Violin Forum/Message Board

Thanks, Matt! Maybe, but not as good as your second! Nothing more humbling than making a violin. Hope I can get on with #2 soon...

I once read an article about a harpsichord maker who sought to learn the "secrets" of a particular maker of old. Sorry, I can't remember the name of either maker (I don't generally follow t ...

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Also could stand to "paint" the insides of the "f" holes and inside pegbox, but having too much fun playing it to want to remove the fittings right now. Soon though.

I know wha ...

I'm curious as to how you approached the various design questions on a project like this, such as graduations of the top and back - how thick/thin? etc. Given that the material you're working with is ...

<flip answer mode>Sounds like it's not worth worrying about, you can't possibly do worse than what was done originally</flip answer mode>

Sorry, I really should keep my mouth shut, as I ...

I made my own violin, so it's pretty good (if I do say so myself... Wink

), but I bought a $30 "student" bow. It's made of Brazil wood, and has real horsehair. However, even though I've ...

i don't have any expectation on the craftsmanship regarding my 1st violin

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Can I say a 1st violin made this way definitely better than those factory violin selling at US$1000? I d ...

This is my first violin. I've spent the past 2-1/2 years getting to this point, however there were long stretches of time when I was not working on it, such as last summer when I spent the summer mon ...

Welcome to the forum, Won, and to the obsession. Yes, obsession is the right word.

I'm not an experienced luthier, but I have made one violin, and am in the process of making another, so I can rel ...

A few years ago, I bought a system called Cubase System 4, and I've been very happy with it. This system came with a USB interface that allows me to connect two microphones and/or line inputs, and Cu ...

Thanks. I've had good luck on the test strips using a U.V. box to dry it, and putting it on really thin.

Michael, which type is your Mastic varnish - spirit or oil? I'm about to use it on my first violin, with shellac as the ground (the shellac is already on). My tests have indicated that about 4 coats ...

Gestalt is the word for it, I think.
... they go on, continuing to add value in a world seemingly all the more diluted of such (rapt with the need for instant gratification, as it is).

One thing I ...

Don't be so quick to assume it'd be too difficult, or harmful in some way. You've accomplished a heck of a lot in a very short time, I'm sure you'll be surprised how straightforward it'll be. Back a ...