1. Crack Repairs Near ff-Holes
( General » Repairs )

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 ...

2. Cello Back Crack Repair: Step-by-Step Guide for Soundpost Damage
( General » Repairs )

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 ...

3. Student Cello Rib Repair: Step-by-Step Plywood Fix
( General » Repairs )

  This student cello had a significant issue—a large hole in its plywood rib, with fractures spreading through its thin maple veneer. Given the instrument’s value, disassembling it for repair wasn’t ...

4. Bass Repair: Seams, Rib Cracks, and Buzz Fix
( General » Repairs )

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 ...

5. Using Rare Earth Magnets for Cleat Installation
( General » Repairs )

... 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 ...

6. Restoring a Nice Cello with Sentimental Value | Callier Scollard Violins
( General » Repairs )

... was to cleat the back seam. Oddly originally there were a numerous amount of thin cleats that didn't hole the center seam together. I used a bunch of rectangular cleats (double the amount shown in the ...

7. Cello Repair: Fixing Bass Bar and Sound Post Cracks from Outside
( General » Repairs )

... crack Because of these two cracks, the bass bar was caved in by about 1/2 of an inch, and the sound post side was bulging out about a 1/4 of an inch. I believe these two cracks had ben glued before ...

8. Repairing ff-Hole Cracks in Violin Family Instruments
( General » Information )

FF Hole Cracks are very common for violin family instruments. Most of the time they can be glued from the outside. If the instrument is taken apart a well fitted cleat can be added to help strengthen that ...

9. Violin Repair Services - Sound Post Crack, Top Crack, Edge Replacement
( General » Information )

...    Here is a viola where the top was cracked into two pieces, there was also a small crack from the f hole up near the bass bar. It must have taken quite an impact because the chinrest ...

10. Various Methods for Clamping Broken Scrolls | Violin Repair Tips
( General » Repairs )

...  Repairing a Broken Cello Scroll This cello scroll had multiple cracks, including a small shard that had broken off. Due to the complexity of the damage, I repaired each section individually to ensure ...

11. Cell with hole in back
( General » Information )

This cello fell over and landed on it's back. It was in a soft case and when it landed it must have hit the buckle on the back which forced all of the pressure to one spot and punched a hole straight through ...

12. Bass Rib Repair
( General » Information )

This was a Bass with laminated ribs. The student's Father shut his rear deck-lid on top of the rib and it created a rather large hole with lots of shards of plywood.  Since this was only a student ...

13. Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass Crack Repairs
( General » Information )

... plates can not gradually adjust to their new size, cracks can develop. If you develop cracks that are adjacent to the saddle, most likely it's a sign that the saddle is a little too tight and it's not ...