Callier-Scollard Violins
Craig Scollard

50 E. Green St. Suite 142
Pasadena, CA 91105
(626) 795-2870

Mon, Tue, Wed 10:00-1:00.
Thu, Fri, Sat 2:00 to 5:00

Intercom Access Code, Press:
142 and then the CALL button:

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★★★★★

# 45

Sunday, 10/05/2025

Pedram Pourghazi

This is an amazing repair shop with unbeatable prices!

Craig at Callier Scollard Violins is incredible. Over the summer, he rehaired more than 50 violin, viola, and cello bows for us and even brought a German double bass bow back to life that looked completely unrepairable. He also repaired eight cellos with cracks all over them (two even had cracks on their bass bars!), and they all came back sounding and looking great.

Craig is super knowledgeable, honest, and fair. His work is top quality, and his prices can’t be beat. Highly recommend!

★★★★★

# 44

Thursday, 02/27/2025

YARON CHERNIAK

I brought a Nak Trahu, a one-of-a-kind instrument with over ten cracks to Callier-Scollard, and Callier did an incredible job restoring it. He expertly repaired even the most challenging cracks while working with the instrument's unique surface (you should check his website to see more details). I was beyond pleased with the craftsmanship, and his pricing was very fair--I was so impressed that I even left a tip! Highly recommended!

★★★★★

# 43

Sunday, 10/27/2024

Mason

The neck of my cello snapped pretty badly. The repair was amazing I can barely tell that it was broken in the first place. Took a few weeks but the repair was amazing.

★★★★★

# 42

Sunday, 02/25/2024

Mary McAlpin

Sent a violin bow to be rehaired and retipped and I couldn't be happier with the quality of the job, the price, and the turnaround time. Craig was very helpful, and I would recommend this business to anyone. It's a wonderful resource.

★★★★★

# 41

Tuesday, 10/17/2023

SomerSkye

Craigs troubleshooting problems is brilliant, and he's totally reasonable.
Highly recommend his services

★★★★★

# 40

Sunday, 09/17/2023

Dave

★★★★★

# 39

Tuesday, 03/07/2023

Lisa Burman

Wonderful man, very knowledgeable and honest. He speaks honestly, and his prices are really fair. One man business, nothing fancy. I have gone to others and they are expensive for the same job. Highly recommended!

★★★★★

# 38

Monday, 01/30/2023

Hyeji Cho

★★★★★

# 37

Friday, 09/30/2022

Nana Chen

A rare find! Callier-Scollard went out of their way to help me rehair my bow and fix a crack on my violin during a short trip to LA. The attention and care was absolutely professional. Thank you!

★★★★★

# 36

Monday, 05/30/2022

Pablo Mendez LA

★★★★★

# 35

Thursday, 05/19/2022

Peyman V

30 years ago, my dear friend Eugene Fodor introduced me to Craig Scollard. I’ve become a long time friend and client, feeling fortunate to know this amazing Luthier. Craig is a craftsman and his honesty is unsurpassed. I highly recommend Craig for your violin's upkeep and repair.

★★★★★

# 34

Saturday, 04/30/2022

Keith Lenz

Craig performed excellent work on my violin. The work was completed in a timely fashion and his rates are very, very reasonable. Callier-Scollard Violins is very highly recommended to anyone needing work done on their string instrument. Thank you very much Craig!

★★★★★

# 33

Saturday, 03/05/2022

Ortho Insider

Best service, best prices in LA.
Thank you Craig!

★★★★★

# 32

Thursday, 03/03/2022

Liza Vielcheva

Great services, great prices, great service!
Thanks Craig!

★★★★★Local Guide

# 31

Friday, 07/23/2021

Mikhail Moldavskiy

I’ve been to other major LA violin shops with multiple staff members, fancy showrooms, high prices, hassling you to get extra this and that done etc. This one-man owner-operated endeavor of Craig wins hands down by far in terms of QUALITY, FAIR PRICE, HONESTY, CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SATISFACTION. The only thing you should be aware of is: do not expect a quick turn around on your work order - for obvious reasons, unless you discuss that in advance and are ready to pay extra, I presume. Other than that - Craig is superb. Thank you.

★★★★★

# 30

Friday, 07/09/2021

Janey Presley

It’s a nifty little shop and the guy is super knowledgeable. Helped fix up my cello very fast and it looks and sounds great.

★★★★★

# 29

Friday, 06/11/2021

Lisa V.

★★★★★

# 28

Thursday, 06/10/2021

Matt Beard

Craig is the best, in both service and pricing. Go here and see for yourself. He fixed our Cello for 1/3 the price quoted from other repair shops.

★★★★★

# 27

Friday, 06/04/2021

Jonathan

★★★★★Local Guide

# 26

Friday, 05/14/2021

Ping M

It’s a quaint little museum to admire and Craig is incredible with his customer. He rehaired the bow and changed stings for my violin, and offered me shoulder rest and muter, all at very affordable price. Craig explained every single detail to me from tuning to using shoulder rest, he made sure my traveling here was all pleasant and so worth it. I would definitely come back.

Keep an eye on the open hour. If another entrance are closed, look for the staired door and there’s a note telling you the number to dial for the violin shop.