Common Repair List

VIOLIN

VIOLA

CELLO

BASS

Bridge - Student Standard

$68

$77

$136

$196

(Metal bass bridge adjusters 80)

     French Deluxe

$125

$136

$240

$350

     Re-cut Existing

$30

$33

$36

$58

Crack Repair Eachno top removal

$40+

$45+

$70+

$85+

Crack Repair  with top removal

$250+

$280+

$580+

$960+

Glue Seam (each per opening)

$20+

$22+

$30+

$42+

Pegs:   Refit/Adj. each

$18

$20

$28

n/a

     Ebony Set

$96

$102

$168

Shop machines$620

     Boxwood Set

$140

$160

$204+

KCS machines$1020

     Peg/Button Hole Bushing

$100

$110

$148

$169

Sound Post

$45

$47

$57

$75

Nut - Replace

$58

$63

$82

$120

     Re-glue nut/saddle

$15

$15

$18

$26

     Raise/Shim/Reshape

$30

$30

$45

$60

Saddle - Replace

$75

$82

$100

$130

    Tail gut - Replace

$18

$18

$28

$39

Endpin/End button

$26

$29

$70

$90

     Gotz, KCS

-

-

$144

$180

Fingerboard - Refit/Straighten/Re-glue

$70

$77

$125

$190

    Re-glue loose part

$25

$28

$40

$60

    Plane & "Dress"

$75

$83

$130

$230

Neck - Re-glue (student)

$126

$135

$252

$360

    Pull-up/Raise Projection

$110

$120

$180

n/a

    Reset (w/student bridge)

$280

$320

$640

$960

    New Corner incl. retouching

$260+

$280+

$320+

$380+

    New Edge incl. retouching

$160+

$180+

$220+

$260+

Clean and Polish

$54+

$60+

$108+

$228+

Touch-up

$80+

$90+

request

request

Composite Tailpiece (installed)

$20

$22

$30

$130 (wood)

Wittner Tailpiece (installed)

$36

$38

$58

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KC Strings Bow Repair

Bow Rehair

$48

$49

$56

$64

Tighten Bow Hair

$22

$24

$26

$29

Thumb Grip New, Full (leather)

$55

$60

$70

$88

     New Short Thumb grip over the winding

$34

$36

$39

$48

 German Silver Windingw/Thumb grip

$88

$92

$99

$126

 Sterling Silver Windingw/Thumb grip

$108

$112

$130

$164

     Plastic (shrink wrap)

$10

$14

$17

$20

Tip - Plastic / bone

$68 / $125

$69 / $128

$74 / $132

$79 / $156

Frog eyelet

$22

$22

$25

$29

New slide

$76

$78

$89

$99

New Bow Screw & Eyelet

$50+

$54+

$66+

$76+

Broken Bowhead

$190

$192

$198

$220

Straighten or Re-camber

$68

$72

$90

$120

There is a $60 per hour fee for bench work/adjustments not listed.

There is a 20% discount on student fractional size instrument repair

KC Strings Repairs Price List - Major Repairs -

VIOLIN

VIOLA

CELLO

BASS

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

$840

$990

$1,360

$1,760

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

$1,420

$1,490

$2,290

$2,890

Fingerboard - replace (incl. new nut)

$420

$444

$612

$940

Neck - Broken Heel w/Finger board removal

$250

$270

$400

$600

    w/ finger board  on  

$150

$170

$220

$320

    Neck Reset Incl. Neck Removal

$613

$660

$890

Request

   Neck Graft

$1,750

$1,750

$2,100

$3,850

   Reshape Neck w/Touchup

$200

$220

$380

$640

New Bass Bar (All work)

$684+

$720+

$1,176+

$1,680+

   Gated C Extension w/installation

$1,380

   Slide C Extension w/installation

$1,150

There is a $60 per hour fee for bench work/adjustments not listed.

There is a 20% discount on student fractional size instrument repair