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Topic: What do you do? |
SooT
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:34 am Subject: What do you do? |
I'm just a Mum of an adult with Aspergers, she's the one interested in mainly repair. She doesn't really communicate much on the internet. I joined so I can ask for help when she gets stuck. So here g ... |
Topic: Bow Hunt |
SooT
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Views: 5687
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 3:36 am Subject: Bow Hunt |
Also when we sold to students, the Coda bows usually beat out wood bows in the same price range. |
Topic: Bow Hunt |
SooT
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 3:34 am Subject: Bow Hunt |
Go with the Coda GX if you can afford it. Daughter is a player and we used to sell them when we lived in USA, the GX is the best of the Diamond range for a player. |
Topic: Transparent/translucent bow |
SooT
Replies: 13
Views: 19953
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 1:23 pm Subject: Transparent/translucent bow |
Have you considered an Incredibow?
http://incredibow.com/ |
Topic: Lynn Armour Hannings Bow Making, Restoration and Repair |
SooT
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2015 5:02 am Subject: Lynn Armour Hannings Bow Making, Restoration and Repair |
Pity you can't have a Western European location added. We so miss coming to the workshop since to moved. |
Topic: Evacuation |
SooT
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:35 am Subject: Evacuation |
We're back home, turned into a non-event. But it was an interesting exercise to go through.
Let's hope it a non event by the time it gets to UK, should be here by 10th!!! We're 100' up above th ... |
Topic: new member |
SooT
Replies: 8
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 7:19 am Subject: new member |
Which part of England are you in? We moved to Devon from USA, have quite a number of books, if you are within spitting distance you are welcome to come and browse through our books to see what might b ... |
Topic: Violin form to do repairs |
SooT
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:31 am Subject: Violin form to do repairs |
Being that my daughter had never even held a tool when she started her violin and bow making journey, the first task she was given was a piece of wood and told to practice using the gouge to make a fo ... |
Topic: Rare books for violin bow making |
SooT
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2015 9:17 am Subject: Rare books for violin bow making |
Those books are like gold dust. Suggest you go through the Resources sticky, there is lots of info and links there. |
Topic: learning to rehair a bow |
SooT
Replies: 17
Views: 24030
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2015 8:59 am Subject: learning to rehair a bow |
Might be up as far as Callendar one of these days, a Cuz lives there. |
Topic: learning to rehair a bow |
SooT
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2015 4:13 am Subject: learning to rehair a bow |
Workshop nearly up and running. At least we have uncovered most workshop items, and the violin and bow making books have their own bookcase finally.
Sally is going on a bow making course, teacher i ... |
Topic: learning to rehair a bow |
SooT
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Views: 24030
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2015 2:03 pm Subject: learning to rehair a bow |
Just moved from the States to Devon, so we are still a long way from you. Brought our USA wood with us. |
Topic: Merry Christmas! |
SooT
Replies: 6
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2014 3:53 pm Subject: Merry Christmas! |
Having moved from USA to UK, our goal for this year is to finally unpack all wood and tools and get a workshop set up again. Sally is already busy making contacts by playing in several groups. There a ... |
Topic: Latest viola joke |
SooT
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Views: 7466
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:52 am Subject: Latest viola joke |
Violas do fit in the overhead. Had a violin, viola, and cello (who had a seat) on flight Phoenix to London, no problems. OO yes, and a service dog. |
Topic: I’m making a bow – would anyone like to watch? |
SooT
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Forum: Bow Making Forum Posted: Mon May 26, 2014 4:50 am Subject: I’m making a bow – would anyone like to watch? |
Oops. Hope I didn't get John into trouble. We haven't unpacked tools yet, so I'll ask John permission before I post pics.
He was kind enough to put up with me bugging him about the Bow Butt Drill b ... |
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