Violin Forum/Message Board

Good to see you there, Chet.

I've finally managed to get a few photos up myself, and have them in a Flickr album.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/23218266@N06/albums/72157668127040051

It was a ...

I haven't had experience with a proper octave violin, but I did experiment a bit with the octave strings when they came out, probably more than 10 years ago. These were designed to fit on a normal vi ...

Ok. I guess I did understand you the first time.

I'll stay with my method.

Thanks for the replies. Have you found any problems with mechanical reliability/longevity with either of these pegs?

Only through accidental damage -- a local music shop has had a cello with Perfe ...

maybe that with mechanical tuners there is no need for fine tuners??

No, sorry, I was being unclear, and there's no sense wandering off into speculation. Let me re-state.

In the case of Wittner ...

....Many people do keep fine tuners, especially the integral type, but I don't find a need for them, ESPECIALLY for the e string, which is the easiest of steel strings to tune because of its higher te ...

Hi Fjodor,

Thanks-- and yes, I have use the pseudo-spiral bushing to adjust an overly large hole. And perhaps that solves the problem; I don't know. I could speculate that the glue and shaving se ...

Agreed -- the varnish looks nice.

I've used Wittners a few times, and would like to like them, but I have reservations.

I've used them on a full-size fiddle of my construction, and they were wonderful.

I've used them on a pochet ...

Hi John,

Thanks for posting the graphs.

I don't understand much about the stiffness ratios, but I have some understanding of lines. Is your line fit for all the data, or just the 'good' violi ...

Boise would be more central. Very Happy

Claremont is beautiful. In addition to the great workshop, the area is a true pleasure to wander about. It's really like traveling to a different country for ma ...

Hi Bob,

It sounds to me that you have already decided what you want to do, that is, make it an invisible repair. So, ok, piece it in.

'Invisible' repairs are the goal these days, but weren't al ...

I can't provide much beyond some superstition mixed with observation.

When we're set up for the National Old Time Fiddlers Contest, we see a lot of this. Folks come from Portland or Seattle (wet) ...

.. About one month ago I put new pegs on the violin. They were snug when it left me and I cut the ends off so they were almost flush with the side of the pegbox. However, when I saw it today, the peg ...

Just a quick and dirty comparison of a relaxed garland (red) with what happens when the end blocks are pulled apart (green). I have been thinking about how molds may have been used in the old day ...