Rob's Amazing Violin Set-Up

Pretty much all violins need set-up work. The problem is that in order to make a fretless instrument easy to play without causing buzz noises the fingerboard needs to be correct, stable, and flat from one end to the other. All other measurements such as the height of the nut, or height of the bridge are out of wack when there is a ski jump at the end of the fingerboard.

Correcting this is one of Rob's specialities, and can be pre-arranged by appointment. This is also a great time to change strings when needed.

Does it really make sense to spend money on a student violin to make it play as well as a professional instrument? The truth is that the cheap instrument will never have the voice of the professional instrument but it isn't fair to expect a student to play well on a violin that is not correctly adjusted.

Appraisals and Repairs

Appraisal services are provided for all string instruments. Rob, the repair wizard, specializes in complex multi-operation crush damage and water damage restorations of all violin family instruments.

Fabrication or preparation of string instruments for Stage or Film Property is offered. Generally projects of this nature are priced inversely proportional to the time available for completion. A nice way of saying "Crazy Expensive on short notice"

Some repairs are simple and can be done while you wait for little charge. Others are complex and expensive, these take a little longer.

If you feel compelled to leave the United States or even the Republic of Texas for an extended period then we feel it may be a good idea for you to pay for the repairs in advance. This makes us feel less compelled to sell your abandoned instrument or to it use for our spider experiments. Honestly, it does grow frustrating to shuffle priorities to complete a project only to find that our valued customer has lost interest.

Please bring as many of the pieces as possible of anything broken. Try to protect the instrument from any loose parts using paper or cardboard.

Appraisals, including a letter of description and evaluation, are available for a charge of $50 dollars. This will assist you in establishing a value of the instrument for insurance or other purposes. When bringing an instrument for appraisal also bring as much information as you can about it. How long have you had it, how long it has been in your family, copies of old photos including the instrument, old receipts etc.

Ready For Pick Up & NOTES There are a few repairs that were ready for last year that haven't been picked up. More coming soon

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