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Topic: Latest violins |
Cliff Green
Replies: 7
Views: 8649
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:22 pm Subject: Latest violins |
Craig,
I’m glad to see that you’re still kicking it. You’ve been unusually quiet lately and had me worried. I don’t think you’re an idiot, perhaps a reformed boca g ... |
Topic: cleaning tight cracks |
Cliff Green
Replies: 6
Views: 5601
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 9:08 am Subject: cleaning tight cracks |
Michael,
What type of suction cup are you using? |
Topic: very small viola |
Cliff Green
Replies: 11
Views: 9162
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2016 10:12 am Subject: very small viola |
What Is the difference in the arching between you 14" viola/violin and your arching for a violin? Are you making the ribs deeper for the small viola than those for your violins?
Thanks |
Topic: Cello build |
Cliff Green
Replies: 14
Views: 14860
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 9:54 am Subject: Cello build |
I've only made 5 cellos so take this comment with that in mind
The first two were built on the Strobel form. The problem I had was that since the center of the ribs were unsupported, some areas woul ... |
Topic: Bridge questions |
Cliff Green
Replies: 9
Views: 9110
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:30 am Subject: Bridge questions |
My apologies Franciscus. I did not mean to criticize you only the demonstration on you tube.
To be honest I used a sanding jig for my first bridges. The technique seemed reasonable and I did not kn ... |
Topic: Bridge questions |
Cliff Green
Replies: 9
Views: 9110
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:43 am Subject: Bridge questions |
As has been said, a fitted bridge will still need considerable fitting. You would be just as well off using a typical bridge blank.
For as good a description of bridge fitting as you will find go to ... |
Topic: Books |
Cliff Green
Replies: 11
Views: 9056
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 11:55 am Subject: Books |
You have good books. The Johson and Courtnal is the most recommended construction book at present. A couple of other construction books are Violin Building, Step by Step by Strobel and Violin Making ... |
Topic: best light for inside violins |
Cliff Green
Replies: 15
Views: 13210
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2015 8:14 am Subject: best light for inside violins |
I've used the flexible shaft pen lights but the luthier lights by Doug Wall at Maestronet are like stadium lights.
http://www.wallindependent.com/Luthier%20Lights%20%28.com%29.htm |
Topic: string cleaning |
Cliff Green
Replies: 10
Views: 7385
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 10:49 am Subject: string cleaning |
I like Michael's suggestions. My favorite is to use the packaged alcohol wipes that doctors use for injections. Very cheap and lightly alcoholed to avoid drips. I also like the finer grades of 3M a ... |
Topic: Violin design ingredients... Amati, Religion, Strad, Today? |
Cliff Green
Replies: 72
Views: 40675
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2014 2:13 pm Subject: Violin design ingredients... Amati, Religion, Strad, Today? |
If the masters were using a tool such as the graduating punch, I see no reason why they couldn't have graduated to within 0.1mm if that was their intent. When I look at the graduation maps of the Cre ... |
Topic: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
Cliff Green
Replies: 118
Views: 63008
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 4:14 pm Subject: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
Here is a link to previous arching discussions
https://www.violins.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=841&highlight=arch
https://www.violins.ca/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1275&view=next&sid=07ab ... |
Topic: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
Cliff Green
Replies: 118
Views: 63008
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 11:44 am Subject: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
When I was 12 one of my friends was the son of a physician. Denison meticulously hand copied pertinent sections some of his fathers library. The posse now possessed scientific explanations of our de ... |
Topic: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
Cliff Green
Replies: 118
Views: 63008
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2014 7:53 am Subject: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
A lot of violin discussions remind me of a bunch of 12 year old boys debating the way to get to 3rd base with a girl. |
Topic: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
Cliff Green
Replies: 118
Views: 63008
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 1:29 pm Subject: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
Thanks, that is encouraging.
I sometimes wonder if our chase to make new instruments sound like 300 year old instruments is counter productive in the long run. After all, these precious few were new ... |
Topic: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
Cliff Green
Replies: 118
Views: 63008
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Aug 17, 2014 9:26 am Subject: Violin Plate Tuning & Weight Corrolation |
Since it is unlikely that I'll have more than casual contact with good old instruments or the players that hear and feel the difference, I guess I will have to be satisfied with the best I can do. |
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