1. Bow Frog Repair Services | Restoration Techniques and Guides
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... a missing pearl slide, or a stuck screw, these pages guide you through the available options. Explore our frog repair topics below to learn how we restore bows at the Callier-Scollard Violin Shop in ...

2. 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, ...

3. Repairing Violin Cracks with External Cleats: No Top Removal Needed
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Repairing Violin Cracks with External Cleats When repairing a delicate violin crack, removing the top isn’t always necessary. I had a fairly nice violin with an open crack on the lower right of the top. ...

4. Crack Repairs Near ff-Holes
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Here is a cello where the crack that went into the ff hold did not line up very good. The easiest way to get the alignment perfect is to make a small mold and clamp the top to the mold and then clamp the ...

5. Cello Back Crack Repair: Step-by-Step Guide for Soundpost Damage
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This cello had one of the most challenging cracks to repair—caused by pressure from the soundpost, which caused the back to bulge slightly. The crack also ran diagonally across the grain, adding to the ...

6. Bass Repair: Seams, Rib Cracks, and Buzz Fix
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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 ...

7. Bass Center Seam Repair: Magnet-Cleat Technique for Efficient Fixes
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... holding the cleats until they are dry the next day..     Here is the process of using magnets to install cleats from the outside. Trying to find the top center seam ...

8. Using Rare Earth Magnets for Cleat Installation
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... magnets to install cleats from the outside especially for back seams or other back cracks. Possible even cracks or center seams on the top of cellos or basses would be possible if needed. These are the ...

9. Restoring a Nice Cello with Sentimental Value | Callier Scollard Violins
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... don't slip and it fairly easy to get them percicly in the correct spot. While I had it apart I glued a few open cracks on the top and cleated those. Then it's just a matter of gluing the back on. The ...

10. Blue Dumpster Cello
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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 ...

11. 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 ...

12. Bow Repair Steps and Examples - Glue, Wrap, and Save Your Broken Bow
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...    This is a bass bow where the break near the head is at a very obtuse angle. My first thought was to discard this bow because it's not worth grafting the crack together and it was too short ...

13. 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.     ...

14. Viola Crack Repaired From The Outside
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Here is a viola that had multiple cracks in the same area. These type of cracks are fairly easy if you take the top of the instrument off, but fixing it just from the outside is somewhat of a challenge, ...

15. Peg Fitting
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... the position of the bridge. The back of the bridge needs to be perpendicular to the top of the instrument. Keeping your bridge straight will make it last for years and years. Also when tuning using the ...

16. 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.     ...

17. Cello Bass Bar
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This cello was caving in on the "C" side of the top. I suspected that the bass bar was possibly cracked or unglued. With a light on the inside and a small mirror, I could tell by looking through the end ...

18. 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 ...

19. Saddle Cracks
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Saddle cracks are normally caused because the ebony saddle has been fit too tight. There should be a very small space on both sides of the saddle so that when the top contracts or the saddle expands slightly ...

20. Cello Neck and Structural Repairs | Step-by-Step Restoration
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... Once the pins were in place, I filled and smoothed out the pin holes. Flatten and Wet the Surface: I repeatedly wet the wood and flattened it until the grain stopped expanding. Dye the Wood Black: ...