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... from regluing scroll ears to repairing full fractures. These examples from the Callier-Scollard Violin Shop show the detailed steps we take to restore scroll integrity and ensure your instrument plays ...
... cello’s neck was sheared off. Since it was an inexpensive instrument with sentimental value, I opted to repair it without performing a full neck graft. Below are the steps I took to restore it: Step-by-Step ...
Repairing an Inexpensive Bow with Breaks Near the Frog This bow had multiple breaks near the frog, requiring a secure repair to restore its function. Below are the basic steps I followed: Clean the ...
4. Sheared Cello Neck
( General » Repairs )
Here is an inexpensive cello where the neck had been repaired several times and eventually those repairs failed. Let's try to fix is for a final time. Here are the steps: Remove all of the old pins ...
... New Jersey. His son, George Gill Green, born in 1842, followed in his footsteps. Educated in pharmacy, George served as an assistant surgeon during the Civil War and later entered the business world, leveraging ...
... 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. ...
While in the process of rehairing a bow, you slide the ring off and the edge of the frog is broken and loose or it just falls off. Ugh. If it's an inexpensive bow and it lines up perfectly you can just ...
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 ...
9. Cello and Bass Bridge Fitting Guide
( General » Repairs )
Fitting Cello and Bass bridges need to be done usually on a bench. Here are the general steps. The first step is selecting a bridge. For most instruments I prefer using a Aubert #16 bridge. Generally ...
Here is another cello with a back seam that I glued from the outside. The seam was open at the bottom and there was a nitiacable gap that would not close. Here are the steps I used. Unglue the right ...
... is an expermental repair, that should hold up for years and only took a few minutes of repair time. Here are the steps. Glue the Crack Trim a piece of fiber that's a little bigger than the frog and ...
... steps. Make the cleats all the same size. Drill a small hole in the center of the cleat Soak in water for a while until they are flexible Use a very stiff wire and bend it so that when the cleat ...
... I want to glue it from the outside. Here are the steps. Unglue one seam Attach the clamping plate over the top. That way I have someting to clamp to. Glue the seam with hot hyde glue and lots of ...
... the back, the luthier declined to proceed with the repair. Determined to restore this cherished instrument, the customer turned to me, and I gladly accepted the task. Allow me to share the steps I undertook ...
Here is one that had no perl on the underslide. I'll try to fake which only takes a few minutes. Here are the steps Scrape any old glue off the slide Put the slide on a piece of Cellophane Cover ...
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 ...
... but an interesting one. First thing I did was estimate how much the bass bar needs to come up to create the correct top arch. Here are the basic steps. Estimate the length of the post that's needed ...
... and fixed my customer's bow. Here is my first test.   Here are the steps I took to fix the customer's bow. The broken bow showing how much of the stick was broken A ...
During transit from France this hurdy girdy cello neck broke. Here are some photos of the various repair steps.     This hurdy girdy cello was made by ...
... Other shops wanted to do a neck graft. Here are the steps I used for my method.   Oops, I can't find the before photo, but this broken bass scroll shows how this cello scroll was broken. ...
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