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Topic: Violin making tools |
L P Reedy
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2021 5:10 pm Subject: Violin making tools |
Hot hide glue, of course. |
Topic: using UV light boxes for drying varnish |
L P Reedy
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Views: 2764
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2021 5:12 pm Subject: using UV light boxes for drying varnish |
Until it is dry. That depends on the UV box (configuration, wattage, etc) and the varnish. You will just need to test. My varnish in my box takes less than 24 hours per coat, normally. |
Topic: Uk Luthiers |
L P Reedy
Replies: 6
Views: 9192
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:41 pm Subject: Uk Luthiers |
I air dry it because I don't have a kiln. I haven't kept track of time, but the last time I cut a tree (maybe ten years ago) I cut some pieces down to about 20 to 25 mm x 70 mm, approximately quarter ... |
Topic: Uk Luthiers |
L P Reedy
Replies: 6
Views: 9192
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:45 pm Subject: Uk Luthiers |
I use willow, that I cut myself, but many people use spruce. However, many woods will work, ease of bending being important. Weight is normally not an issue. I have no ideas about wood suppliers, but ... |
Topic: crntral plate joints +planes |
L P Reedy
Replies: 22
Views: 27592
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2020 4:43 pm Subject: crntral plate joints +planes |
I think the key is very sharp jointer blades and slow feed. My first few fiddles had plates that were joined with a cheap tabletop jointer 30 years ago and they have held up fine. In any kind of produ ... |
Topic: Poor top wood. |
L P Reedy
Replies: 5
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:35 pm Subject: Poor top wood. |
Is it flexible longitudinally, or just cross grain? I have used Sitka spruce that was that dense and usually with a little runout with what I consider to be acceptable results. Your opinion might be d ... |
Topic: Pore filler |
L P Reedy
Replies: 7
Views: 8964
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:23 pm Subject: Pore filler |
The closest I have come is a little more complicated. I have sometimes applied a thin coat of waterglass, then a coat of 10% calcium chloride to precipitate calcium silicate in the wood, then vinegar ... |
Topic: post position effects |
L P Reedy
Replies: 4
Views: 5940
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 6:37 pm Subject: post position effects |
Good point, but I doubt anyone has done much. Most "experts" contend that the post must be vertical. The one or two that have said "not always" have not said when or why, to my kno ... |
Topic: post position effects |
L P Reedy
Replies: 4
Views: 5940
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 5:36 pm Subject: post position effects |
I'm not that experienced or competent, but I think the effects will be different in different instruments. I don't see how you can take a post that fits and refit it at an angle without changing the p ... |
Topic: fitting pegs |
L P Reedy
Replies: 3
Views: 6413
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2019 3:58 pm Subject: fitting pegs |
You also need to account for humidity levels. If it has been high for a while the pegs will swell and the holes get smaller. Then when it gets dry the reverse happens. Liberal lubrication SEEMS to red ... |
Topic: Varnished fiddle smells bad |
L P Reedy
Replies: 4
Views: 7001
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 6:18 pm Subject: Varnished fiddle smells bad |
I'm not sure I can help, because I've never encountered this problem, but if you are otherwise happy with the varnish job, I would leave it alone for several more months to see (smell) what happens. I ... |
Topic: volume of a violin |
L P Reedy
Replies: 5
Views: 7127
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2019 7:06 pm Subject: volume of a violin |
First, you have to define "standard violin." I have no idea what that would be, but from experience and reading I don't think volume per se is an important specification. |
Topic: My First Fiddle build |
L P Reedy
Replies: 18
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2019 6:50 pm Subject: My First Fiddle build |
How are you determining "where the bridge sits?" I place it usually about 195 mm from the top edge of the plate (on new work).
For a one-piece lower rib (my preference) you need a rib abo ... |
Topic: Tapering rib assembly from top to bottom |
L P Reedy
Replies: 5
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2018 7:34 pm Subject: Tapering rib assembly from top to bottom |
I've done it the way Don described (because the old Cremonese clearly did it generally that way) for many years with no ill effects so far. But it's no big deal, especially on your first ten or twelve ... |
Topic: soft varnish |
L P Reedy
Replies: 6
Views: 7281
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2018 7:01 pm Subject: soft varnish |
If this is 80 to 100 year-old varnish, it isn't going to get better on its own. If it has been recently applied, it might harden over time but might better be "polished" with alcohol. (But I ... |
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