I enjoy the repair of violins.  This makes for a great time.  Repairs include:  Top plate cracks, bottom plate cracks, bass bar cracks, repair of ribs, repair of peg box without cheeks, peg hole bushings.  New pegs. Set ups and adjustments.  String changes.  New strings.  Sound Post adjustments.  Bridges.

There are no guarantees as to what I might find once the violin is opened and I am inside.  Many times there is much more than meets the eye.  Top plate removal cost $250 to $400 and then the repair of each crack is $50 to $75.  Bass bar cracks are $250 to $350.  Rib repairs  are $100 per rib.  I do not replace ribs.  As well, with any repair at your request, I will build up the area where the chin rest "clamps" on to the violin.  This is the weakest area and obtains some of the greatest stress.  This is why you will find many cracks on the lower bout on the bass side.  Gluing loose top plates, bottom plates, and such are $50 per item.  I do not replace necks nor graft necks/peg boxes.  I will also place cleats to prevent cracks from occuring.

Some repairs may be highly under estimated but I will let you know before moving forward.  I have estimated some repairs to be about 4 hours and the repair was 9 hours, it is just hard to say until you get to work on things.  Once a violin was buzzing, the bass bar was coming unglued.  Once I repaired an insturment and the liners were removed from the top of the corpus, I have no idea why a person that repaired this violin removed the liners but they were gone.  The top plate was glued just to the ribs.  I had to replace all the liners to full repair and restore the violin.

Miscellaneous work is $55 per hour.  If you think this is expensive, think about what you are paying for lessons or what you are charging for lessons, or how much you make for a performance.  Just trying to be realistic.   Think of someone  who charges $60 per hour for lessons but wants to pay $20 to have their violin repaired.  

Complete restorations.  I have had customers and my self, have found old violins from an old attic that have fallen apart, the top plate is off and the neck is off.  Yes, I will do a complete restoration, and place things back to original position.  This usually cost about $1000 to $2000, this might take 20 to 50 hours.  I do not re varnish violins, touch ups are okay, but one shall never re varnish an old master.