Repair List

There is a $70 per hour fee for bench work/adjustments not listed.
There is a 20% discount on student fractional size instrument repair

K.C. Strings Common Repair List 2023

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REPAIR - VIOLIN VIOLA CELLO BASS

Bridge: Sudent Standard

$75

$85

$150

$215

French Deluxe

$140

$150

$265

$365

Re-cut Existing

$33

$37

$40

$64

Metal Bridge Adj.

-

-

-

+$90

Crack Repair
(no top removal)

$48+

$54+

$84+

$100+

Crack Repair
(w/top removal)

$300+

$336+

$696+

$1150+

Glue Seam
(per opening)

$24+

$26+

$36+

$50+

Pegs:
Refit/adj. each

$22

$24

$34

n/a

Ebony Set

$115

$123

$202

Shop Machines
$745

Boxwood Set

$168

$192

$245+

KCS Machines
$1224

Peg/Button Hole Bushing

$120

$132

$178

$203

Sound Post

$54

$57

$68

$90

Nut (replace)

$70

$76

$98

$144

Re-glue nut / saddle

$18

$18

$22

$31

Raise / Shim / Reshape

$36

$36

$54

$72

Saddle (replace)

$90

$99

$120

$156

Tail gut - replace

$22

$22

$34

$47

Endpin/End Button

$31

$35

$84

$108

Gotz, KCS

n/a

n/a

$173

$216

Fingerboard - refit/straighten/re-glue

$84

$92

$150

$228

Re-glue loose part

$30

$34

$48

$72

Plane & "Dress"

$90

$100

$156

$276

Neck - Re-glue (student)

$151

$162

$302

$432

Pull-up/Raise Projection

$132

$144

$216

n/a

Reset (w/student bridge)

$336

$384

$768

$1,512

New Corner incl. retouching

$312+

$336+

$384+

$456+

New Corner incl. retouching

$192

$216+

$264+

$312+

Clean and Polish

$65+

$72+

$130+

$274+

Touch-up

$96+

$108+

request

request

Composite Tailpiece (installed)

$24

$27

$36

$157 (wood)

Wittner Tailpiece (installed)

$43

$46

$70

n/a

K.C. Strings Bow Repair

REPAIR - VIOLIN VIOLA CELLO BASS

Bow Rehair

$52

$54

$61

$70

Tighten Bow Hair

$27

$29

$31

$35

Thumb Grip New, Full (leather)

$66

$72

$84

$105

New short thumb grip over the winding

$41

$44

$47

$58

German Silver Winding w/ thumb grip

$106

$110

$120

$156

Sterling Silver Winding w/ thumb grip

$130

$135

$156

$197

Plastic (shrink wrap)

$12

$16

$20

$24

Tip - plastic / bone

$82 / $150

$85 / $154

$89 / $158

$95 / $188

Frog (replace)

$31

$38

$52

$96

Eyelet

$26

$26

$30

$35

New Slide

$91

$94

$107

$119

New Bow Screw & Eyelet

$60+

$65+

$79+

$91+

Broken Bowhead

$228

$230

$238

$264

Straighten or Re-camper

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

K.C. Strings Major Repairs

REPAIR - VIOLIN VIOLA CELLO BASS

Top Sound post Patch (incl. casting. No reshaping or arch.)

$1,008

$1,188

$1,632

$2,112

Back Sound post Patch (incl. casting. No reshaping or arch.)

$1,704

$1,788

$2,748

$3,468

Fingerboard - replace (incl. new nut)

$504

$533

$735

$1,128

Neck - broken heel w/finger board removal

$300

$325

$480

$720

w/ finger board on

$180

$204

$264

$384

Neck Reset - incl. neck removal

$735

$792

$1,068

request

Neck Graft

$2,100

$2,100

$2,520

$4,620

Reshape Neck w/touchup

$240

$264

$456

$768

New Bass Bar (all work)

$820+

$864+

$1,411+

$2,016+

Gated C Extention w/ install.

-

-

-

$1,650

Slide C Extension w/ install.

-

-

-

$1,380