#instrumentrepair — Public Fediverse posts

#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

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

#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

@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.

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