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To dear expert bow makers or restorers: Here is a beautiful looking E.A. Ouchard cello bow that plays also amazingly. The condition report mentioned "cracks on both side cheeks". Later ammended to "break to head, splined". Nonetheless, a certificate with three "Tres Beau"s confirmed that it is a bow with top quality. When we received it, I checked carefully but it doesn't seem to have a splint. With naked eyes, cracks also can't be easily seen, although under strong light and ultraviolet, marks are shown. At the nose, the line goes through the head diagonally, at back of head, same line is also shown, however I am not sure the two sides go through. I emailed Mr Guillaume after I found out the damage, which is not consistent with the ammended condition report, and asked him whether a restoration with only glue can fix that heavy damage, he said no. He also confirmed if there is an only way which can fix a break without a spint outside, is would be a metal nail from inside. A rehair has been done by a professional in Japan soon after, he checked carefully inside and outside with strong torch and ultraviolet, he said he can find neither splint nor a nail inside. And he said if this bow did have a broken head, the guy who fixed it must have magical hands, since he could hardly see and trace. Questions: 1, From the pictures, you find a splint? 2, What kind of test should I take for the bow, to find out whether there is a nail inside? CT or X ray? 3, Where can I do it? Thank you!
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Hello there, Can this type of crack be repaired or is the damage too bad? And is there a chance that it actually comes from the Vuillaume workshop? I'm considering taking a chance and buying this bow if it's possible to repair. I'd appreciate any input.
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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and repair and have been picking up orphan fiddles here and there. This one was a reverb.com find. It was a pretty good buy. As you should be able to see from the pictures, the back of this instrument is badly twisted on the lower bout...a-la your favorite variety of potato chip. Does anyone have any experience or advice on remedying a twisted/bent maple back plate? Thanks...
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Hi all, Can anyone tell me why there might be 3 holes on this violin's back over the top and end block? I've of course seen single filled holes from the back being held in place for carving that are reminiscent of these, but I've never seen 3 in each spot as this violin evinces. Is this indicative of a repair? A friend of mine (not a luthier) suggested that it might be dowel reinforcement after a neck graft. However, I've seen violins that have had neck grafts that did not have these holes. Is it simply a poorly-done repair, or indicative of serious structural weakness meriting such 'heroic' intervention? Another possibility that suggested itself is that it is simply a dodgy construction technique used on a cheap / factory fiddle (rather than a repair). That said, the wood does appear nice, and the violin clearly has some age. What say the luthiers?
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