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With a lifetime of experience building and repairing instruments, our luthier has the expertise needed to handle just about any violin, viola, or cello repair you might need. From basic restrings and tunings to complete rebuilds you can trust your instrument in the hands of local experts with over 50 years of experience.

Violin, Viola & Cello Repair Services

  • Single Restring - Up to 1 hour - Remove old string, restring, tune, polish body.
  • Complete Restring - 24 hours - Remove old strings, clean and polish fingerboard, reset fine-tuners, install and new strings, tune.
  • Fit New Bridge - Up to 5 days - Shave feet and head of blank bridge to match contour of instrument
  • Set Sound Post - Set sound post inside instrument
  • Fit New Tuning Peg - Trim and sand new tuning peg, drill string hole, install tuning peg, restring and tune.
  • Install Fine Tuner - Install high quality fine tuner, restring, and tune.
  • Install New Tailpiece Gut - Remove old tailpiece gut, install high quality student grade tailpiece gut, install tailpiece, reset bridge, restring and tune.
  • Install Finger Tape - Measure, mark, and place finger tape.
  • Install Chinrest
  • Mend & Seal Cracks or Splits

Bow Repair Services

  • Rehair - Re-haired with best natural, unbleached, white horsehair
  • Tip Replacement - Replace with student grade plastic tip.
  • Grip Replacement Level 1 - Replace with student grade plastic tip.
  • Grip Replacement Level 2 - Replace with leather thumb grip and stainless steel winding.
  • Frog Replacement Level 1 - Replace with Model 01 Frog with half-lined wood, nickel ferrule and Parisian Eye. Economical frog for lower end Glasser bows.
  • Frog Replacement Level 2 - Replace with Model 01 Frog with half-lined wood, nickel ferrule and Parisian Eye. Ebony wood, half-lined, divided button, mother of pearl slide.
  • Frog Replacement Level 3 - Replace with Model 02 Frog: Ebony, full-lined, divided button, mother of pearl slide.
  • Screw & Eyelet Replacement - 3-part divided button, nickel silver

No appointment needed - Call or come in for a quote

Trusted by local musicians for 50 years


"I brought my acoustic guitar there to be restrung. They adjusted and tweaked the bridge. They treated the neck and polished my guitar for an incredibly good price! GREAT JOB! Highly recommend!"

- Fenrir A. (google review)

"I've been a customer of Centre Music since the mid-1980's, their product knowledge, sales, service and repair are top-notch! Max and Corbitt are two consummate professionals in this industry, and I look forward to being a long time customer!"

- Liamyyz (google review)

"I brought my mandolin in to be restringed. I dropped it off on New Year's Eve and they had it back to me on January 2. They did a wonderful job! Very friendly, too."

- Jeannette B. (google review)