My wife took an older violin that was given to her by her uncle that needed work. My wife had Carol quote her at $175 (or less) to get the violin in the proper shape to play. My wife was weary because of the cost, but she was told they would take their time to fix it so she could wait and pay. Now, several weeks later, they call her and tell her it's ready and the cost is $295?! The guy that called said he saw the note showing the quote of $175 but there were a lot of other repairs made, without our knowledge, that brought the price up. That is extremely shady business! He apologized and said that he just had the same thing happen with his car. Really? Last time I checked a repair shop cannot due any repairs above the original quote without approval first. There is now a violin that was a gift that we will likely never see again because Carol decided to due a bunch of work we never agreed to. Shameful. read more