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Jack Rushing
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Hi Bulerias, Thanks for providing the links for Chinese Violins.
I have several, and my best one has a fake Italian Label " Negri
Di Tortona ". It is well constructed, with accurate measurements,
and plays pretty well. Right now, I have it apart again, doing a tiny
bit of work on the arching. |
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spystyle
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Joined: 08 Feb 2008
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Location: Maine, USA
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| Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:46 pm Post subject: Re: Low Price Chinese Violins |
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| JacK Rushing wrote: | ...I finally resorted to taking the
top off, and treating the insides to an asphalt mixture, with a couple more
ingredients thrown in with it. It improved the sound a whole lot, almost
equal to an old German trade fiddle... |
Hi Jack!
I started a thread about this same thing:
http://tinyurl.com/3c3s58
I think there is something common among thrifty handy men... we think we can go cheap then make it rock  I had the same idea.
Would you care to go into detail about this asphalt mixture you used that made the violin rock ? I am very interested in that.
Thank you,
Craig |
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FiddleDoug
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| Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject: Cheap Chinese fiddle |
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I just posted under the "Cheap Ebay violin" thread about a Chinese VSO that I just worked on. To do much more than the work that I listed (about $100) would be kind of crazy for such a poorly made instrument. I wouldn't even consider any top off work.
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Jack H.
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Doug,
that is a lot of work to do for $100. |
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FiddleDoug
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| Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:34 pm Post subject: Fiddle fix |
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I'm pretty new in the business , and I'm still trying to develop clientell.
That work includes a slightly better than student grade bridge, a bit of work on the nut, and a OK soundpost. I have a dealership for the strings, so I can afford to cut my profit a little. The instrument turned out pretty well for what I had to work with, and having a happy client (and his teacher) that can spread the word about my work is worth a lot.
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