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<p>[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 123212, member: 55"]I'd agree entirely with Brenda, best to have a professional do it. The tailpiece does go on with just a loop of gut or today plastic; but it has to be the right length, and it can be a pain to get it right. I have done it myself though.</p><p>But you'd need to get the loop at a violin shop anyhow.</p><p>And though the bridge just sits under the strings, it has feet that have to match the curve of the violin top, and it needs to be in the right spot.</p><p>An experienced violinist is able to replace a bridge, but again, best to have a shop do it.</p><p> And yes, the sound post may well be missing or in the wrong place, and setting a sound-post is a job for a pro.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="all_fakes, post: 123212, member: 55"]I'd agree entirely with Brenda, best to have a professional do it. The tailpiece does go on with just a loop of gut or today plastic; but it has to be the right length, and it can be a pain to get it right. I have done it myself though. But you'd need to get the loop at a violin shop anyhow. And though the bridge just sits under the strings, it has feet that have to match the curve of the violin top, and it needs to be in the right spot. An experienced violinist is able to replace a bridge, but again, best to have a shop do it. And yes, the sound post may well be missing or in the wrong place, and setting a sound-post is a job for a pro.[/QUOTE]
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