Bridge collapsed 4 days after string replacement - what happened?
Hey hey,
I took my violin to my luthier on Sat for new strings. They used a new-to-me set (Thomastik Rondos - I previously used EP green), replaced the old strings and installed a new
tailpiece. Sound is great and they were fairly stable between Sat and this morning. I’ve been playing each day and they’ve held their tuning fairly well, just the usual adjustments that come with new strings.
I practiced for a while this morning, put the instrument away in its case / normal storage place, and came back 10 min later to see my bridge fell and all of the pegs unwound themselves. Needless to say I was surprised. Soundpost appears to be upright thankfully.
I called my luthier and they will examine/fix this weekend, but i’ve never had this happen to me after changing strings. At worst one peg would slip while the others were stable. Anyone know what could have caused this? Does this happen to others frequently/at all or was this an installation issue?
Not looking to fix or mess with anything myself, just curious what might have caused it. Thanks!