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- Can you fix a cracked violin?
- Can you play a violin with a crack in it?
- Why do violins crack?
- How long does it take to repair a violin crack?
Can you fix a cracked violin?
Like a broken bone, a crack in the face of a violin can be an incomplete fracture or a complete break through the wood. Regardless, cracks can be repaired via a special glue or clamps that arch across the top or back of the violin.
Can you play a violin with a crack in it?
Short answer: yes, a crack will impact sound. Use only hide glue. Typically one will either break loose part or all of the top, glue crack while clamped, fit cleats, reinstall top. One can also work through the F hole with special clamps.
Why do violins crack?
The sound post in violin-family instruments, if too long, can put too much pressure on the underside of the soundboard. Excessive tension & abrasion can crack the top along the grain between the treble foot of the bridge & the treble-side F-hole. ... Cracks also form in glued seams of instruments.
How long does it take to repair a violin crack?
Even though the original crack in a violin top might be a ghost line only a centimeter long, the resulting patch will at a minimum be two and a half by three and a half centimeters, and even larger on the back. Fitting a patch properly can easily take a full day.
