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| It is hard to give definite prices for work until an
assesment of the
instrument has been made. This is especially true of larger instruments
(eg basses). Basically, the longer a job takes the more it will cost. To give an example a recent job was to refit a detached neck to a bass. In theory this could have been a simple question of regluing, but in reality the job entailed repair to the block, adjusting the angle of the neck (it was skewed towards the treble side), making a new button/patch, fitting a new nut (the string spacing was far too wide) and new bridge. (See photos in recent work page.) In order to give some idea, I have included some invoices from recent jobs below. |
| 23rd September 2007 Repairs to double bass: • Clean instrument • Remove belly • Replace bass bar • New edging/half edging as necessary • Regraduation of belly • Thicknessing patch to upper treble belly • Repair and cleat cracks as necessary • Various repairs to cracked ribs • Replace soundpost brace • Repair to back/rib joint at treble end of brace • Replace lining to lower ‘c’ bouts • Shoot fingerboard • Refinish neck • Repair button • Refit nut • New saddle • Supply and fit new endpin tailpiece and tail wire • Make good pegbox and fit new tuners • Supply and fit new bridge and refit pickup • Supply and fit new soundpost • Repair/touch up varnish • Adjust and set up for playing • Supply and fit Thomastik Infeld “Belcanto” strings Total £1195 |
12th May 2005 Repairs to water damaged violin and valuation • Remove belly and reshape where distortion has occurred • Fit new bass bar • Reshape ribs • Re glue bottom block • Revarnish as necessary • Shoot fingerboard • Fit new bridge • Fit new nut and saddle • Fit new endpin and endwire • Fit matching pegs and endpiece • Fit new strings (Tomastik Dominant) • Fit new soundpost and set up for playing • Supply new lightweight oblong hard case Total £575 |
2nd September 2006 Repairs to double bass: • Clean instrument • Remove belly, repair and reinforce cracks • Re-graduate area around bass bar • Remove and replace badly fitted cleats • Renew edges on lower bouts • Half edging as required • Repair/reinforce cracks to ribs • Shoot fingerboard and repair worm damage • Supply and fit new endpin • Fit new saddle and nut • Replace tail wire • Supply and fit new bridge • Replace missing wood from scroll • Clean/overhaul machine heads • Touch up/repair varnish • Adjust and set up for playing Total £720 |
14th December 2007 Repairs to double bass: • Repair detached neck. To include: Repair to top block Resetting neck in block at correct angle Fit new hardwood button to back • Refinish and re-stain hardwood fingerboard • Supply and fit new nut • Supply and fit new endpin • Supply and fit new tail wire • Supply and fit new bridge • Repair two sections of missing wood from edge of belly • Clean and repair varnish • Adjust and set up for playing Total £395 |
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