Parents should NEVER attempt homemade instrument repairs. Minor things (like replacing strings or a fallen bridge) can be done at school by  Mrs. Gibbs. Anything that involves GLUE or carving should be left to the professionals; repairs of this sort made at home usually damage the instrument permanently, costing parents more than they hope to save. Most music stores that rent string instruments have luthiers. Stores usually send instrument repairs away to luthiers who work independently from the music store. If your instrument repair is not covered by the music store, it is faster to go to a luthier yourself.

Gregg Lange, Palmetto Strings 

http://palmettostringssc.com/

(803) 929-6900

Mr. Lange is a professional luthier who works in Downtown Columbia. He repairs all of the ELW school instruments and most of the school instruments from Richland and Lexington counties. 

Damir Horvat, Horvat Violins

WWW.HORVATFINEVIOLINS.COM 

damirash@yahoo.com

Mr. Horvat is a professional luthier who lives and works next to E.L.Wright Middle School. He repairs the instruments of many of Columbia's professional musicians. Both Mr. Horvat and his wife Ashley play violin in the South Carolina Philharmonic and teach private violin lessons.