Callier-Scollard Violins
Craig Scollard

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Pasadena, CA 91105
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... However, the original touch-up had soaked deep into the wood, making it difficult for new varnish to adhere. It felt almost like trying to apply varnish over plastic. My first attempt at recoloring went ...
... cracks to ensure a strong bond. Protect the Screw: Apply Vaseline to the bow screw and wrap it in a single layer of plastic wrap to prevent glue from sticking to it. Apply Glue: Work glue thoroughly ...
...  Create an Inside Mold: Make an inside mold using two sheets of flexible plastic. Prepare the Fiber Patch: Hydrate the fiber and apply glue to one side. Attach the Inside Mold to the Patch: Secure ...
4. Fingerboard Shortening
( General » Repairs )
They wanted the fingerboard short like a baroque style. Have the customer mark exactly how long they want the fingerboard. Then tape a flexiable piece of plastic onto the fingerboard. Using the ...
5. Loose bow wrapping
( General » Repairs )
... frog Wrap the grip with thread and let dry for one day.       Loose Glasser Plastic Tube "Wrap" After a while these plastic tube wraps fail because ...
  Here are some unusual bow plugs.     Here are some photos of a P & H Bows (London), it's the one with a plastic frog. I have seen ...
7. Cello Top Seam
( General » Repairs )
... varnish would sometimes just create a varnish delamanation no matter how careful I was during clamping. For example, using plastic wrap, leather and then the clamp, it would sometimes just fail. Mostly ...
8. Blue Dumpster Cello
( General » Repairs )
... a clear plastic mold. Glue and clamp the crack. After a couple of days when I had time, I made a little oval reenforcement that the sound post would sit on. To glue that in I made a smaller plastic ...
...  Have another temporary plastic oval that slightly smaller than the final fiber oval At first I tried to fish this in through the ff hole but although it was very close, I couldn't get it in. Switched ...
... too close to the strings. I have seen plenty of these where the plastic mounting bracket does not match the curve of the violin's top. Since I have never tried to remove these I always thought they were ...
Occasionally I have customers bring in those inexpensive painted electric violins. They usually seem to have a plastic base with what I guess is a pressure sensitive pickup attached to the base. More ...
12. Center Seams
( General » Repairs )
... seam. Made a mold of just the center seam Created a couple of plastic molds Used the plastic mold to help me align the two halves while I chalk fitted the seams, both the left & right sides. ...
... to have time to eat the hair, so play daily. Keep unused bows out of a dark place and have them stored in a sealed plastic bow bag. If you don't have a bow bag, then wrapping the bow with cellophane plastic ...
... the peg. I was able to tune the peg, but after about 3 or 4 days she said the peg started a little but. She brought it back and I took it apart. These pegs are made of metal and plastic. The inner plastic ...
Here are some unusual bow plugs.     Here are some photos of a P & H Bows (London), it's the one with a plastic frog. I have seen lots of ...
... the scroll, somewhat like the way Suzuki glues the plastic ears on their scrolls. Here are some photos. The before photos are from 2016 and the after photos are from 2023, different camera and with and ...
17. Bow Frog Repair Methods
( General » Information )
... and they have a nice look. The only problem is when you try to rehair the bow. Basically the inside of the frog is a plastic or resin material and the block hole is very tiny. The two sides are faced with ...
... straight.  I used a piece of plastic so I could see the fingerboard side of the neck and make sure it stays lined up. The rubber band applies a little pressure to help hold the crack tight.   ...
... same style old peg. They are a mixture of metal and plastic with a bushing that's similar to the Caspari style. I installed the used page but about a week later it started to fail. I took it apart and ...
... glue the crack. To maintain proper alignment under clamping pressure, use the existing pegs. Wrap each peg in plastic wrap to prevent them from being glued to the scroll during the process. Prepare for ...
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