neck renovation.

Guitar electronics

Guitar electronics – modifications and repairs

When dealing with tonal problems in electric or bass guitars, it's worth focusing on the electronics details. Sometimes a small, well-targeted fix can dramatically change the sound coming from the amplifier.

We most commonly perform modifications such as shielding electronics cavities (noise reduction), replacing potentiometers, switches, capacitors, and soldering broken or oxidized contact points. If you want to go a step further – we can completely redesign the electronics layout, install new pickups or modified filters for potentiometers that will truly transform your guitar's sound.

We treat each case individually – first we discuss your needs, then we work to make your guitar sound exactly the way you're looking for.

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TEL: 453 360 088

NIP: 549 248 32 01

kontrast.studio@icloud.com

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Instrument Service – Oświęcim

Kontrast – artisan instrument service where we repair and adjust acoustic keyboard instruments, guitars: electric, bass, classical, acoustic.

We approach each instrument with the utmost care.

The company provides stationary and mobile services. We operate in Oświęcim and within a 30 km radius.

Personal consultation – after prior telephone contact.


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