1. Crack Repairs Near ff-Holes
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Here is a cello where the crack that went into the ff hold did not line up very good. The easiest way to get the alignment perfect is to make a small mold and clamp the top to the mold and then clamp the ...

2. Cello Back Crack Repair: Step-by-Step Guide for Soundpost Damage
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This cello had one of the most challenging cracks to repair—caused by pressure from the soundpost, which caused the back to bulge slightly. The crack also ran diagonally across the grain, adding to the ...

3. Student Cello Rib Repair: Step-by-Step Plywood Fix
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  This student cello had a significant issue—a large hole in its plywood rib, with fractures spreading through its thin maple veneer. Given the instrument’s value, disassembling it for repair wasn’t ...

4. Bass Repair: Seams, Rib Cracks, and Buzz Fix
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This is a bass where the seams were popping open and there was a bad couple rib cracks on the bottom bout. I glued the bad rib cracks from the outside by making a mold. After they were all glued together ...

5. Bass Center Seam Repair: Magnet-Cleat Technique for Efficient Fixes
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... seam. Here is a  picture of the clamping of the seam and then where I placed the cleats. The cleats were fished in through the ff holes using a wire and a magnet. The second photo shows the magnets ...

6. Old Style Glasser Frog Repair Guide: Experimental Method for Long-Lasting Results
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Here is an old style Glasser frog where there was a big crack in the front part of the frog. These old style frogs do not have an underslide, so simply glueing the crack most likely will not hold up. This ...

7. Using Rare Earth Magnets for Cleat Installation
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... magnets to install cleats from the outside especially for back seams or other back cracks. Possible even cracks or center seams on the top of cellos or basses would be possible if needed. These are the ...

8. Restoring a Nice Cello with Sentimental Value | Callier Scollard Violins
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This cello holds significant sentimental value for my customer. Initially, he entrusted it to a luthier who suggested that removing the back prior to repair would lower the cost. However, upon first removing ...

9. Cello Repair: Fixing Bass Bar and Sound Post Cracks from Outside
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This cello had a sound post crack, I thought I would glue if from the outside. Place a sheet of thick paper over the crack and plot the line. Form the mold on the top of the thick paper Place a ...

10. Bow Repair Steps and Examples - Glue, Wrap, and Save Your Broken Bow
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...    This is a bass bow where the break near the head is at a very obtuse angle. My first thought was to discard this bow because it's not worth grafting the crack together and it was too short ...

11. Bow Frog Repair Methods
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Sometimes when you are rehairing a bow, you remove the ring off a frog and there is nothing holding the broken tongue together. Where there is a large crack surface area it can be glued back together. ...

12. Cello Bass Bar
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This cello was caving in on the "C" side of the top. I suspected that the bass bar was possibly cracked or unglued. With a light on the inside and a small mirror, I could tell by looking through the end ...

13. Peg Hole Crack Repair and Adjustment for Violins, Violas, and Cellos
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When a crack runs through a peg hole, the best way to repair that is to first line up the crack and glue it. Then fit a spiral bushing for the hole. Glue the bushing in then trim off the excess bushing. ...

14. Repairing ff-Hole Cracks in Violin Family Instruments
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FF Hole Cracks are very common for violin family instruments. Most of the time they can be glued from the outside. If the instrument is taken apart a well fitted cleat can be added to help strengthen that ...

15. Violin Repair Services - Sound Post Crack, Top Crack, Edge Replacement
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This is a student 1/2 size cello with a buldging soundpost crack. I needed to press it together without taking the top off. Here are the steps. Mark the location of the crack and protect the top. Form ...

16. 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 ...

17. Cello Neck and Structural Repairs | Step-by-Step Restoration
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Redoing a Failed Cello Neck Repair This cello had a previous failed repair where the neck projection dropped and the break had slightly reopened. I suspected there was some kind of weak support barely ...

18. Cell with hole in back
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This cello fell over and landed on it's back. It was in a soft case and when it landed it must have hit the buckle on the back which forced all of the pressure to one spot and punched a hole straight through ...

19. Bass Rib Repair
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This was a Bass with laminated ribs. The student's Father shut his rear deck-lid on top of the rib and it created a rather large hole with lots of shards of plywood.  Since this was only a student ...

20. Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass Crack Repairs
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... plates can not gradually adjust to their new size, cracks can develop. If you develop cracks that are adjacent to the saddle, most likely it's a sign that the saddle is a little too tight and it's not ...