Violin

In the midst of all the house excitement, I got my violin back from the repair shop. I've had it a couple weeks now, but still haven't had much time to play it. 

The luthier who worked on it and repaired it, was gracious and kind and walked me through the entire process via the photos he took. 

In case you missed it or have forgotten, here's what it looked like after the accident.....

After removing the top, he was able to see that the neck had been repaired before, and that it hadn't been place well which is why it broke again. This first photo is what the violin looked like after removing the top. You can see quite a bit of glue around the seams from repairs over the years. Also...do you see the small wooden rod? That's a sound post that must have fallen down and then gotten stuck to the side of the instrument during a gluing repair! You can barely see the label in the first photo.

This next photo is after the inside was cleaned up and the new box was installed for the neck. The label is still old and dirty, but much more visible.

Here is what the top looked like when it was taken off....

And after it was cleaned up a bit...and more repairs done to the cracks. Some of the cracks were old from past years, and at least 3 were new from this particular accident.

I'm not sure what this photo is of...I guess it's a different angle of the new box inserted for the neck.

And here she is....beautiful, shiny, strong and ready for many more years of playing.

I am amazed at how beautiful she is. I could see cracks before and now it's barely noticeable. I'm in awe of the work that was done to restore her, and as heartbreaking as the accident was, I'm grateful. I was able to have some much needed work done for a fraction of the cost. I got a new sound post and bridge, and so far am very pleased with how it sounds.