Torleiv Frøysaa, 1931 This fiddle needed very typical work: New bridge and sound post. New bone nut.   Added understring guides to the peg box.  Because of the geometry of the peg box, this fiddle needed two understring guides to keep the understrings from resting on the other strings and pegs.   Shortened the string hooks.  I used one of my special-made fine tuners, which mounts through a tiny hole in the tail piece.  It weights no more than one of the standard fine tuners. Worked over the fingerboard.  Replaced missing bone dots, and filled in worn spots.   Click the picture for an enlargement.
			The fiddle as brought to me.   The bridge was nicely made, but had been propped to be higher.
								New nut and understring guides.
				New bridge.  Hooks on tail piece were shortened. Special fine tuner.
									Replaced numerous bone dots, and filled in worn spots.