Repairs And Restorations

Routine Maintenance & Repair

Regular maintenance is essential to your instrument's performance and longevity. At LRVS, we provide high-quality repair services for violins, violas, cellos, basses, and bows, performed by professionally trained staff with decades of experience.

Common services include:

• Bridge carving and fitting
• Bow rehairs
• Soundpost adjustments
• Fingerboard dressing
• Peg fitting and replacement
• Open seam repairs
• Fine tuner installation and adjustments

Whether you’re a student, teacher, or professional, you can count on us to keep your instrument sounding and playing its best.

Restorations

Restoring a valuable or antique instrument requires experience, sensitivity, and a deep respect for the instrument's history. At LRVS, we specialize in professional restorations—from heirloom violins passed down through generations to rare finds in need of careful revival.

Every restoration is handled in-house by our expert luthiers and tailored to preserve as much of the original character and craftsmanship as possible, while ensuring playability and structural integrity.

Our restoration services include:

• Crack and plate repairs
• Neck grafts and scroll repairs
• Historical varnish touch-up and retouch
• Bow restorations including broken tip and frog repairs

Nearly all the antique instruments and bows for sale in our shop are fully restored by our team. We invite you to view some of our restoration work in the gallery below.

Repair Estimates

While we never charge for estimates on routine repairs such as new bridges or rehairs, complex restorations of antique and severely damaged instruments necessitate a considerable time commitment to estimate. As a result, we charge a nominal fee of $25.00 for repair estimates. Should the customer elect to proceed with all or part of the estimated repairs, this $25.00 fee will be credited towards repair costs, making the estimate free.

Included in repair estimates will be a complete list of all repairs necessary to bring the instrument into the best possible playing condition. After making a complete list of necessary repairs, we can work with customers who are on a budget to determine which repairs are absolutely necessary and which can be put off until later.