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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If you are looking for a particular repair not listed below, please contact us for more information.
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 |
$48+ |
$54+ |
$84+ |
$100+ |
|
Crack Repair |
$300+ |
$336+ |
$696+ |
$1150+ |
|
Glue Seam |
$24+ |
$26+ |
$36+ |
$50+ |
|
Pegs: |
$22 |
$24 |
$34 |
n/a |
|
Ebony Set |
$115 |
$123 |
$202 |
Shop Machines |
|
Boxwood Set |
$168 |
$192 |
$245+ |
KCS Machines |
|
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 |