Google Customer Reviews and Testimonials

Here are unedited Google reviews, listed in the order they were originally posted. These reflect real customer experiences with repairs, rehairing, and instrument work at the shop. Write a Google Review


Comments (48)
★★★★★
# 48
Friday, 05/01/2026
Grace Lee
What a gem of a luthier! My violin had been sounding dull. I took it to two established local luthiers with very good reputations, but they didn’t find anything wrong. Finally I was referred to Craig Scollard, and he detected a loose seam within seconds of lifting my violin out of its case. He repaired it within 24 hours for a nominal cost, and my violin’s brilliant sound was restored. This shop will now be my first stop when I need anything for my violin.
★★★★★
# 47
Tuesday, 04/07/2026
Guivangulo
Best Violin shop in SoCal. I've been coming here for repairs and bow rehair for over 10 years. Craig is very honest, knowledgable and always delivers great work at a great price. Always recommend!
★★★★★
# 46
Friday, 11/28/2025
Byunguk Kim
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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
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★★★★★
# 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
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★★★★★
# 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
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★★★★★
# 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.
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