Repair and Restoration
Chattanooga Fine Violins is proud to offer our repair and restoration services to the Chattanooga area string instrument community.
As a luthier owned and operated business, violin repair and restoration is the heart of what we do. With traditional training in the art and over a dozen years of experience your antique or modern instrument is in good hands.
Instruments
We must evaluate all repairs in hand before a quote can be made, but here is a list of common jobs at standard prices. In the price list below, standard job prices are derived from the bench rate, so any standard job with a set price is the price you pay (plus tax). You do NOT have to pay the standard rate plus the bench rate. The bench rate only applies to complicated repairs that are time dependent, i.e. varnish touch-up, structural repair, etc.
For example: a violin bow rehair is $70.00. You would pay $76.84 at checkout ($70.00 + 9.25% sales tax).
Many factors can complicate repair pricing, please bring us your instrument for a free quote.
Standard Repair Prices:
Violin / Viola
Bench Rate: $90 / Hour
Restring: $15 or Free with the purchase of strings
New Soundpost: $70
New Bridge: $90
Student Bridge: $65
Reglue Open Seams: $30-$40 per bout
Top-on Crack Repair: Bench Rate
Top-off and Reglue: $250
Tonal Adjustment: Bench Rate
New Peg (each): $20 plus cost of peg blank
New Nut or Saddle: $60
Plane and Dress Fingerboard: $75
Retouch Varnish: Bench Rate
Cello
Bench Rate: $90 / Hour
Restring: $20 or Free with the purchase of strings
New Soundpost: $90
New Bridge: $175
Student Bridge: $125
Reglue Seams: $50 per Bout
Top-on Crack Repair: Bench Rate
Top-off and Reglue: $450
Tonal Adjustment: Bench Rate
New Peg (each): $30 plus cost of peg blank
New Nut or Saddle: $90
Plane and Dress Fingerboard: $150
Retouch Varnish: Bench Rate
Bass
Bench Rate: $90 / Hour
Bench Fee: $50
Restring: $50 or Free with the purchase of strings
New Soundpost: $120
New Bridge: $250
Student Bridge: $200
Reglue Seams: $60 per Bout
Top-on Crack Repair: Bench Rate
Top-off and Reglue: $700
Tonal Adjustment: Bench Rate
New Nut or Saddle: $120
Plane and Dress Fingerboard: $200
Retouch Varnish: Bench Rate
Bows
Violin / Viola
Bench Rate: $90 / Hour
Bow Rehair: $70
New Tip Plate: $60
Replace Leather Grip: $60
Whalebone Lapping: $50
Silver Lapping: $100
Head Spline: Bench Rate
Straighten or Camber: Bench Rate
Cello
Bench Rate: $90 / Hour
Bow Rehair: $80
New Tip Plate: $70
Replace Leather Grip: $60
Whalebone Lapping: $50
Silver Lapping: $120
Head Spline: Bench Rate
Straighten or Camber: Bench Rate
Bass
Bench Rate: $90 / Hour
Bow Rehair, White or Black Hair: $90
Salt + Pepper: +$10
New Tip Plate: $80
Replace Leather Grip: $60
Whalebone Lapping: $60
Silver Lapping: $130
Head Spline: Bench Rate
Straighten or Camber: Bench Rate