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  Topic: Help for small hands
kel

Replies: 6
Views: 8897

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:05 am   Subject: Help for small hands
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaHaRUPfKok
  Topic: My latest instrument, "Tullia d'Aragona", a 16 inc
kel

Replies: 14
Views: 11392

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:35 pm   Subject: My latest instrument, "Tullia d'Aragona", a 16 inc
Manfio, your instruments' varnish always look excellent
congratulation !!

is it spirit or oil varnish?

how long does it take for u varnish one?
did u use light box to speed up the drying?
...
  Topic: joining 2 pieces of wood
kel

Replies: 63
Views: 45867

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 1:05 pm   Subject: joining 2 pieces of wood
my 1st violin, not yet finished
scroll and neck ready
top almost ready pending final graduation
back almost ready pending final graduation and correcting edge
planning ribs

wrong order of work? ...
  Topic: what's better: good violin or good bow?
kel

Replies: 4
Views: 7377

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 12:48 am   Subject: what's better: good violin or good bow?
i'd get a better violin first.
This gives u a better sound right now for your immediate enjoyment.
  Topic: My firstborn...
kel

Replies: 16
Views: 19670

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 9:15 am   Subject: My firstborn...
making a violin needs a lot of patience, skills, knowledge, luck? ....etc
i'd tend to expect a result after making it

u are absolutely right, the 1st , 2nd or .....may not be up to standard
hope ...
  Topic: My firstborn...
kel

Replies: 16
Views: 19670

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 5:24 am   Subject: My firstborn...
i don't have any expectation on the craftsmanship regarding my 1st violin

Tim, once u finished your violin, in what way you evaluate the success?
Have u got any weight figure on the top, bottom, ...
  Topic: My firstborn...
kel

Replies: 16
Views: 19670

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2009 4:13 am   Subject: My firstborn...
Tim
your varnish and color of it are great.
i love it, particularly the 1st and 2nd photos

i am cutting f holes today

what are the thickness at various point u have adopted?

u have finish ...
  Topic: Suggestion of recording equipment
kel

Replies: 2
Views: 4892

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:21 pm   Subject: Suggestion of recording equipment
Hi
I am looking for ways to record violin.
What i have right now is a low price Skype mic with a computer and freeware.

The result is : I can record something but the deviation from the actual vi ...
  Topic: Old Growth Appalachian Red Spruce
kel

Replies: 8
Views: 9953

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Mon May 11, 2009 9:59 am   Subject: Old Growth Appalachian Red Spruce
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  Topic: "Fiammetta", my latest 16 inches viola
kel

Replies: 17
Views: 17318

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 10:08 am   Subject: "Fiammetta", my latest 16 inches viola
manfio
thanks for telling me your choice on wood

is it possible to hear the violin you made?
Your website only provide sound for viola

In case (1st) finance permits and (2nd) no time to make a ...
  Topic: "Fiammetta", my latest 16 inches viola
kel

Replies: 17
Views: 17318

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 10:49 am   Subject: "Fiammetta", my latest 16 inches viola
congratulation ! your instruments always look great !

would Simeon's low price wood still be good for making instruments?
Are Simeon's low density wood particularly good in your opinion?
  Topic: Violin Making
kel

Replies: 10
Views: 10244

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:29 pm   Subject: Violin Making
Hey James

your photos here
http://www.woodworking.org/photo/thumbnails.php?album=33132&page=3

your work already looks stunning

Razz
  Topic: My latest instrument, "La Zaffetta"
kel

Replies: 15
Views: 17004

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 11:42 am   Subject: My latest instrument, "La Zaffetta"
does slab cut requires more technique to make an instrument?
Do u maintain the same thickness slab /quarter cut?

Can i say slab cut makes the instrument look nicer?
  Topic: My first bowing of a string
kel

Replies: 4
Views: 6503

PostForum: Musician's Forum   Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:27 am   Subject: My first bowing of a string
don't be shy
remember after some hard work, u are going to play some lovely tune or some simple piece that u love

hard work definitely would pay off after a while
  Topic: best starting violin
kel

Replies: 9
Views: 39499

PostForum: Everything Else   Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 8:46 am   Subject: best starting violin
http://www.abrsm.org/?page=home
has a system of testing players' ability from Grade 1 to Grade 8, after grade 8 is the performance diploma....and so on

a bit more than 500 Euro + postage
u can ...
 
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