The following are some of the adjustments /
repairs / fittings performed at The Violin Shoppe. Prices are estimates
only. Unusual situations will likely cost more.
Exact quotes will be supplied free of charge by bringing in the
instrument. Estimates supplied via phone or e-mail are subject to
change when the instrument is brought in.
Three percent (3%) cash discount available. Cash, Personal Checks,
MasterCard, and Visa accepted.
| Violin & Viola | Cello | Bass | |
| Student bridge | $30* | $50* | $80* |
| Advanced bridge | $40* | $60* | |
| New sound post | $30* | $40* | $50* |
| Adjust/reset sound post | $15 | $20 | $25 |
| Peg bushings (per peg) | $35 | $45 | |
| New peg | $20* | $30* | |
| Adjust nut | $15 | $20 | $25 |
| Plane fingerboard | $40 | $50 | |
| Bow rehairing | $35 | $38 | $40 |
*plus material costs
The following is a typical example of a one hundred year old violin that has been stored in the attic and not been played in fifty years.
- Carpet beetles have eaten the horse hair of the bow.
- The top has a crack or two.
- One or more seams have opened up.
- Pegs are mismatched and oversized.
- Rosin has built up on the top.
- A piece of an edge is missing.
- The bridge is warped or broken.
- The soundpost is rattling inside.
| Repair estimate for this instrument | |
| -remove, repair, reinstall top | $350 |
| -replace missing edge | $70 |
| -new bridge (labor & material) | $35 |
| -four pair peg bushings & pegs | $220 |
| -new soundpost | $30 |
| -clean/polish instrument | $40 |
| -rehair & French polish bow | $40 |
| -new strings | $20-$80 |