1. Violin and Cello Scroll Repairs | Restoration Techniques
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... due to falls or stress at the pegbox. When this happens, repairing the scroll is often preferable to replacing the instrument. Our scroll repair section covers a wide variety of restoration techniques, ...

2. Bow Frog Repair Services | Restoration Techniques and Guides
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... Pasadena. Each listing shares tips, techniques, and examples based on decades of repair experience. Broken Frog Edge Fixing a Broken Frog Edge – Techniques for repairing broken edges on a bow frog, ...

3. 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, ...

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

5. Caspari Pegs: Repair Guide for slipping pegs | Callier-Scollard Violins
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Caspari pegs work by having a bushing glued into the peg box on the "head" side of the peg. The bushing is made of what I believe is transformer coil material. The Caspari peg then squeezes against ...

6. Repairing a Broken End Block on a Sentimental Violin
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When I first looked at this violin, I thought the end block was just split in half and I would be able to repair it without taking the top off. Once I started working on it and had the saddle removed, ...

7. Violin Repair Services - Sound Post Crack, Top Crack, Edge Replacement
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This is a student 1/2 size cello with a buldging soundpost crack. I needed to press it together without taking the top off. Here are the steps. Mark the location of the crack and protect the top. Form ...

8. Callier Violin Shop: A Legacy of Master Craftsmanship in Hollywood and Pasadena
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When Frank J Callier moved from San Antonio Texas to Hollywood Ca he opened the Callier Violin Shop at 5906 W. Sunset Blvd. He made about 300 violins and about 3,000 bows. On Sundays he came into the shop ...

9. 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 ...