Price of a refinish in 2026? Sterling/MOP/abalone inlay upgrade cost?

darkstar · April 24, 2026, 11:19:12 AM

Has anyone inquired about the cost of a refinish recently? Also curious of the cost to upgrade to an inlaid silver logo with rays, MOP and abalone? Would Alembic upgrade the logo on older models (not 70's...I would never do that...I'm talking upgrading the logo on say anything made after 2000)?

garyhead · April 24, 2026, 01:11:00 PM

I had an inlay logo installed on my 1996 Classico in 2017. The headstock had chips in the veneer so needed to be replaced. It was reasonably priced for 2017.

darkstar · April 24, 2026, 02:53:42 PM

Curious did they replace the entire headstock? Or just the veneer?

garyhead · April 24, 2026, 03:39:44 PM

Quote from: darkstar on April 24, 2026, 02:53:42 PMCurious did they replace the entire headstock? Or just the veneer?

Just the forward facing veneer. Did a fantastic job matching the grain / color 21 years after completion.

mica · April 25, 2026, 07:19:14 PM

Quote from: darkstar on April 24, 2026, 11:19:12 AMHas anyone inquired about the cost of a refinish recently? Also curious of the cost to upgrade to an inlaid silver logo with rays, MOP and abalone? Would Alembic upgrade the logo on older models (not 70's...I would never do that...I'm talking upgrading the logo on say anything made after 2000)?

Just send me an email with your ideas and I'll get you a quote for your particular instrument.

darkstar · April 26, 2026, 06:08:36 AM

Ok. I just sent you a PM. I can email via the Alembic website if you prefer that instead. Thank you for the response.

Price of a refinish in 2026? Sterling/MOP/abalone inlay upgrade cost?

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