This violin needed a lot doing to it including a new bridge and soundpost. The pegs were also very worn and since the owner was already used to geared pegs on her electric violin, we decided that fitting geared pegs would be a good solution, as well as helping with running out of adjustment room on the fine tuners.
This violin came in because the owner was generally dissatisfied with the balance and projection of the instrument. There was also a crack in the scroll (thankfully out of the way of the pegs, as this would require serious reinforcement.) I fixed the scroll and fitted a new bridge and soundpost, which have really transformed the tone of the instrument (the old bridge was too heavily built, and the old soundpost was not a great fit.)
This bass came in for some extensive repair work – a hole had been knocked right through the side, and there was a crack on the back of the instrument. I ended up removing the front in order to gain access to do the repairs properly.