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Repairing a few little cracks in my beloved instrument
Repairing a few little cracks in my beloved violin
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Worldfiddler
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March 29, 2013 - 1:04 pm
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I was wondering if any of you guys and gals could help me out here.

Can I borrow some glue, does anyone have a spare bridge and where can I get some decent strings? My violin had a little accident in the bar room.

Thanks in advance.

Oh, and I need a bow too ... but, I'm OK for rosin, and I think I have a case around here somewhere as well :)

 

Mr Jim dancing

 

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You see, I think things were getting way too serious around here ...

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March 29, 2013 - 1:09 pm
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OH.

I bet your gonna have a hard time tuning it. Looks like it was stepped on or pulled through a set of rungs seeing how those cracks are aligned. I disregard calling it an "axe" style swing as the broken part is not crushed.

I hope this is a joke. I would be devastated if that was my violin.

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March 29, 2013 - 9:35 pm
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So >> Your married.

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KindaScratchy
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March 29, 2013 - 9:44 pm
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So, what does the other guy's head look like? Or was it your head?
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I pull out my fiddle and I rosin up the bow.

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March 30, 2013 - 1:44 am
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Now.....where are those little cracks again??!!

cheers! - ⁰ℨ

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March 30, 2013 - 9:34 am
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... well, the repair guy asked who made the instrument, and I had trouble seeing the label inside. I got to it eventually!

 

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As you can see, it's a Lavatori :)

 

Mr Jim dancing

 

....just in case things are still way too serious round here .... :)

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Kevin M.
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March 30, 2013 - 9:39 pm
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Send me the pieces and I'll put it back together for you.

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send me the label and I'll put in a different box for ya. ROTFLMAO

 

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Kevin M. said
Send me the pieces and I'll put it back together for you.

I really anxious to hear what will it sound like after those damages fixingdrooling

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Trying to follow in the footsteps of David Garrett, Mr Jim?

 

http://www.classyclassical.com.....adivarius/

http://www.mi-pro.co.uk/news/r.....radivarius

"This young wine may have a lot of tannins now, but in 5 or 10 years it is going to be spectacular, despite the fact that right now it tastes like crude oil. You know this is how it is supposed to taste at this stage of development." ~ Itzhak Perlman

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I would seriously take Kevin up on this offer. I have confidence that he could do it and I would LOVE to follow this project.

Also, Kevin, it would be SUPER cool if you could take tons of pictures on the way and give us details to what and how you do it.

Or maybe you were kidding?????

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but the one who needs the least."

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April 1, 2013 - 8:32 am
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I will do it for you. Do you have all the pieces?

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