Musical instruments require proper maintenance in order to keep them in tip-top playing condition
Our European-trained master luthier is adept at handling contemporary as well as antique stringed instruments, drawing on extensive knowledge and experience to skillfully repair, restore and enhance the tone and performance quality of your music instrument.
My violin bow needed rehairing and a bit of repair. Rita was very helpful, polite and professional. She explained to me what needed to be done and the approximate cost. The repair by luthier Michal was completed very quickly and I am delighted by the very high quality of work. I highly recommend Stradivari Strings for their excellent customer service and bow repair services!
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I used to do violin years ago, but had to stop due to exams. Recently, I brought my old violin here to replace the strings and the tuning pegs in hopes of rekindling my love for the violin. I came out of the shop feeling so motivated to go back into practice!
Rita was very welcoming and warm and she shared so many tips on what to look out for, such as how the height of my violin's bridge should be. She was also very understanding and recommended me things that are of good quality and within my budget range. Highly recommend their services! --- Triscia
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A big thank you to Rita, Stradivari Strings, for answering all my questions and concerns of refurbishing an old violin that I had. Rita was able to evaluate the violin’s condition and recommend the best practical solutions that meet my needs. The violin has now been restored and it’s in tip top condition. When it comes to violin, Rita knows it inside out. She is definitely someone I would go to if I want to learn, buy or restore a violin.
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Very satisfied with the quality of the bow rehairing service! First time to use premium horse hair from Siberia, the sound becomes much richer"
--- Jeffrey Ho
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I brought my sister’s violin here after reading so many good reviews. Ms Rita was patient and helpful by changing the violin bridge and strings for me. A pleasant experience for repairing the violin from Stradivari Strings! I would definitely come back if i need any help in future. Highly recommended their services! --- Shiqi Ho
Absolutely! Our master luthier is professionally trained in Europe and based in Singapore. He has extensive experience doing repair and restoration work. Old strings instruments like the violin and cello require the expertise of someone who has extensive experience as work which needs to be done could be more complicated. The scope of work could include: grafting of button, neck reset, sealing up open seams, changing new fingerboard, customizing new French bridge, cutting and changing new soundpost and so on. Rest assured that your violin or cello is in good hands.
The horse hair from the bow drops off with practice, due to the strength and friction created when you draw the bow across the strings. Typically, you should rehair your bow every 6 months to a year. This depends on how frequent your practice and how much force you exert on your violin or cello bow. Aside from that, even if the horse tail hair does not significantly thin out on your violin, viola or cello bow, a lot of rosin has accumulated on the batch of horse hair and add 5 to 6 grams of weight to your bow. You should therefore rehair your bow accordingly.
A crack on the violin, viola, cello or double bass can be on the surface only. In some cases, the crack has deepened and cracked through the entire width of the wood. This can still be repaired by using a special glue to patch up the crack.
After practicing, use a dry cloth to remove the rosin dust from you violin/ viola/ cello/ double bass. Wipe the rosin dust from the fingerboard and underneath the violin strings where the violin bridge is. Periodically, you should also get your instrument sanitized. Bring it over to Stradivari Strings and we can apply a specially formulated coating which prevents keeps your instrument bacteria free. This sanitization service can be applied to violin, violin bows, viola, viola bows, cello, cello bows, double bass and double bass bows.
The repair scope of work our luthier can do is very wide. Do contact Stradivari Strings at +65-98137769 (Call or whattsapp) to arrange an appointment so that we can assess your strings instrument personally and advise the options for repair.