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Mat Roop
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:32 pm    Post subject: Bridge foot veneer Reply with quote

I was surprised to see this...
http://josephcurtinstudios.com/soundpost-bridge-foot-veneers/

Is this becoming an accepted /usual practice... or just an experiment? effect on tone?
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L P Reedy
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would tend to believe what Curtin says, unless you have reason not to. I've never done either, but many makers leave the sound post area up to a half mm thicker. I find that quite difficult to do so I just harden that area (inside). I may try the veneer instead.

I have not had problems with the bridge foot areas so will probably not do that.

In short, the only way you will know is to try it.
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kubasa
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PostPosted: Fri May 05, 2017 2:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hadn't seen the veneers on the top under the bridge like this - or at least this big. I've seen soundpost veneers though. Interesting. I leave my soundpost area slightly thicker as well instead of a veneer. I have to wonder about the effect on sound but Joseph has far more experience than I do!

James
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Michael Darnton
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PostPosted: Fri May 12, 2017 8:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't see any problem with veneers yet, but I can certainly conceive of ones that could develop as the two woods expand and shrink at different rates. Both this and the external pads seem like solutions in search of a problem, inasmuch as there are some hundreds of thousands or millions of violins around that have done perfectly well without either, for as long as 500 years.
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