Maintenance, Repairs and Restorations
KCM Luthiery's Chris Matyja is an experienced luthier who offers a full range of services on violins, violas, cellos and basses:
  • Inspections and maintenance to prevent potentially serious and costly damage resulting from poor maintenance and usage, or incorrect setup
  • Professional setups to optimize tonal potential and comfort of playing
  • Structural and tonal adjustments to improve sound and playability
  • Repairs and reconditioning
  • Complete restorations of vintage instruments
  • Refitting and custom made accessories to meet player's needs
  • Bow repairs and rehairing
  • Evaluations and appraisals

Chris is also well known in fiddling circles throughout Western Canada for "non-traditional" services such as:

  • customized finishes on instruments and bows in a variety of colours
  • bow hair dying
  • installation of pick-ups

Repairs are done on site in the well-equipped workshop. Service is always professional, fast and reliable - Chris will do whatever is required and possible to satisfy a customer. Customers get reliable information, professional opinion, and honest advice.