VIOLIN FAMILY REPAIR PRICE LIST

The following prices are average charges for each task described, and are for the labor aspect only. Final costs will be based upon the actual Labor, Parts & Material requirements of each job. Estimates will be given only after the instrument is inspected by one of our specialists.

TASK	VIOLIN	VIOLA	'CELLO	BASS
Clean and Polish Instrument	$75 & up	$85 & up	$175 & up	$250 & up
Install New Strings*	$10	$15	$25	$50
Retouch Varnish	est.	est.	est.	est.
Install New Student Bridge*	$75	$85	$125	$150
Install New Professional Bridge*	$150 & up	$250 & up	$300 & up	$375 & up
Install Self-Adjusting Bridge*	$75	$85	$125	$150
Install New Set of Friction Pegs*	$75	$75	$125	n/a
Install Individual Friction Peg*	$20	$20	$30	n/a
Install Self-Adjusting Peg Set*	$75	$75	$125	n/a
Rebush Worn Peg Hole	$150	$150	$175	n/a
Plane Fingerboard	$150	$150	$300	$375
Clean and Polish Fingerboard	$45	$75	$125	$150
Reglue Fingerboard	$75	$75	$150	$150
Replace Fingerboard*	$150	$180	$300	$400
Reset Neck	~$150 & up	~$175 &up	~$300 & up	~$500 & up
Regraft Button (Back already off)	~$150	~$150	~$250	~$300
Ebony Crown to Button	$est.	$est.	$est.	$est.
Install Neck Wedge	~$150	~$175	$est.	$est.
Install New Nut*	~$75	~$85	~$150	~$200
Install New Soundpost*	$75	$85	$125	$150
Reset Soundpost	$25	$35	$45	$55
Install Soundpost Patch (after top is off)	$150 & up	$150 & up	$150 & up	$180 & up
Install End Pin*	$20	$20	$est.	$est.
Install New Tailpiece w/nylon*	$75	$75	$125	$150
Install Tailpiece "hanger" only*	$60	$60	$75	$125
Install Fine Tuners*	$20	$20	$30	n/a
Install Bass Bar* (top already off)	~$250 & up	~$250 & up	~$400 & up	~$500 & up
Reglue open edge	$8 per inch	$8 per inch	10 per inch	$12 per inch
Crack Repair + No. of Cleats	~$40 + $20 per	~$40 + $20 per	~$50 + $20 per	~$75 + $20 per
Corner Repair	$50 - $200	$50 - $200	$75 - $300	$75 - $300
Remove Top & Re-attach	$150 - $300	$150 - $400	$225 - $500	$300 - $750
Remove Back & Re-attach	$200 - $300	$250 - $450	$300 - $600	$400 - $700
Re-line Plate	est.	est.	est.	est.
Complete Refinish	~$375	~$425	~$750	~$1500
Verbal Appraisal of Value	$20	$20	$25	$35

BOW REPAIR PRICE LIST

TASK	VIOLIN	VIOLA	'CELLO	BASS
Rehairing Bow	$65	$65	$75	$85
Recambering Bow	~$60 & up	~$60 & up	~$70 & up	~$70 & up
Straightening Bow	~$60 & up	~$60 & up	~$70 & up	~$70 & up
Replace Wire Wrap	$75	$75	$75	$75
Replace Leather Grip	$45	$45	$45	$45
Replace Button (only)	$30	$30	$30	$30
Replace Brass Eyelet (only)	$30	$30	$30	$30
Replace Lining	$30	$30	$30	$30
Rebush Frog Mortise	$150 & up	$150 & up	$150 & up	$150 & up
Repair Split Frog Mortise	$125 & up	$125 & up	$125 & up	$125 & up
Install Spline in Tip	$150 & up	$150 & up	$150 & up	$150 & up
Replace Ivory Tip	$75	$75	$75	$75
Rebush Tip Mortise	$150 & up	$150 & up	$150 & up	$150 & up
Repair Broken Bow	est.	est.	est.	est.
Refinish Bow	$75 & up	$75 & up	$75 & up	$75 & up
Clean Bow Hair & Stick	$25	$25	$25	$25

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November 2010
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