1. Bass Center Seam Repair: Magnet-Cleat Technique for Efficient Fixes
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This is a decent college school bass where the lower part of the senter seam became unglued. I could get the seam to move around a little so I knew that I could easily get hot hyde glue worked into the ...

2. Using Rare Earth Magnets for Cleat Installation
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Recently I started using rare earth magnets to install cleats. They come in pretty handy in a couple of ways. One is that you can use a pair of them to hold a bunch of cleats in place for 10 - 15 minutes ...

3. Cello Top Seam
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This cello was falling apart, the neck was off and the top center seam was unglued, plus a lot of the seams were unglued. At first I tried gluing the top seam back together without taking it apart. I could ...

4. Zeta Violin Repair | Fixing Unsoldered Wires and Dead Batteries
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Here is a Zeta violin that stopped working. I started taking it apart and noticed that there were a couple of wires that had become unsoldered. The plug into the volume pot was unpluged and the batteries ...

5. Cello Repair: Fixing Bass Bar and Sound Post Cracks from Outside
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This cello had a sound post crack, I thought I would glue if from the outside. Place a sheet of thick paper over the crack and plot the line. Form the mold on the top of the thick paper Place a ...

6. Student Cello End Pin Block Repair: Photos and Process
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Here is a student cello where the end pin block was collapsed because the block was broken in 3 or 4 places. Normally I would take the top off and repair or replace the block, but since this cello wasn't ...

7. 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.     ...

8. Center Seams
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This violin had a horrible repair on the center back seam. There was so much glue on the uneven seam that it looked like someone had glued it with epoxy, ugh. Anyway, I told him that i could see if it ...

9. Rib Repair Without Removing Top: Gluing Lining and Block, Saving Time and Money
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When a rib is loose off the end block it can sometimes be repaired without taking the top off. This saves time and money. I recently repaired a rib without removing the top. First I completely removed ...

10. 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, ...

11. Repairing Bass Bar and Sound Post Cracks
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Here is a poor school cello that had a bass bar crack, and sound post crack. Even with these problems, I decited to fix it without taking the top off.     ...

12. 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 ...

13. Raising the String Projection of Violin, Viola, or Cello: Solutions and Methods
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Over time the string projection of a violin, viola or cello can lower. The easiest way to make it easy to play again is to simply lower the bridge so that the string height is the correct distance from ...