In the workshop I undertake all kinds of repairs,
and I like to think that everything can be repaired.
I do large and small repairs, gluing of cracks,
bridges, soundposts, new fingerboards, new pegs among other things.
Maintenance
Stringed instruments have longer "lives" than people,
and survive in good condition for hundreds of years,
if they are taken well care of. It is important to look
after your instrument, because it gives you a better
sound and ensures the survival of the instrument.
Maintenance is a large part of my work, and includes
among other things shooting of fingerboards making
the pegs work, cleaning, polishing, and varnish work.
Sound adjustment
Seeing that each stringed instrument has its own individual
tone, it may be necessary to adjust it in order to obtain the
tone best suited to the individual player. This job I can only
do together with the musician, as it is a question of finding
the right balance, colour, strength or warmth. Generally it is
not possible to change the character of the sound, but we can
accentuate or tone down various elements.
