All types of repairs and
restorations are undertaken in
Urs W. Maechler’s workshop.

To the uninitiated we offer a glimpse in the art of string instrument making, documenting
the construction of a viola in the hands of Urs W. Maechler:
Building a viola from A-Z

Repairs
Instruments

Restorations
Instruments

Adjustments
Renew/adjust fingerboard
Cutting a new bridge
Fitting pegs
Resetting edges
Retouching varnish
Regluing

Repairing cracks
Inner linings
Edge replacements
retouching varnish
Restoring pegbox
Bass bar replacement

Repairs
Bows

Restorations
Bows

Rehairing
Grips
Thumb leather
Head plate
Mother-of-pearl slide
Repairs to frog

Restoring the bow stick
Restoring the frog
Restoring the head
Replacing missing pieces
Rebending the bow stick