Callier-Scollard Violins
Craig Scollard

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Repairing Violin Cracks with External Cleats When repairing a delicate violin crack, removing the top isn’t always necessary. I had a fairly nice violin with an open crack on the lower right of the top. ...
Repairing a Smashed Bass Neck and Scroll This bass had extensive damage: multiple breaks in the scroll and vertical cracks running through the neck and fingerboard. Typically, necks don’t crack this ...
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 ...
  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 ...
5. Nak Tarhu
( General » Repairs )
Some history abou the Nak Tarhu. Peter Biffin is the original creator of the nak tarhu, a spike fiddle developed in 2006 through collaboration with Ross Daly. This instrument evolved from the lyra tarhu ...
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 ...
Here is a nice violin with some worm damage on the back.The previously filled areas started to turn dark and needed to be redone.          
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 ...
9. Cello and Bass Bridge Fitting Guide
( General » Repairs )
Fitting Cello and Bass bridges need to be done usually on a bench. Here are the general steps. The first step is selecting a bridge. For most instruments I prefer using a Aubert #16 bridge. Generally ...
Here is another cello with a back seam that I glued from the outside. The seam was open at the bottom and there was a nitiacable gap that would not close. Here are the steps I used. Unglue the right ...
This is a decent college school bass where the lower part of the senter seam became unglued. I could get the seam to move around a little so I knew that I could easily get hot hyde glue worked into the ...
Recently I started using rare earth magnets to install cleats. They come in pretty handy in a couple of ways. One is that you can use a pair of them to hold a bunch of cleats in place for 10 - 15 minutes ...
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 ...
This must be the bane of violin, viola, cello or bass repair. The old string are in the way, completely removing them is a waste of time. Creating a loop and hooking that loop around the pegs saves time. ...
15. Blue Dumpster Cello
( General » Repairs )
Here is a blue inexpensive blue cello with the worst crack. If it was a decent instrument you would use the following steps: take the top or back off make a mold Glue the crack together carve ...
16. Vintage L.R. Baggs Rubber Boot Pickup
( General » Repairs )
Here is a very old L.R. Baggs pickup that uses a rubber boot instead of the screw on protector.  
... Info. I recentally had a customer bring in a 5 string little better grade of this type of instrument. He wanted to swap out the original pickup with a baggs pickup. At first we were going to just bypass ...
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 ...
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.
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