Disclaimer: This document is the record of an amateur's attempt to repair a violin. It is not intended as a violin repair how-to guide. Should you attempt to emulate anything herein, the risk is your own.

Fyoder's Old Violin Repair Project

By Fyoder Larue, Esq.

pre-repair condition

This page will be updated periodically. I will put before and current pictures here, but as most of the action is going on under the top, I'll start with that. The outside of the violin won't change dramatically until I get to varnishing.

inside top pre repair broken off bits inside top pre repair
BeforeCurrently

I wish to thank all the people on the web who have posted pages or messages on forums full of useful information on violin repair. Whatever success this project enjoys in large part creditable to them. The screw ups are, of course, my own.

page 1 (intro), page 2 (crack mapping), page 3 (bass bar removal), page 4 (crack repair), page 5 (crack repair), page 6 (back repair), page 7 (patching and back repair), page 8 (patching and back repair), page 9 (patching and back repair), page 10 (broken bits)