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  Topic: 1580 da Salo
sdantonio

Replies: 4
Views: 5250

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 1:25 pm   Subject: 1580 da Salo
Hi Don,

Yes, I have the poster that Roger Hargrave made up a few years ago. That is my reference. Basically I'm wondering how much symmetry I should try to put back into the instrument. The argu ...
  Topic: 1580 da Salo
sdantonio

Replies: 4
Views: 5250

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 9:18 am   Subject: 1580 da Salo
Hi,

I'm about to take a stab at making a da Salo model viola, I've had the Hargrave drawings for a while and now I actually have some time to put into the project. In an ideal world I would like t ...
  Topic: Wood or fiber purfling
sdantonio

Replies: 3
Views: 5683

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:40 pm   Subject: Wood or fiber purfling
I have run across a few makers who will experiment with wood species for purfling. Making the "white" stripe out of cherry can give a very nice effect. Additionally, using a 2 piece clamp ...
  Topic: Patterns
sdantonio

Replies: 20
Views: 20723

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:13 pm   Subject: Patterns
Hi,

take the 1560 da Salò. One side is physically smaller than the other. Did the maker intend this to be the case? Did the maker intend for the instrument to be symmetrical? Is the asymmetrica ...
  Topic: Patterns
sdantonio

Replies: 20
Views: 20723

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:00 pm   Subject: Patterns
One thing that I found early on with the Strad posters (and I assume this is true for all the posters) is that is a lot of cases, if you trace out one side and flip it over then you will not get an ac ...
  Topic: Guarneri form
sdantonio

Replies: 6
Views: 6507

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:46 pm   Subject: Guarneri form
Some of Strads darkest sounding cellos were made with willow backs and sides. It may not work well for the violin, but it can't hurt to try it as an experiment. Poplar was also used in some cases II ...
  Topic: My latest instrument, "La Zaffetta"
sdantonio

Replies: 15
Views: 16853

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2011 1:42 pm   Subject: Beautiful work Manfio
Beautiful work Manfio. I always enjoy seeing you post new work.
  Topic: Is this a good idea?
sdantonio

Replies: 23
Views: 17797

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 2:00 pm   Subject: Is this a good idea?
Having not read the entire thread I don't know if this was suggested, but how about something like a stewart mcdonald (stewmac.com) kit to start with?
  Topic: Is this a good idea?
sdantonio

Replies: 23
Views: 17797

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:58 pm   Subject: Is this a good idea?
this book is held in high regard as a good basic text for starting makers...

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Violin-Making-Chris-Johnson/dp/0709058764/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1293991168&am ...
  Topic: What do you guys think of these gouges?
sdantonio

Replies: 17
Views: 16096

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 7:58 am   Subject: What do you guys think of these gouges?
It is very useful, thank you. I also just picked up Lee's complete guide to sharpening cited earlier in this thread which will help too.

Thank you
Happy New Year,
Steven
  Topic: What do you guys think of these gouges?
sdantonio

Replies: 17
Views: 16096

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2010 10:35 am   Subject: What do you guys think of these gouges?
Gouges are awkward to sharpen.
Only incannels, and they aren't bad with the right equipment. Outcannels are easy.

And what is the right equipment for sharpening incannels. I'm had a couple langui ...
  Topic: Plate and Back tuning
sdantonio

Replies: 9
Views: 11267

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 12:42 pm   Subject: Plate and Back tuning
He still does a lot of guitars. Almost got Sharon Isbin to pick one up, but she had just bought a new one a few months earlier and couldn't justify the second purchase.

He is a good guy, excellent ...
  Topic: Plate and Back tuning
sdantonio

Replies: 9
Views: 11267

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2010 11:02 am   Subject: Plate and Back tuning
I spent about 5 years studying with Al Carruth who worked on a lot of the fundamentals with Carleen Hutchins (plate shape and arching height effects on mode shapes to mention only one of the projects) ...
  Topic: Plate and Back tuning
sdantonio

Replies: 9
Views: 11267

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 2:25 pm   Subject: Plate and Back tuning
I had the opportunity to study under one of the founders of plate tuning. It is basically a way to visualize the tap tones. Plate tuning works with exactly the same tap tones you work with when you ...
  Topic: Purfling router bit selection
sdantonio

Replies: 5
Views: 7070

PostForum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 10:19 pm   Subject: Purfling router bit selection
Thank you for the replies. They help a lot. My plan (as I have always done) is to install the purfling before cutting the scoop. I'm just finding that, if I can move some of the steps along easier ...
 
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