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MANFIO

This is "Fiammetta", my latest 16 inches viola. Thanks to Andrès Lepage for the photos.

Ecco la mia ultima viola "Fiammetta" (nota cortigianna Romana), una 40.8. Le fotografie sono di Andrès Lepage:

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ChameleonMan · Member Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 41 Location: Florida, US

It is absolutely beautiful, congratulations! I love the look of the varnish from a distance...

Mikes · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:48 am Post subject:

Another beautiful instrument! The color is radiant and deep and I like the confidence in your quick workmanship. How do you have time to do any thing else but making? Smile

Mike S

MANFIO · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 1:55 pm Post subject:

Hi! Thanks!

Mikes, yes, it was made quickly, a bit more than one month. I'm rather compulsive/obssessive about making...
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CT Dolan · Member Joined: 29 Jun 2008 Posts: 143

You must do a varnish/ground tutorial. The results you realize are absolutely superb!

ChameleonMan · Member Joined: 01 Apr 2009 Posts: 41 Location: Florida, US

MANFIO · Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject:

Thanks!

The problem with making a ground tutorial is that I'm a one man business and while varnish my hands are quite dirt and I have to work fast while varnish, I would have no time to take the pictures...

The other problem is that varnishing is a dynamic and ever changing process... depending on the wood we will do different things.
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M.Lange · Member Joined: 30 Apr 2008 Posts: 81 Location: Germany

Very nice, Manfio!

I'm always surprised, how fast you are. One month inclusive varnish.
When do you sleep?

Matthias

MANFIO · Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:16 am Post subject:

Hi Mathias, thanks! Yes, I'm fast! I made 7 violas last year. I work from Sunday to Sunday, including some (perhaps many...) nights...
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violinarius · Member Joined: 14 Dec 2007 Posts: 171

It's always nice to see your work! Thanks.

kel · Member Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 73 Location: Asia

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?
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actonern · Super Member Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 444

I just love the consistency of your varnish from instrument to instrument... would love to see it on a cello!

Start doing some push ups, jogging 10 km a day and you'll be ready soon!

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Leif Luscombe · Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2009 7:41 pm Post subject:

Beautiful work!
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Jack H. · Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:12 am Post subject:

eh...
It's ok.... Ive seen worse!!!!!
;~J

Just kidding Lu Man Fu...
Very nice.
The upper boue piece of work!

The upper bouts seem to be a bit short. is it the camera angle or on purpose.
Nide width! looks like it will be a boomer!!!

Ciao!

Jack Havivi
Havivi Violins
Israel

MANFIO · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:46 am Post subject:

Thanks!

Kel, this was a "fine" quality, with some wavings on the grain (which I like) and low density, it weighted 10 or 15 grams less than usual. I had to correct a bit the cut of this wood, just that, Chambers' fine wood is quite good also.

Actonern: Landon asked me to make cellos... that's hard work, but I'll think about that.

Jack, the upper bouts are short indeed. I kept the same width of my bigger violas and shortened the lower and upper bouts. I did that to profit from my experience with the bigger violas.
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