Thanks so much for all your replies, they sure help in my hour of darkness :roll:

I've spoken with the company who've currently got it for repair, Panic Music in Cambrdige, and apparently all is not lost and the guy is hopeful he can fix it. The other guy I spoke to on Friday said it was knackered though, so I'm not too sure yet.

But if they can't get it sorted I'll definately be checking out all those options posted here, so again a huge thanks.