1. Professional Bow Repair Services | Callier-Scollard Violins
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... and cracks to worn wrappings and rehairing needs. At Callier-Scollard Violins, we specialize in professional bow repair services that cover every aspect of restoration, including structural reinforcement, ...

2. Violin Neck Fracture Repair | Restoring Structural Integrity
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This violin had a small neck fracture that was beginning to separate. Without the strings, I could manually pull the scroll back, causing the crack to fully close. To ensure a strong repair, I used a unique ...

3. Repairing Violin Cracks with External Cleats: No Top Removal Needed
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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. ...

4. Repairing Broken Bows Near the Frog: Step-by-Step Guide
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... near the frog mortise. While I don’t have pictures of the clamping process, here’s the complete step-by-step repair method I used: Clean the Cracks: Carefully remove any debris or old glue from the ...

5. 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 ...

6. Clear Wrapping
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Reinforcment of mostly bow cracks using clear.monofiliment.            ...

7. 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 ...

8. Student Cello Rib Repair: Step-by-Step Plywood Fix
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... 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
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... 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 ...

10. 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 ...

11. Rib Cracks
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Glueing a cello rib crack from the outside.      

12. 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 ...

13. Restoring a Nice Cello with Sentimental Value | Callier Scollard Violins
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... 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 ...

14. Cello Repair: Fixing Bass Bar and Sound Post Cracks from Outside
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... crack Because of these two cracks, the bass bar was caved in by about 1/2 of an inch, and the sound post side was bulging out about a 1/4 of an inch. I believe these two cracks had ben glued before ...

15. The Scollard "Inner Sleeve" Scroll Repair Method
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... of the scroll was super thin and it had two long existing cracks running down the back of the scroll.  ...

16. Fixing Cracked Ribs on Cellos | Cello Repair Services
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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.     ...

17. Viola Crack Repaired From The Outside
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Here is a viola that had multiple cracks in the same area. These type of cracks are fairly easy if you take the top of the instrument off, but fixing it just from the outside is somewhat of a challenge, ...

18. Repairing Bass Bar and Sound Post Cracks
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...    I believe this cello was stepped on. Here are some pictures of the process of repairing the cracks.    ...

19. 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 ...

20. Violin Repair Services - Sound Post Crack, Top Crack, Edge Replacement
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... was cracked in half and the bridge was broken.     Another sound post crack with lots of other cracks on the top. This instrument had lots of cracks a couple of ...