Callier-Scollard Violins
Craig Scollard

50 E. Green St. Suite 142
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 795-2870

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1. Sheared Cello Neck
( General » Repairs )
... missing wood so the neck is the correct shape. Finish up with a little bit of touchup       ...
... reinforced using my inner sleeve method (though unfortunately, there are no photos of this part of the process). Finishing Touches: Once all the repairs were complete, I performed the finishing work ...
... back onto the plywood rib. Fill a little bit of the missing chards and use small dowles to fill the 4 holes. Touchup the varnish a little.      ...
... around for some of the photos after I rubbed out the touchup varnish. Anyway I'm working on the redo of the touchup and it's coming out pretty nice.         ...
5. Cello and Bass Bridge Fitting Guide
( General » Repairs )
... that's touching. You need some way to figure out which part of the bridge is touching. Here are a few methods. Visually inspect the feet and remember which areas need to be adjusted Use a slip of ...
... than what's needed) Slip the cleat and magnet through the ff hold. Get it into place so the cleat is touching the back, and push the magnet onto the cleat using a stiff piece of tubing. Reach under ...
7. Blue Dumpster Cello
( General » Repairs )
... used an adjustable soundpost jack to hold it down. The next day I popped the plastic clamping piece off the oval. Then when t was all  finished, just a little clear touchup on the crack to seal ...
... just barely touches the end of the stick or has about 1/10 of a millimeter space..    ...
9. How to Make Hide Glue
( General » Information )
... like 20% for 2 minutes. Then check the glue and stir, then reheat until very hot. Then place the glue into a refrigerator and let cool. Once it's cooled down it should be very firm to the touch. Then put ...
... were drilled and the pegs were fitted. Then there was a slight amount of varnish touch up to make the boxwood a matching color to the original varnish.   Here is a violin ...
...  Make a Spiral Bushing: A spiral bushing was created and installed for the D peg to stabilize the peg hole. Minimal Touch-Up: Since this was an inexpensive scroll, I kept the touch-up work minimal, ...
12. Frank J Callier Violin
( General » History )
Here are a couple photos of a Frank J Callier violin that I did some touchup work on.        ...
... because the bow will start to sometimes touch the "C" bout. Also the violin will loose some of it's projection. There are a couple of ways to solve this problem.   Dutchman The easiest and ...
14. Cell with hole in back
( General » Information )
... 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 ...
15. Bass Rib Repair
( General » Information )
... hole and then clamping the piece from the outside. (4) Some quick varnish touch-up and it's finished.      This next bass had one large crack on the lower ...
Instruments sometimes get nicks or scratches that can be touched up. The upper right rib is also prone to varnish wear. Generally, the larger the area the more time it takes to match and touch-up the varnish. ...
17. Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass Repairs
( General » Repairs )
...  Violin Repairs Viola Repairs Cello Repairs Bass Repairs Bow Repairs Varnish Touchup Pegs Fitting Fingerboards Finger Boards End Pins Endbuttons Violin Restoration Viola Restoration ...
18. Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass Crack Repairs
( General » Information )
... allowing the top to contract. If your instrument develops a crack, it should be repaired as soon as possible. Be careful not to touch the crack edges with your fingers or get any dirt, rosin dust or ...
... ensuring they are playable for many years to come. If you need to get in touch with me, please call (626) 795-2870 and leave a message on my machine. I check messages daily and will return your call. ...
This Bass had it's original varnish changed so that the top was very light and the back and ribs were darker and very mottled. We decided to make the varnish look darker and richer. Unfortunately I didn't ...
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