1. How to Repair a Broken Bow Head: Spline, Pin or Staple Method?
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... steel pin. The problem is that the head is so small. So for that bow I'm going to make a double wire pin that's hidden. First step is to try it on a test bow. Here are the shots of the test bow. This uses ...

2. Rib Repair Without Removing Top: Gluing Lining and Block, Saving Time and Money
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... the rib from the block. At that time I realized that the lining was also unglued from the rib. Here are some shots of how I first glued the lining back and then glued the rib back onto the block.  ...

3. Craig Scollard: Snapshots Through the Years
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Here are a few photos that were taken over the years.    

4. Violin Revarnish
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Recently a customer brought in a violin that had been partially stripped of it's varnish. He wanted a golden yellow light brown varnish. Here are the before and after shots.  ...

5. Cell with hole in back
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... glued into the hole. Staggered cleats were added to support the broken pieces. I fixed a couple of previous rib cracks and then put the top back on and did the varnish touch up. Here are some shots of ...

6. Bass Rib Repair
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... bass it wasn't really cost effective to remove the top to just fix this hole in the rib. I wanted to fix this from the outside so here are some shots of several of the major steps involved. (1) The first ...

7. Violin Varnish Touch Up and Repair | Before and After Photos
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...  Violin Repair: It is somewhat difficult to give price estimates for varnish touch up without seeing the instrument. Some Before Shots:       After ...

8. Callier-Scollard Violin Shop - Traditional Dusty Old Violin Shop in Pasadena
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... week and violin repairs are still reasonably priced. Here are a few shots of the front room.   Of all the violin shops in Pasadena we are Pasadena's oldest violin shop. ...

9. Bass Varnish Restoration, Darker and Richer Results
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... take any before shots but here are the results.    ...