Christopher Marlow Music Instrument Repair 307.630.3344 Cheyenne Wy Old pineapple ukulele after repair Old pineapple uke top cracks shimmed and glued Old pineapple uke loose inside brace clamped Old pineapple uke top cracked Old pineapple uke close up of top crack Finished repair Finished repair Finished repair Finished repair repairs underway Finished repair what happens when a cello is left in a hot car close up Close up of what happens when a cello is left in a hot car Badly damaged Tempo baritone ukulele under going restoration Badly damaged Tempo baritone ukulele under going restoration Tempo baritone ukulele under going restoration cracks repaired Badly damaged Tempo baritone ukulele under going restoration Badly damaged Tempo baritone ukulele under going restoration Badly damaged Tempo baritone ukulele under going restoration Tempo baritone ukulele under going restoration cracks repaired Badly damaged Tempo baritone ukulele under going restoration Old Tempo baritone ukulele repair complete & ready to go home Carving on a 1/2 student cello This is never done on an expensive instrument Carving on a 1/2 student cello This is never done on an expensive instrument Carving on a 1/2 student cello This is never done on an expensive instrument Carving on a 1/2 student cello This is never done on an expensive instrument upper LH section with palm keys area around lower LH keys Neck to Buescher Silver plated Buescher tenor after restoration Silver plated Buescher tenor after restoration front bell bottom bow Back side thumb rest serial number Upper RH & octave lever lower outside upper LH section Silver plated Buescher tenor after restoration Lower inside Client is very pleased custom carving 4/4 cello custom carving 4/4 cello custom carving 4/4 cello custom carving 4/4 cello custom carving 4/4 cello custom carving 4/4 cello custom carving 4/4 cello custom carving 4/4 cello Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone. In it’s case ready to ship back to client Mouthpiece & neck Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone. After restoration Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone. After restoration Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone. After restoration Serial number Bell front Upper LH keys, Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone. After restoration Lower RH keys Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone. After restoration Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone neck. After restoration Side view of Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone. After restoration End view of Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone. After restoration Conn nickle plate C-melody saxophone. After restoration Wood clarinet client requested full restoration including key polish Wood clarinet restoration complete Getzen trumpet Repair completed Getzen trumpet Suffered a mishap resulting in a bent lead pipe Gibson ES125 Billy Sorento model Was dropped, the side split open, input jack shoved into body Gibson ES125 Billy Sorento model Repair completed Gibson ES125 Billy Sorento model repair completed Gibson ES12 Billy Sorento model repair completed Gibson ES125 Bill Sorento model repair completed Gibson ES125 Billy Sorento model Repair in progress Gibson ES125 Billy Sorento model Repair in progress Gibson ES125 Billy Sorento model Repair in progress Gibson ES125 Billy Sorento model Repair in progress Gibson ES125 Billy Sorento model Repair in progress American Standard silver plated clarinet fully restored American Standard silver plated clarinet fully restored American Standard silver plated clarinet fully restored American Standard silver plated clarinet before restoration American Standard silver plated clarinet before restoration American Standard silver plated clarinet before restoration polished bell of American Standard clarinet Old fiddle circa 1910 kept in a barn for decades sides coming apart top removed to repair cracks Restoration complete Now being played by the Great Great Grand Daughter of the original owner restoration complete guitar style tuners Client requested a thumb rest on their recorder Client requested a thumb rest on their recorder Weber Mandolin Weber Mandolin Gibson Mandolin Gibson Mandolin 1890’s John Heald Cornets in for cleaning & valve alignment 1890’s John Heald Cornets in for cleaning & valve alignment 1890’s John Heald Cornets in for cleaning & valve alignment 1890’s John Heald Cornets in for cleaning & valve alignment 1890’s Cornets made by John Heald It wasn’t a very good violin to start with String Bass with broken neck. Never lean your instrument against the wall close up of damage After repair Good as new Yamaha bass trombone rotor trigger mount reattached with no lacquer damage Yamaha bass trombone, rotor trigger mount has come unsoldered 1890’s Stecher Wein flute with ivory head joint. brought in for restoration Fully restored Stecher Wein flute Fully restored Stecher Wein flute Badly cracked ivory head joint Cracked ivory filled using epoxy & ivory dust large open crack in tuning barrel Fully restored Stecher Wein flute Amazing what a child can do to an instrument Not as bad on this side Dents removed This was the really bad side A look at the otherside Fully restored King silver clarinet Before restoration dirty & stinky Yamaha trpt bell damage Yamaha trpt dent in 2nd valve slide Bell damage repaired Dent removed Dent removed A closer look Seriously damaged Vincent Bach bass trombone A look at the otherside After repair Damaged Jupiter trombone Dent removed Jupiter trombone with new pegs with new pegs New tuning pegs for a Martin Uke Damaged Artley flute HJ Damaged Artley flute HJ Artley flute HJ after repair Artley flute HJ after repair Besson trpt with bell stem dent Besson trpt with bell stem dent besson trpt dent removed Epiphone cracked head stock repaired head stock repaired head stock Repairing crack in top Normally you don’t remove the back, however is this case the back was already loose Nice old German violin made after WW1 before WW2 Nice old German violin made after WW1 before WW2 New pegs Silver plate Conn C-melody saxophone, after restoration I really wish I’d taken before & after pics. It was a mess Silver plate Conn C-melody saxophone, after restoration Silver plate Conn C-melody saxophone, after restoration