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Topic: electric pick up unwanted finger tapping |
Wayland
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2018 1:45 pm Subject: electric pick up unwanted finger tapping |
Thanks ctviolin , that's going to be another interesting project, I can let my imagination run free.. |
Topic: electric pick up unwanted finger tapping |
Wayland
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Forum: Musician's Forum Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2017 4:19 pm Subject: electric pick up unwanted finger tapping |
Hi, I have a Headway Band pick up and have tried various contact pickups but get a lot of "drumming " as my fingers tap on the finger board, Being a blacksmith I might be a bit heavy handed. ... |
Topic: Help identifying violin (label pictures inside) |
Wayland
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 4:09 pm Subject: Through neck |
What a coincidence, it looks as though it has a through-neck joint like the one that I have just resurrected. Perhaps they are not as uncommon as I thought. Now I know what to look for.
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Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
Replies: 19
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 2:53 am Subject: Thanks |
I must thank you all for your encouragement and helpful comments through-out this project.
Lots of respects from me
Jim Cooper |
Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
Replies: 19
Views: 18172
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:07 pm Subject: Robo-jig |
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Thanks Ken. One of the fun parts was coming up with a way to quickly hold the top and back together and level up either side of the jo ... |
Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:05 am Subject: Wreck in a box |
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Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
Replies: 19
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:55 am Subject: Condition of fiddle as I received it. Testing pic posting |
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Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
Replies: 19
Views: 18172
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2017 12:57 pm Subject: neck back on. |
Well it's all back in one piece. and I tried my best with the neck angle but I think I have set it a bit high making the bridge 37mm in the center, I was worried that it may move down under tension bu ... |
Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
Replies: 19
Views: 18172
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:51 pm Subject: Progressing with T through neck joint. |
I've managed to reassemble the body of the fiddle, every single bit had become unglued right down to the liners. I decided to make the neck have a conventional joint and put a block in the body to att ... |
Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
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Views: 18172
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 1:50 pm Subject: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Thanks FiddleDoug, I sensed your concern for the task that I have given to myself and I'm glad that you didn't say "don't try" it which is encouraging. I've already got the top and back toge ... |
Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
Replies: 19
Views: 18172
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 12:49 pm Subject: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Thanks rs, in this case when I got the fiddle the neck was already broken out bringing with it an inch of rib from either side. some body had already tried to glue it back with some white gunge which ... |
Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:24 am Subject: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Thanks rs, that was a quick reply! Now that I find that it's not an important piece I will try to join it the "normal " way. I wish I could have put some pictures on so people could see how ... |
Topic: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
Wayland
Replies: 19
Views: 18172
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 5:32 am Subject: Unusual neck joint using wedges |
I have an old fiddle, the neck is broken off taking some of the sides away with it. The unusual thing about it is that instead of the usual simple end glued into a block it has a complicated "T&q ... |
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