Repairs & Restorations

Valuable stringed instruments can last for many generations if they are maintained and properly cared for

• Performing repairs by a knowledgeable expert luthier. While some repairs are routine, like bow re-hair or gluing of seams, other repairs can be more involved and should only be done by trained hands. At Sarasota Violins we perform expert repairs with the utmost care and respect for your instrument. 
• Our luthiers are trained and experienced to work in this very specialized field of stringed instrument repair and restorations

 . New bridge (carving and fitting)

·  Installation of new strings

·  New soundpost or refitting old one

·  Fingerboard planing or new if necessary

·  Tonal adjustment and setup

·  Peg re-bushing

·  Glue seams

·  Crack repairs

·  New fittings (pegs, tailpiece, chinrest, endpin replacement, etc.)

·  Touch up

·  Clean and polish

·  Peg adjustment

·  Nut adjustment or new if necessary

·  Bow re-hair

·  New leather grip (bow)

·  New silver winding (bow)