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Repairs
I am usually willing to carry out repairs and adjustments to
lutes, and players should make an appointment to bring their
instrument in for inspection. I can sometimes give a firm price on
the spot, but usually need to do this kind of work at an hourly
rate. With particularly extensive work, I try to give an upper and
lower limit estimate, but it will be understood that this can be
difficult if an instrument has to be opened to be inspected first.
Restoration
There are not many old lutes suitable for returning to playing
condition today, and the various restorations I have carried out
during my career have mostly been to museum instruments, where the
intention was to remove inappropriate parts, and to strengthen and
stabilise the structure - in other words, to keep the evidence of
history intact. Details of some of my restored instruments are on these links:
Cinthius Rotundus |
Anon guitar |
Sellas |
Rauwolf |
Langenwalder |
Railich |
Minor restorations
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