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Catalog of Rare Old Violins, Violas, Violoncellos, Bows of Rare Makes, 1921
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1Violins which have been broken in accidents, sometimes literally reduced almost to splinters, often are restorable. If not too far gone, they may be so repaired as to retain their tone. It often happens that they are better than ever, which, however, is not due to the fact of their having been broken to splinters, but to the skill of the repairer who is able to produce such results. Obviously, if he had had the same violin to adjust before it was broken, it would have turned out very much better still.
3ESTIMATING COST OF REPAIRING
4If a violin be a very old one, and has never been artistically repaired, it will probably require a complete going-over. This, as a rule, includes the following: A new neck grafted in the old head, regraduation of top and back, new bass-bar, new linings, blocks, regluing of all cracks, fingerboard, bridge, tailpiece, strings, etc. Often corners and edges have to be replaced, sound-holes rebuilt and varnish retouched; so that the expense may be anywhere from $25.00 to $75.00—depending on the character and value of the instrument, and time required; for, obviously, the care and responsibility of restoring a fine Cremona is far greater than where an ordinarily good old violin is concerned.
5The better the violin, the better must be the adjustment to get commensurate results.
7COST OF REPAIRING
8Where only a new bar and minor adjustments are necessary, the expense entailed for repairs and adjustment is from $15 up. If the first bar is not satisfactory in its results, we put in another at our own expense until it is right. Obviously there is a great difference in bass-bars. You may pay someone $5 to put in your violin a bar which does it no good whatever, but instead much harm. It is not a question of the bar being new, but of its being right.
10ALL OUR WORK IS FULLY GUARANTEED
11This also applies to the tone of old Italian violins which have been sold through this department in the past five years, which, if they have become deficient in tone, indicating that their bars are too light or otherwise faulty, will be repaired free of charge for the bar, post, etc.; charges being made only for such other adjustments as may be found necessary.
12Estimates for general repairs of old violins are furnished after an examination of the instruments. The cost varies according to the work necessary and the quality of the violin.
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