#instrumentrepair — Public Fediverse posts

#PirateLuthier update: #violin 37, made in 1899, is modelled after one that #Stradivarius allegedly made in 1758 (he's been dead for 20 years by that time). https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/06/a-posthumous-strad.html #instrumentRepair

#pirateLuthier update: a #cello with a chip on its shoulder https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/04/a-cello-with-chip-on-its-shoulder.html #instrumentRepair #repair #restore

#PirateLuthier update: turning #violins inside out:

https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2026/01/turning-violins-inside-out.html

#musicalInstruments #InstrumentRepair #violin #guarnerius

#PirateLuthier adventures: #violin number 30 has a lovely wooden case, and a nasty crack. https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-lovely-case.html #lutherie #instrumentRepair

I find that my old sweater fits this old #cello really well: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/10/a-new-old-cello-revealed.html
#PirateLuthier #instrumentRepair #vintage #musicalInstruments

#PirateLuthier update: I'm currently rescuing one #violin per month, so here comes Miss July aka number 27: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-violin-from-czechoslovakia.html

#musicalInstruments #instrumentRepair

Dani is a #trans person who is very sick, dealing with medical bills and limited mobility. He is an artist and musician with a Kofi and an Instagram you can follow or book his services thru (if you use those), and he also has an #InstrumentRepair shop in #Chicago. He needs to #borrow a power drill from someone.

Insta: you.amplified.repair
ko-fi.com/cherriesnpoison

If you can’t follow, book, or lend, please consider donating, as he is $200 short on rent:
venmo.com/u/cherriesnpoison

$0/200

Other ways to help Dani:
• follow his shop Insta if you have Insta: @you.amplified.repair
• book services with him
• donate/lend a power drill if you are nearby (Chicago, I can put you in touch)

Dani's shop Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/you.amplified.repair/

#Music #InstrumentRepair #SmallBusiness #Chicago

I restored that old #zither to a playable condition https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/07/32-strings-attached.html #PirateLuthier #musicalInstruments #InstrumentRepair

making progress restoring this old #zither. I think it will be playable fairly soon. https://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelgrr/54609488684/in/dateposted-public/ #PirateLuthier #InstrumentRepair #StringsAttached

Dani's shop Instagram link: https://www.instagram.com/you.amplified.repair?igsh=eXZ2cnUwYzdkNTJn&utm_source=qr

#Music #InstrumentRepair #SmallBusiness #Chicago

When your guitar strings are dead and your amp’s on life support, this is where Nagoya says: “Plug in, don’t give up.” ⚡🎸

ギターの弦が切れ、アンプが虫の息になった時、名古屋の答えはここだ。 ⚡🎶

#streetphotography #nagoya #japan #instrumentrepair #ricohgr #ricohgr3 #griiix

#PirateLuthier adventures continue with a #violin branded Sebastian Klotz - but unfortunately not by the famous #Mittenwald maker: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-violin-with-famous-name.html #ViolinRepair #InstrumentRepair #fiddle #GoodEnoughForFolk

BNCs For An Old Instrument https://hackaday.com/2024/10/27/bncs-for-an-old-instrument/ #instrumentrepair #dignalgenerator #RepairHacks #valve #tube

@TheAntiM

#mandolin #mandolinrepair #luthier #diy #instrumentrepair #fretremoval #intonation #strings

I think so.
I'm stripping it down to the bare wood and refinishing it.
I'm unsure what to do with the action. It's way high at the bridge but I know from experience how easy it is to mess it up trying to fix it. I̶ m̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ a̶s̶k̶ f̶o̶r̶ h̶e̶l̶p̶ f̶r̶o̶m̶ a̶ l̶o̶c̶a̶l̶ l̶u̶t̶h̶i̶e̶r̶.
Doing it myself.

#PirateLuthier news: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-battered-old-violin.html #violin #InstrumentRepair #fiddle #Oxford

A couple of months ago, I picked up this venerable old Premier vibraphone, with plans to gently nurse it back to health. Now, circumstances dictate I need to play it in concert this Saturday. Let's see what we can do about speed-running the restoration... #InstrumentRepair

The heel cap repair is happening this week. He cut a triangle into two of the layers on the back and will glue three layers of maple over the heel to interlock with the back. This will provide additional strength. Pretty clever solution.

#Bass #Luthier #InstrumentRepair #DoubleBass #WoodWorking #KingMoretone #AmericanStandard

My King Moretone is in the shop for a neck repair and a new bridge. It’s been unplayable since April, and I’ve been playing a loaner Kay M1 in the interim.

I suspected a loose glue joint, but it turns out the neck block was cracked in many places. My luthier has been showing off some of his serious chops on this one.

#Bass #Luthier #InstrumentRepair #DoubleBass #WoodWorking #KingMoretone #AmericanStandard

my recent adventures as a #PirateLuthier https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2023/07/fiddling-with-fiddles.html #violin #cello #lutherie #InstrumentRepair

And a simple one to finish: this contrabassoon crook just needed its cork gluing back into place #InstrumentRepair

Next on the #InstrumentRepair bench was this strange object, which needed two new striking balls. Yes, I know it's ridiculous, but it's cheaper than buying a new one #Percussion

The bigger they are, the more likely they are to split when somebody drops them.
The rounder they are, the harder they are to clamp!
#Percussion #InstrumentRepair

Cheeky bit of #InstrumentRepair in the workshop at work. This is going to be a new bracket for a set of crotales