1. Sheared Cello Neck
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Here is an inexpensive cello where the neck had been repaired several times and eventually those repairs failed. Let's try to fix is for a final time. Here are the steps: Remove all of the old pins ...

2. Cello Top Seam
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This cello was falling apart, the neck was off and the top center seam was unglued, plus a lot of the seams were unglued. At first I tried gluing the top seam back together without taking it apart. I could ...

3. Student Cello Repairs | Neck and Back Restoration
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Here is a student cello. Several years ago the neck and button were broken out. I aligned it and pinned it from the inside. This time it was dropped again and the neck even with a broken button heald steady, ...

4. Hurdy Gurdy Cello Neck Repair | Photos of Repair Steps
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During transit from France this hurdy girdy cello neck broke. Here are some photos of the various repair steps.     This hurdy girdy cello was made by ...

5. The Scollard "Inner Sleeve" Scroll Repair Method
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The Scollard "Inner Sleve" Scroll Repair Method Here are some cellos with broken scrolls where I used my Inner sleve method.   This is a nice cello with an unusual scroll and peg box. This ...

6. Shortening a Cello's String Length without a Graft | Ebony Nut Solution
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This was a cello neck that was about 8mm too long. A solution without creating a neck graft is to make a new ebony nut that shortens the string length.  ...

7. Center Seams
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This violin had a horrible repair on the center back seam. There was so much glue on the uneven seam that it looked like someone had glued it with epoxy, ugh. Anyway, I told him that i could see if it ...

8. Cello Scroll Repair: Methods and Techniques | Expert Luthier
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Another cello scroll that was broken through the "A" peg. This crack did not line up very good, so I needed to clamp it using a different method.     Another ...

9. Small Viola with Broken Neck - Repair Steps with Photos | Violin Neck Break
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Small viola with broken neck.     Here is a violin neck that was snapped off. There isn't much gluing surface, plus someone tried to repair it previously ...

10. Glueing a Cello Neck
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Here is an easy tip to help keep the neck centered when gluing.          ...

11. Various Methods for Clamping Broken Scrolls | Violin Repair Tips
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... directions. If the break doesn’t align perfectly, the repair may need to be done in stages over several days. In one case, I had to glue a scroll in three separate sections to ensure a precise fit. I typically ...

12. Raising the String Projection of Violin, Viola, or Cello: Solutions and Methods
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Over time the string projection of a violin, viola or cello can lower. The easiest way to make it easy to play again is to simply lower the bridge so that the string height is the correct distance from ...

13. Unconventional Neck Repairs for Violin Family Instruments, No Neck Graft Needed
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Violin family instruments necks are susceptible to damage. Normally the best method is to do a neck graft, but because it's time consuming it's a little expensive. Here are some unusual neck repairs that ...

14. Cello Neck Repair: Fixes and Techniques
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Although this is a super cheap cello I still wanted to repair it for them. It was broken before, which is always a little challange.  ...