Just realized you are from KS - I grew up in North Central KS, so I can point you to a few folks.
If you are able to get close to KC, there is a violin shop and a fiddle shop basically next door to each other near the exit where the Ikea is at. KCStrings dot com is the "violin shop" and KC Fiddles is the fiddle store, but I don't believe they have a web site any more. Michael is the owner at KC fiddles and he is a real straight shooter. Lawrence also has a couple of guys I would trust but I don't remember who is in Topeka or Manhattan. If you are closer to the middle of the state, I have heard Wichita Band has a decent luthier. Hays and Salina both have music stores that may be able to service violins, but when I lived there I don't remember seeing much of a violin selection for purchase so the service may be limited. As a kid, I took mine up to Hastings NE for work, but I'm sure the couple who did the work has likely been deceased for 20+ years.
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