1. Bass Neck and Scroll Repair: Fixing Cracks and Breaks
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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 ...

2. 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 ...

3. Violin Repair Services - Sound Post Crack, Top Crack, Edge Replacement
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...    Here is a viola where the top was cracked into two pieces, there was also a small crack from the f hole up near the bass bar. It must have taken quite an impact because the chinrest ...

4. Bass Bridge Fitting and Tailpiece Replacement | Alcoa #5 Bass
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Here is a bass that I fit a bridge on and replaced the tail piece fastiner. The owner Stan M. is in the process of polishing the aluminum to a mirror like finish. I took a couple of quick photos because ...

5. Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass Repairs
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All restoration and repairs are done by Craig Scollard. Some of the more common repairs are listed in the left menu. I just got a new macro lens for my cell phone so some of the repair photos should ...

6. Callier-Scollard Violin Shop - Traditional Dusty Old Violin Shop in Pasadena
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... of Fair Oaks and Green Street. Customers will find a wide variety of violins, violas, cellos and basses  in various states of repair, some dating back to the 18th century. The shop's luthier has been ...

7. Bass Varnish Restoration, Darker and Richer Results
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This Bass had it's original varnish changed so that the top was very light and the back and ribs were darker and very mottled. We decided to make the varnish look darker and richer. Unfortunately I didn't ...