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Help Identifying Old Violin - Please?
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Fiddlerman said
Great story. Thanks for sharing.
Any details about what work they will be doing to your violin before you pick it up on Thursday?

Thankfully, most of the work they are doing to do will be fairly easy.  The intent is to replace the fingerboard, strings, bridge, pegs and install fine tuners.  They will not be doing anything to the varnish for now as my primary goal is to get it back in such a condition that it can be played again.  After a bit of TLC and cleaning, it should be ready to go.

From what I've gathered, doing a full restoration to include the varnish work is not only very difficult but costly.  I figure I'll take care of that down the road a bit.  For now, I'm just excited to see how it sounds. 

"I know a girl who cries when she practices violin because each note sounds so pure it just cuts into her, and then the melody comes pouring out her eyes. Now, to me, everything else just sounds like a lie."

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If you don't mind me asking, how much are they charging to replace the fingerboard?

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but the one who needs the least."

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Fiddlerman said
If you don't mind me asking, how much are they charging to replace the fingerboard?

They were asking $60 to replace it.  The total charge for the repair work and fine tuners came to about $156.  From what I've heard, that's a pretty fair price.  Do you think that's too much?

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I apologize!  They are not going to replace the fingerboard, just reseal it.  Sorry, this is why I require loads of caffeine.

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Mark, ask him if he is going to check for proper "scoop", in the fingerboard. Scoop is when the fingerboard is concave down the center from the nut to the bridge end. It is put in there so the string's don't vibrate on the fingerboard when being played. There is more scoop on the G side than on the E side due to the G string vibrating more than the E string. If I remember correctly, my luthier charged me $55.00 to do that. It should be done while the fingerboard is off the violin.

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Well, to my surprise, I got a call this afternoon stating that she was ready to go!  Below are some of the "after" shots with the new strings, tuners, etc.  They were able to keep the original fingerboard as it only needed to be resealed so that was great news there.  The new strings are Prelude VI (not sure how good they are) and the bridge is actually German made as well (Teller).  Unfortuately, the cost to have the varnish refinished isn't something I can afford at the moment but after it's been cleaned, I don't see the need.

As for the sound, it's truly amazing compared to this rental I've been using.  I had no idea there would be such a difference!  In the end though, it's just something special to remember where it came from.

Correct me if I'm wrong but think it's tradition to name an "old soul" so with that in mind, I'm going to have Gelassenheit embroidered on the case.  I believe that's German for Serenity which is what playing the violin has become for me.

 

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very nice, enjoy!!

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Well, if they were going to replace the fingerboard for that price I would say that it was fair. We sell the prelude strings for $12.99 and depending on which Teller Bridge probably around $6 for the bridge but a cut bridge should cost you around $40-50.
They also need to take an appropriate hourly fee for the other work above the bridge. It's not easy to operate a shop and stay in business with all the competition on Internet and all. I don't feel as though you were taken advantage of at all.

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That's good to hear.  They charged me 18.99 for the strings, 4.99 for the bridge, and 16 for the tuners I wanted.  I did appreciate how quickly they were able to complete the work and the amount of historical information they were able to help me dig up.  One thing I've found about this industry is that people generally love what they do and after speaking to the lutheir who worked on my fiddle, it was clear it's something he takes a certain level of personal pride in.

When I get a chance next week, I'll bring out the camera and try recording something so you all can hear it. 

And yes, that is one of those finger position stickers.... /sigh

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Don't fret, no pun intended, over the fingerboard sticker at all.  If it helps you learn, all the better.

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