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Special tools for: Violin


Sloane Planes
Sloane Planes
Precision cast silicon bronze planes available with convex and flat-bottom surfaces, for graduating arched instrument tops and backs.
5 varieties

Thickness Caliper
Thickness Caliper
Our precision caliper for luthiers, now in metric! It gauges critical thicknesses on guitar, violin, or mandolin soundboards or backs.

Peghole Reamers
Peghole Reamers
Get accurate, round holes with these professional reamers.

Spool Clamps
Spool Clamps
Available in two sizes, spool clamps are fast, safe, and indispensable in your shop.

Purfling/Soundhole Router Guide
Purfling/Soundhole Router Guide
Attach to your Dremel to cut purfling channels and soundhole.

Fingerboard Band Clamp
Fingerboard Band Clamp
These ingenious clamps are perfect for re-gluing fingerboards.

Peg Shaper
Peg Shaper
Trims wooden tuning pegs, bridge pins and endpins up to 3/8" diameter to the desired taper. Easy to use — works like a pencil sharpener!

Sloane Purfling Cutter
Sloane Purfling Cutter
Irving Sloane's simple tool for cutting purfling channels.

Hacklinger Thickness Gauge
Hacklinger Thickness Gauge
Measure the thickness — even on a fully assembled instrument.

Soundpost Setters
Soundpost Setters
Two different tools for placing soundposts into violins.

Violin Bridge Fitting Jig
Violin Bridge Fitting Jig
This jig holds the bridge in proper lateral and upright alignment for accurate foot contouring, without guesswork.

Violin Clamps
Violin Clamps
Designed specifically for 4/4 violins, these clamps are perfect for re-attaching backs and tops or closing any gaps between the sides, top, and back.

Soundpost Gauge
Soundpost Gauge
The perfect tool for determining soundpost length, which will minimize time-consuming trial and error.

Bow Rehairing Jig
Bow Rehairing Jig
A sturdy hardwood jig that secures a violin bow for rehairing work.

Flush-cut Saw
Flush-cut Saw
Thin flexible blade cuts quickly and smoothly.

F-hole Patch Clamp Set
F-hole Patch Clamp Set
A set of four strong steel mini-clamps for placing wooden patches into position when repairing violin or mandolin cracks.

3-Way Clamp
3-Way Clamp
The ideal clamp when you need to re-glue violin or mandolin sides with the top and back.

Spruce Soundpost Stock
Spruce Soundpost Stock
1/4"-diameter spruce stock for soundposts.

Joining Clamps
Joining Clamps
Special clamps just for joining or repairing violin and mandolin tops and backs.

Violin Bridge Marker
Violin Bridge Marker
This ingenious aluminum tool divides bridge string notches accurately every time.

Violin Neck Angle Gauge
Violin Neck Angle Gauge
A simple aluminum guide for determining proper vertical and lateral violin neck alignment.

Soundpost Retreiver
Soundpost Retreiver
Extracts a fallen soundpost quickly, easily and safely.


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