Repair services

Don Reinfeld, Bow Maker

Repair services

Because repair prices can vary depending on the individual job, I'm giving here my current charges (Fall, 2000) only for rehairs. For NY State clients these prices include state sales tax. For bows delivered outside NY state the prices will be roughly $2 -$3 less.

Many low-grade bows are very hard to work on: they often require extra time, and the results unsatisfying to the player. To protect myself, I can't agree to do this work unless you give me sufficient info about the bows by email, or call me at the shop. Please don't send any bows for repair without talking with me first.

	Mongolian	Argentinian	S&P	Black
Vn	42	42	40
Va	43	43	40
Vc		44	40	40
Ba		48	40	40

Rehair	White - Mongolian - for violin and viola, very fine quality, breaks in extremely fast Argentinian - thick, strong, coarse, best for cello and aggressive violinists and violists *Dark Reddish-brown Salt* & pepper - ideal for orchestral cello playing, very popular with bass players** Black - very coarse, for bass only
Hair	lengthen or shorten
Grip	black moroccan goatskin, snake, lizard
Butt leather	protects the handle and stamp
Stick	straighten or recamber
Stick	rebush outer or inner screw hole
Stick	fill thumb notch
Stick	repair crack(s)
Stick	new facet on handle
Head	spline / pin / graft / reshape mortise
Head	repair cracked back of head
Tip (faceplate)	reglue or patch
Tip	bone / mastodon / silver
Tip	replace pin(s)
Frog	new (ebony and silver)
Frog	cheval repair
Frog tongue	new or reinforce
Frog	glue crack(s)
Frog	rebush for eyelet
Liner	replace / reset / repin
Heel	pin / reset / replace
Eyelet	retap or replace
Ferrule	solder / flatten / replace
Winding	solder or glue
Winding	new: silver / plastic / thread
Winding trim	replace
Pearl dot	glue or replace (on frog or button)
Paris eye	replace ring
Pearl slab	glue or replace
Pearl slide	replace
Button ring	repin or replace
Button	replace pearl facet or end dot
Button	rebush & thread core or glue crack
Screw	reset / replace / recut threads
Button & screw	new (two rings or silver cap)

Repair services