Callier-Scollard Violins
Craig Scollard

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Pasadena, CA 91105
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Here is a violin top where the wood was worn away, most likeley by the case's bow holder.   I wan't too happy with this one so I reworked the varnish. I'll look ...
While in the process of rehairing a bow, you slide the ring off and the edge of the frog is broken and loose or it just falls off. Ugh. If it's an inexpensive bow and it lines up perfectly you can just ...
3. Aluminum Bow Head Replacement
( General » Repairs )
Occasionally I run across this old style bow head replacement. I believe these aluminum bow heads were sold to the trade. Then the stick was tapered until it fit inside the replacment bow head. I don't ...
4. Loose bow wrapping
( General » Repairs )
When rehairing bows, sometimes the wrapping and the grip is loose. For those I do a quick fix and repair the existing wrapping. With this example the end of the wrapping was secure. Slide the grip ...
  Here are some unusual bow plugs.     Here are some photos of a P & H Bows (London), it's the one with a plastic frog. I have seen ...
... is an expermental repair, that should hold up for years and only took a few minutes of repair time. Here are the steps. Glue the Crack Trim a piece of fiber that's a little bigger than the frog and ...
When rehairing bows, sometimes you run across a frog where someone has drilled a hole so they can use a pin. Unfortunately they also drill a hole into the mortise so the hair will fit using the ...
... that goes under the ring.   Sometimes bow slides are missing a little chunk of mother of perl. If it's a nece bow you just need to fit a new slide. For other bows a temporary ...
When rehairing a bow and the frog is not seated correctly on the stick, it neds to be adjusted. Use a pair of needle nose plyers, don't use the bow's screw because you can easily wreck the lining. Usually ...
Normally bow heads break off above the stick, and I have repaired a lot of those types of breaks. Forty years ago I would use a spline. My first method was using a straight cut and then filling the kerf ...
Sometimes when rehairing a student bow, the tongue is almost completely missing. If that's the case, fitting a wedge will not hold. Usually it's not worth making a new ebony tongue or fitting a new frog. ...
12. Bass Frog
( General » Repairs )
... caused this wear. There is even a little bit of wear on the ring, plus other parts of the bow.            ...
When a slide is stuck or has been glued in, you can inject a little water and a small amount of heat to free up the slide.   Note mixing needles also work good for injecting a little ...
When a block is stuck or glued in, you need to carefully remove the block. Drill a small hole and then whittle away the block from the inside out.
Over the years I have had many customers bring in bows where the screw was frozen. My preferred method of removing the screw is to soak it in WD40 for several weeks. At time I have run across a few bows ...
Here is another bow where it is broken near the tip. In this case the break didn't go all the way through. The frist step is making sure nothing is stuck in the break. Then glue and wrap the bow tightly. ...
There are two things that hold the tension of the hair. The bow nut and the bottom of the hole that the screw turns in. Over time on some older bows, the screw will sometimes start drilling into the ...
This bow had the back of the tip break and the back of the bow mortice blow out. Here are the repair steps and some photos. Carefully glue the broken piece back Remove the damaged tip Fit a piece ...
When should I rehair my bow? Most of the hair is broken from playing The hair has been eaten by Carpet Beetle Larvae The hair is very old and britle Putting rosin on the hair and it still seems ...
Here are some unusual bow plugs.     Here are some photos of a P & H Bows (London), it's the one with a plastic frog. I have seen lots of ...
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