Repair, service and custom instrument building for electric basses and electric guitars in Birsfelden.
Tino Tedesco Instruments
Birsfelden (Erlenstrasse 30) · CHNew on Amplifa
About Tino Tedesco Instruments
Tino Tedesco Instruments is a bass and guitar repair workshop with an affiliated custom instrument building operation in Birsfelden (canton of Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland). Owner Tino Tedesco has more than 20 years of concert experience as a bassist and, in his workshop, provides services such as string changes, neck adjustments, action setup and fret intonation, as well as repairs, conversions and modifications to basses and guitars. The range of services includes the replacement of hardware and electronics (pickups, preamps, circuits, shielding), fretwork, and complete or partial refrets – including the specialty of Dual Zone refretting. Nuts are made individually from Micarta, Ebonol, Corian, brass or bone. Customers are bassists and guitarists, including professional musicians. Setups and minor repairs are usually completed within 1–3 working days, while more complex jobs such as refrets or conversions take 4–6 working days. In addition, spare parts, pickups, strings and cables are sold.
- Site
- Birsfelden
- Processes
- Service work (string change, neck adjustment, action setup, fret intonation, fingerboard, Replacing hardware (tremolos, tuning machines, bridges, strap lock systems), Custom manufacturing of bass and guitar nuts, Electronics (replacement of pickups, electronic circuits, potentiometers, switches, active-passive, Fretwork (fret leveling, complete/partial refrets, Dual Zone refretting), Repairs, modifications and conversions on basses and guitars, Custom instrument building (individual electric basses and electric guitars, vintage and modern), Bass and guitar repair
- Materials
- Micarta, Ebonol, Corian, Brass, Bone, Nickel/Silver (fret wire), Stainless Steel (fret wire), CryoFrets (fret wire)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Industries
- Musical instruments, Musicians (bassists and guitarists)
- 01
Order intake and diagnosis
- 02
Service work or repair
- 03
Nut manufacturing / fretwork / electronics as needed
- 04
Function test and setup
- 05
Handover to the customer
Materials
Brass
Material used for custom-made bass and guitar nuts.
Micarta
Resin-based material for nut manufacturing with high stability.
Ebonol
Material for nuts and fingerboards, e.g. on graphite necks.
Corian
Mineral-based material for individually made nuts.
Bone
Natural material for traditional nut manufacturing.
Nickel/Silver
Standard fret wire material in all sizes for refrets.
Stainless Steel
Wear-resistant alternative to nickel/silver fret wire.
CryoFrets
Fret wire material for refrets.
Location
Birsfelden
CHRepair workshop and custom instrument building
- Lot size
- One-off pieces
- Materials
- Wood, Nickel/Silver, Stainless Steel, CryoFrets, Micarta, Ebonol, Corian, Brass, Bone
Components and Services
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service work (string change, neck adjustment, action setup, fret intonation, fingerboardAssembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Metal (frets) |
| Replacing hardware (tremolos, tuning machines, bridges, strap lock systems)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Custom manufacturing of bass and guitar nutsAssembly | – | – | – | 1 piece | Micarta, Ebonol, Corian, Brass, Bone |
| Electronics (replacement of pickups, electronic circuits, potentiometers, switches, active-passiveAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fretwork (fret leveling, complete/partial refrets, Dual Zone refretting)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Nickel/Silver, Stainless Steel, CryoFrets, gold-colored frets |
| Repairs, modifications and conversions on basses and guitarsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Custom instrument building (individual electric basses and electric guitars, vintage and modern)Assembly | – | – | – | 1 piece | – |
Additional services
Quality
Every job includes a functionality check and adjustment of the instrument; the owner brings over 20 years of concert experience as a bassist.
| Evidence | Birsfelden |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |