Repairs

Instrument

Scroll: repair/replace

Pegs: install, new peg holes, lubricate, or adjust length

Nut: repair/replace/reglue, height adjustment, file sides properly

Fingerboard: repair/replace/reglue, radius width adjustment with planes

Bridge: cut new bridge/repair warped bridge, adjust height, provide summer/winter bridge/emergency PLA bridge

Tailpiece: repair/replace/adjust lengths

Tailpiece gut: repair/replace/adjust

Chin rest: repair/replace/adjust

Cello endpin rods or socket: repair/replace/adjust

Strings: clean/repair/replace/adjust

Open seams: reglued using only French hide glue

Broken corners: repaired

Missing wood: age appropriate wood added, repaired and touched up to imitate original varnish

Cracks: Saddle crack, soundpost crack, back crack, rib crack, f-hole cracks - reglued only using French hide glue. The top or back of the instrument may need to be taken off and cleats or new wood may need to be added for reinforcement and proper support in order to ensure the crack does not reopen.

Touch-ups: Color extract, pigmentation can be applied to missing pieces or wood or after glueing cracks

Bow

Hair: clean/or replaced

• Head plug replaced

• Frog plug replaced

• Ferrule wedge replaced

• If thread on hair has ripped, became loose, or broken it can be replaced if hair is still good and has enough

Tip: new face plate can be added, can be repaired if broken, head mortise adjustment/correction/repair

Stick: clean, lather, can straighten warped stick

Frog: can be repaired, replaced, cleaned, frog mortise adjustment/correction/repair

• Parisan eye: can be cleaned, repaired, replaced

• Slide: mother of pearl, bone, ivory, abalone slide can be cleaned, adjusted, or replaced

• Button/Screw: can be replaced, repaired

• Eyelet: can be adjusted, replaced

• Ferrule: can be cleaned, repaired, replaced

Grip: can be replaced with leather, or whatever material desired by customer

Winding: silver, silver plated, gold, nickel, faux whalebone, silk, braided gold/silver - can be replaced