Repairs

All repairs are undertaken for Violins, Violas and Cellos. Please contact us for a free estimate and consultation of your instrument. The following is a break down of the most common repairs.

List of Repairs

Bridge

  • Bridge Fitting (student, professional & low crown)
  • Lower Bridge

Unfinished Violin Edge Repair

Nut/Saddle

  • New Ebony Top Nut
  • Reshape Top Nut
  • New Ebony Bottom Saddle
  • Reglue Bottom Saddle

Soundpost

  • New Soundpost
  • Refitting/Adjusting Soundpost

Violin Crack Repair

Pegs

  • Fit New Tuning Peg
  • Bushing
  • End Pin
  • Peg Box Splint
  • Peg Box Thumb Patch
  • Paste Pegs
  • Refit Peg

Fingerboard

  • Fit New Fingerboard
  • Shoot Fingerboard
  • Reglue Fingerboard
  • Staining Fingerboard

Re-Edging of a Cello before varnishing

Neck

  • Reset Loose Neck
  • Re-Elevate
  • Neck Graft
  • Reshape Neck
  • Neck Pin (includes FB removal)
  • Button Crown

Button

  • Graft*
  • Half Edge*

Violin Re-Touching of Varnish

External Work

  • New Corner
  • Extra Cost of Purfling
  • Cleaning
  • Re-Edging
  • Retouching of Varnish
  • Reglue Front Plate
  • Reglue Back Plate
  • Peg Box Splint
  • Peg Box Thumb Patch

Violin Bass Bar Fitting

Internal Work

  • Front Removal
  • Back Removal
  • Glue and Stud Cracks
  • Front Soundpost Patch
  • Back Soundpost Patch
  • Fit New Bass Bar
  • New Corner Block
  • New Bottom Block
  • New Top Block and Resetting Neck
  • New Linings
  • Regraduation of arching
  • New Front or Back Plate
  • New Neck and Scroll
  • New Full set of Ribs

Bow Repairs

  • Student Rehair
  • Prof. Rehair (Mongolian stallion)
  • Mammoth or Bone on Ebony Tip
  • Plastic Tip
  • Silver Lapping
  • Leather Lapping
  • Large Leather Lapping
  • Cleaning (subject to time taken)
  • Reglue Split (min)
  • New Brass Eye/Screw
  • New Pearl Bow Frog Eye

General Work

  • Yearly Servicing
  • Fit Fine Tuners
  • Tail Piece
  • Fit Strings
  • New Nylon Tailgut
  • General Consultancy
  • Instrument Valuing