cello pegbox - neck repair - advice

Michele

I have a cello that had been 'repaired' but the pegbox did not hold up for very long after the strings were brought up to pitch.  Is there any alternative to the standard neck graft?   It looked like the pegbox was only dowelled and had a butterfly inlay at the heel.

Is there any reasonable repair that would keep the existing neck?

fiby

You could glue the thing back together, put in new dowels and redo the butterfly or replace it with something more refined.

mamaya

What sort of cello is it? I'd put in a new neck if it were worth it, and if it were mine.



It points to the wisdom of rounding the inside angles of the pegpox, especially if the chin is narrow or deeply hollowed on the sides.

peg

I appreciate all the responses and they are consistent with my local colleagues. The cello is not that valuable so a new fitted or grafted neck is not affordable.  I was toying with the idea of reinforcing the area with a tongue and grove or tapered dovetail.  Maybe?