String Repair
PLAYING CONDITION
Includes complete disassembly of the instrument, clean and polish and then reassembly with existing parts to the best industry standards possible. Strings are replaced as needed. Pegs are adjusted to move smoothly in the peg box. A final bridge and sound post adjustment assures that the instrument is performing to optimum capacity.
COMPLETE SERVICE
Competent luthiers at Summerhays Music offer services from simple repair to complex restoration. As each instrument is different and each playing situation unequal to others, we happily offer free consultation to determine each client's needs. A menu of services offered include:
• String replacement, one at a time or all at once.
• Bridge work, new fitting or reshaping of existing bridge.
• Crack repair and body work including restoration of damaged corners, smoothing of damaged edges, simple or complex (top-off) crack repair, varnish repair and color matching, seam separations and wing cracks.
• Pegs and peg box work, refitting pegs and precision reaming of peg holes, peg box crack repair and re-bushing of peg holes.
• Sound post work, new fitting, re-shaping and/or re-setting of existing sound post.
• Fingerboard, nut and saddle work to shape, smooth, dress and glue each in place.
BOW REHAIR SERVICE
Summerhays Music offers bow rehair sevices for violin, viola, cello and bass. Bow rehairs are done with top quality Mongolian or Siberian horsehair. We offer student or professional level options in white, black or salt and pepper.
MEET OUR PRO STRINGS DEPARTMENT
Melissa Collins, Christian Rapp, Tom Zheng, Jo Miner
CHRISTIAN RAPP, STRING REPAIR TECHNICIAN
Christian was born in Germany and began playing the violin at the age of 5, continuing lessons until he was 15, then switching to classical guitar. Years of High School Orchestra, Jazz Group, Blues Band and several performances gave him inspiration for what the musical world has to offer.
After a specialization in English and Music in High School, he attended Wood Carpentry School which showed him that his real interest was to be found in the making of wooden string instruments. He studied an apprenticeship in the making and restoring of Classical Guitars and musical instrs.in general, in Xalapa, Ver., Mexico. After getting married, he earned a BA degree in Restoration at the National School for Conservation, Restoration and Museum Studies, living, teaching and working in Mexico City for many years, with his own Luthier shop. He was then invited to work for Summerhays Music Center which opened a new chapter for him and his family, becoming finally residents in 2007 and finding a new home in Utah.
Christian lives in Murray with his wife, son and a cat. He enjoys bike riding, music, good veggie food and playing classical guitar.
JO MINER, STRING REPAIR TECHNICIAN
Bio coming soon.
TOM ZHENG, STRING REPAIR TECHNICIAN