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. ...
... repair method I used: Clean the Cracks: Carefully remove any debris or old glue from the cracks to ensure a strong bond. Protect the Screw: Apply Vaseline to the bow screw and wrap it in a single ...
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 ...
4. Crack Repairs Near ff-Holes
( General » Repairs )
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 ...
5. Clear Wrapping
( General » Repairs )
Reinforcment of mostly bow cracks using clear.monofiliment.            ...
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 ...
...    Soldering a Cracked Ring Occasionally, a bow ring might have a crack or an unsoldered section that needs attention. This particular ring had a significant split, which made the repair more ...
... end result was certainly an improvement over a gaping hole in the rib!  Here are the general steps. Glue the cracks that radiate out from the hole. Create the outer mold and the inner mold. ...
9. Nak Tarhu
( General » Repairs )
... lyras, laouta, boulgari, saz (both traditional and modern), and occasionally mandolins. For more information check out Stelios Petrakiswebsite. This instrument suffered multiple cracks—about ten in ...
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 ...
... cleat. There you have, it a cleated crack without taking the rop off.       .  ...
12. Rib Cracks
( General » Repairs )
Glueing a cello rib crack from the outside.        ...
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 ...
... 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 ...
... don't slip and it fairly easy to get them percicly in the correct spot. While I had it apart I glued a few open cracks on the top and cleated those. Then it's just a matter of gluing the back on. The ...
16. 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 ...
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 ...
... of the scroll was super thin and it had two long existing cracks running down the back of the scroll.  ...
...    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 ...
Repairing a cello's rib cracks. Here is another one where the crack was bulging in different parts of the rib. Using a mold help insure that the rib crack gets lined up correctly.     ...
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