String Instrument Service and Repair
Instrument maintenance, repairs, and adjustments!
SM Hanson Music has offered String Instrument repairs for more than 40 years.
| Basic Repair Prices Prices do NOT include parts. |
||||
| Violin | Viola | Cello | Bass | |
| Bridge - refit or fix warp | $25 | $30 | $35 | $40 |
| Bridge - replace (labor only - see below) | $55-70 | $55-70 | $60-100 | $80-110 |
| Bridge Pricing | $12-50 | $12-50 | $24-120 | $50-300 |
| Bridge types and prices vary according to the quality and condition of the instrument they are to be installed upon. * No two bridges are the same. Bridges come to us as "blanks" and must be custom fitted to the instrument. |
||||
| Clean & Polish | $40 | $40 | $60 | $80 |
| Cracks | By Estimate Only | |||
| Fingerboard Dressing | $20+ | $40+ | $50+ | $80+ |
| Nut or Saddle - replace | $30+ | $20+ | $40+ | $60+ |
| Pegs - refit (per set) | $40 | $40 | $40 | N/A |
| Pegs - replace (includes set of basic pegs) | $52 | $52 | $74 | N/A |
| Pegs - repair/fit bushings (per set) | $80 | $80 | $140 | N/A |
| Seams (open) - clean & reglue (minimum) | $20+ | $20+ | $30+ | $40+ |
| Soundpost - reset | $5-15 | $5-15 | $5-15 | $5-15 |
| Soundpost - replace | $35 | $35 | $65 | $75-100 |