All services requiring addition of new material subject to state and local sales tax (8%)

tip repairs
violin/viola/cello
mammoth ivory $180
silver $200 minimum charge
bone $170
casein (made from milk protein) $130
plastic $90
tip-tip (the vertical portion of the ivory tip) $40

la garniture (leather, wrappings)
thumb grip, monitor lizard $40
thumb grip, Moroccan goatskin $25
collar $15

windings
silver
violin/viola $120
cello $140
bass $150

nickel silver available for $20 less than sterling
gold wrappings based on market price

faux whalebone $120
two or three color silk thread $80 and up
tinsel $120 and up

polyurethane/rubber tubing at frog $5 (short) $10 (long)

frog repairs are determined on an individual basis, including:
screw, button and eyelet repairs, bushings for eyelet hole, mother of pearl, liners, and tongue rebuilding, crack stabilization

custom frog replacements are available for your valuable frog, starting at $1,500

stick repairs
bush screw end with new nipple $250
bush screw hole, front end of frog mortise $150
spline for broken head $250
thread wrapping on crack or break $75
split stick repairs are available with pricing case by case


Repair of a German-style bass bow frog:

​A restoration of a violin bow: