Violin Forum/Message Board

Hi Mat,

Thank you for your valuable suggestions. The inverted iron method sounds great. Will try that. Smile

Do you mean that you tie both ends of the bow hair dry?

Would you mind telling me ...

In a bow rehair, what should you do to ensure that the length (thus the tension) of the bow hair is even across the width?
I always end up with the hair at both side of the ribbon of hair slightly l ...

Try to view a copy of The Art of Violin Making by Chris Johnson and Roy Courtnall or ....Violin Restoration by Hans Weisshaar and Margaret Shipman... They both have good details on resetting a neck.
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Hi guys,

Sorry for not describing the problem clearly. Yes the neck has come out. I have tried to repair a few of this type of violin/viola. So far not getting satisfactory result.

Thanks Jack, ...

Hi,

Anyone here has experience in repairing a dislocated/broken violin neck joint?

Sometimes the glue surfaces of the violin neck joint are not properly done in the factory that they don't fit ...