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Topic: E string sound |
Greg M
Replies: 2
Views: 8036
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2019 10:46 am Subject: E string sound |
I had a look at the E string site , and will see what happens, also my mistake the strings I bought were Hellicore. thanks for responding. |
Topic: E string sound |
Greg M
Replies: 2
Views: 8036
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2019 10:28 am Subject: E string sound |
Has anybody ever had an E string giving a high pitch scrill sound. It usually happens when I play a note on my A string then continue with a down bow slur on open E. These are all Pistrato strings th ... |
Topic: blotchy varnish marks on the spruce top |
Greg M
Replies: 4
Views: 6139
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:34 am Subject: blotchy varnish |
thanks L.P . I will try that because I only have 2 coats of coloured varnish on it
now and perhaps it will darken up the noticeable areas. |
Topic: blotchy varnish marks on the spruce top |
Greg M
Replies: 4
Views: 6139
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 6:03 pm Subject: blotchy varnish marks on the spruce top |
I could use some advise on this .My violin is finished and I removed the fingerboard to start the finishing. I put 2 coats of the gelatin /water mixture. Then 2 coats of a primer and sanded lightly wi ... |
Topic: glueing back plate to ribs |
Greg M
Replies: 7
Views: 7890
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:10 am Subject: glueing back plate to ribs |
I used a 3mm piece of maple and fit it in snug . I ended up using contact cement , because my c clamp kept moving the small piece of wood around with wood glue because of the graduation and no flat su ... |
Topic: glueing back plate to ribs |
Greg M
Replies: 7
Views: 7890
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Feb 23, 2018 5:37 pm Subject: glueing back plate to ribs |
I mean 2 mm on the glueing surface adjacent to the hollowing 0f back plate |
Topic: glueing back plate to ribs |
Greg M
Replies: 7
Views: 7890
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Feb 20, 2018 1:43 pm Subject: glueing back plate to ribs |
When I was carving the inside of my back plate , I realized that the surface where the neck end block and the c bout block area meet the plate that I removed about 2 mm. away which I should have left ... |
Topic: bassbar fitting |
Greg M
Replies: 2
Views: 5455
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 8:13 pm Subject: bassbar fittingI |
I gave the top a light scraping and it seems to have removed the bassbar impression. Thanks for sharing that with me Michael D. I would have just left it because I figured that sanding or scraping wou ... |
Topic: bassbar fitting |
Greg M
Replies: 2
Views: 5455
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 10:33 am Subject: bassbar fitting |
Just finished glueing in the bassbar . it went pretty well except I think I applied too much pressure on the clamps. When the light hits it at a certain angle you can see the faint outline of the bass ... |
Topic: cutting the purfling channel |
Greg M
Replies: 45
Views: 42066
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 12:53 pm Subject: cutting the purfling channel |
Well I finally got my purfling channel cut on the back plate. I just went with the Dremel 3000 and bought the 1/16" carbide bit from Stew-Mac . I did it on 2 passes and lowered the depth by remov ... |
Topic: cutting the purfling channel |
Greg M
Replies: 45
Views: 42066
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2017 11:29 pm Subject: groove cutter |
Tim sure if you can put a picture together or video I would like to see this. I just received my 1/16" carbide bit from Stew Mac today and will attempt to try and see if this will work on my Drem ... |
Topic: cutting the purfling channel |
Greg M
Replies: 45
Views: 42066
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:36 am Subject: cutting the purfling channel |
Thanks guys again for all your tips and experience, have a good weekend. |
Topic: cutting the purfling channel |
Greg M
Replies: 45
Views: 42066
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 8:10 pm Subject: cutting the purfling channel |
L.P Reedy when you are making your cut , do you do it in 1 pass or 2. Also do you move the tool around the plate , or fix the foredom tool so it is stationary , then move the plate around the foredom. ... |
Topic: cutting the purfling channel |
Greg M
Replies: 45
Views: 42066
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2017 5:32 pm Subject: cutting the purfling channel |
L.P Reedy when you bought those 1.3 carbide bits from IVC were you running them with the Dremel tool with a jig , or did you use some other rotary tool |
Topic: cutting the purfling channel |
Greg M
Replies: 45
Views: 42066
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 10:30 pm Subject: purfling groove |
I tried cutting the channel on my drill press , where the top rpm is 3000.
It was going nicely until I broke 2 bits , they were 1/16" hss bits that I got at Lee Valley. Should I have been us ... |
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