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	Hickey’s Music Center Strings Repair Services

General Repair Pricing The repair shop at Hickey's Music Center is pleased to offer free estimates on services in addition to those listed on these lists. Prices do not include parts. Professional instruments may require more time to fine tune the repair and may cost more. Verbal repair estimates are always free. Shop Rate $60/hour Minimum shop charge $15 Minimum pickup/delivery charge $25 Case repair By estimate Insurance estimates/appraisals $25 Verbal, non-written estimates/appraisals Free Basic Repair Prices  (see below for Bow repairs) Prices do NOT include parts.   Violin Viola Cello Bass Bridge - refit or fix warp $20 $20 $30 $40 Bridge - replace (labor only - see below) $40-60 $40-60 $60-100 $60-100   Bridge Pricing $10-80 $10-80 $24-220 $75-500   Bridge types and prices vary according to the quality and condition of the instrument they are to be installed upon. No two bridges are the same. Bridges come to us as "blanks" and must be custom fitted to the instrument. Clean & Polish $40 $40 $60 $80 Cracks By Estimate Only Fingerboard - resurface $20 $20 $30 $40 Fingerboard - plane & resurface $40 $40 $60 $80 Nut or Saddle - replace $15 $15 $30 $40 Pegs - refit (per set) $40 $40 $40 N/A Pegs - replace (includes set of basic pegs) $52 $52 $74 estimate only Pegs - repair/fit bushings (per set) $80 $80 $140 estimate only Restring (labor only - strings are extra) $10 $10 $10 $10 Seams (open) - clean & reglue (minimum) $20 $20 $30 $40 Soundpost - reset $5-15 $5-15 $5-15 $5-15 Soundpost - replace $20 $20 $30 $40 Bow Repair Prices Hickey's Music Center is pleased to offer the expert services of Geo Kloppel for your bow's maintenance and repair. Rehairing   Violin & Viola Bows $56   Cello Bows $58   Double Bass Bows $60   Black or Salt & Pepper Hair (inquire) Lappings   Sterling Silver Wire (several gauges available) $45   Goatskin Thumb Leather $20   Lizardskin Thumb Leather $30 Tip Replacement   Mammoth or Mastadon Ivory (from Arctic excavations) $70-120   Silver or Gold (inquire)   Shell or Other Materials (inquire) General Repairs   Replace Eyelet (any standard thread size) $15-25   Replace Screw (any standard thread size) $15-25   Bush Frog or End Button (w/o screw or eyelet) $30 & Up   Bush Pilot Hole (inner hold only) $30 & Up   Bush Screw Hole (outer hold only) $50 & Up   Straighten or Recamber $25 & Up   Replace Pearl Eye (various shells available) $20-50   Replace Pearl Slide (various shells available) $50-100   Spline Broken Head $100 & Up   Replace Ferrule, End Button or Rings (inquire)   Grafts, etc. (inquire)   All Other Repairs (inquire)