In-home guitar setup.
From £175 locally.
A separate in-home setup option from £175 locally for one suitable standard guitar at your premises. Share the instrument and postcode so Otto can confirm the scope, appointment and final price before booking.
Setup work at your premises, by arrangement.
The local starting price covers one suitable standard guitar setup at your premises. Other areas and additional work need a separate quote before booking.
- ✓One suitable standard guitar setup at your premises
- ✓In-home work by appointment
- ✓From £175 locally; postcode and suitability checked first
- ✓Other areas, extra work and parts quoted separately
Ask About Your Area
Give us your postcode so we can confirm in-home availability and the final price. The listed areas are examples, not a promise of coverage.
The same expert hands — with an extra layer of care.
The £85 standard six-string setup is bench work with Denmark Street handover by appointment. White Glove is a separate in-home option from £175 locally for one suitable standard guitar. Ask us to confirm suitability, area and the final scope before booking.
Standard Setup
£85Right for most guitars
- Standard six-string electric, acoustic or classical setup
- Agreed standard strings included
- Denmark Street handover by appointment
- Optional personal collection and return quoted separately
White Glove
From £175One suitable standard guitar, local area
- One suitable standard guitar setup at your premises
- In-home work by appointment
- Local starting price; postcode and suitability checked first
- Other areas and additional work quoted before booking
Your guitar only ever meets one pair of hands.
Fretwork London is Otto — not a workshop of rotating staff. Alongside everyday setups and repairs, he specialises in high-value vintage restoration, period-correct nitrocellulose finishing and hand-carved archtop building. You hand your instrument to an experienced luthier. A standard six-string setup is £85, with transport quoted separately if you need it.
One named luthier — never a courier
Otto handles each guitar himself. From first acoustics to vintage instruments, you know who is working on yours.
Period-correct nitrocellulose finishing
Otto specialises in renovating high-value vintage guitars, including vintage-appropriate nitrocellulose paint finishing — meticulous, era-faithful work that most technicians won't take on.
Hand-carved archtop building
Otto builds and repairs hand-carved archtop guitars — a time-consuming, highly specialised skill few luthiers in the country still practise.
Agree what your guitar needs first
Describe the playability problem, the instrument and your preferred handover. Otto confirms the work and price before you agree to a booking.
£85 for a standard six-string setup
Agreed standard strings are included. Bass and specialist setups cost more, collection and return has a separate quote, and extra repairs are approved before work starts.
Sit down with Otto in person, by appointment
Want to talk it through face to face before booking? Have a free consultation at Sixty Sixty Sounds, 28 Denmark St — London's iconic guitar row.
White Glove, Answered
What the local £175 in-home starting price means, and how it differs from the £85 standard bench setup.
01White Glove Setup
What is the White Glove service?
White Glove is a separate in-home setup option from £175 locally for one suitable standard guitar. Tell us your instrument and postcode so we can confirm suitability, scope and the quote before booking.
How is it different from the £85 standard setup?
The £85 standard six-string setup is bench work with a Denmark Street handover by appointment; personal collection and return costs extra. White Glove is an in-home setup from £175 locally for one suitable standard guitar. Scope, location and the final price are confirmed before booking.
Which guitars is White Glove for?
Ask us whether your guitar is suitable for in-home work. For vintage, collector or other specialist instruments, Otto will discuss the work and give a separate quote if the standard in-home scope does not fit.
Do you have experience with vintage and collector instruments?
Yes. Alongside everyday setups, Otto specialises in vintage restoration, period-correct nitrocellulose finishing and hand-carved archtop building — rare, meticulous work — with 15+ years and 500+ London guitars behind him.
How long does a White Glove appointment take?
We will discuss the work and confirm an appointment and expected duration before booking. More involved guitars may need a separate plan.
Ready when you are.
Ask Otto whether an in-home setup suits your guitar and postcode. This is separate from collected bench work.
You can also sit down with Otto for a free consultation, by appointment, at Sixty Sixty Sounds on Denmark Street — London's iconic guitar row.
- ✓One suitable standard guitar setup at your premises
- ✓Local price from £175, subject to suitability
- ✓Other areas and additional work quoted first
Questions? Call 020 8040 1883