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Kelzane
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(8/24/01 4:10:32 pm)
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Many shops that sell cellos seem to do have their "qualified employees" do the final "set up". What are the variables that they are typically checking during the "set up" and how can one tell if the set up is not simply done correctly but excellently? I know that improper set up can make a great instrument sound terrible -- how can one tell a "good set up"?

Todd French 
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(8/24/01 8:25:13 pm)
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Re: What variables are checked during "setting up"
Well, I can't speak for all shops, but I can speak for StringWorks strictly regarding setup, if ya'll don't mind terribly...

At StringWorks, setup consists of the following:

Fit and/or carve a bridge (depending on instrument)
Fit and/or carve soundpost
Plane fingerboard
Scoop fingerboard (for cellos)
Fit pegs
Ream pegholes
Fit enbutton or endpin
Adjust nut and check string guides
Carve and trim top of bridge and make proper string guides
Check string height
Check peg fit
Check tailpiece length
Adjust soundpost
When fully setup, play test and make any adjustments needed. In the play test, instruments are given a 'ranking' and comments about their particular tone are noted.

I'm sure many of the good violin shops do very similar steps in setup - be careful with purchasing from general music stores because they might not have such detailed setup requirements, and because of that, the instrument performance will suffer greatly.

Br Martin
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(8/27/01 4:30:09 pm)
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What variables are checked during "setting up" a c Kelzane 8/24/01 4:10:32 pm
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    Re: What variables are checked during "setting up" Todd French  8/24/01 8:25:13 pm


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