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smbazin Junior Member
Joined: 17 Sep 2013 Posts: 2 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:07 pm Post subject: New member and a question on violin making |
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I have been carving since 1997, with a focus on chip carving. This type of carving is very intricate and detailed. I discovered that I have a lot of patience and like details and intricate work.
I always wanted to build a violin. I also like the music it makes. I bought an entry level violin in 2008 and tried to learn. Life and work kept me too busy so I was not diligent in learning. I will get back to it ... to the great dispear of my wife (but this is for another topic at a another time)
Three weeks ago, I met a violin maker in my area that will coach me how to build it. I have started to build my mold and ordered my wood. I also have good books as reference.
When I work on a new project, I like researching the various aspect of the project.
I have been reading about Violin Back Plate Tuning and accoustics from:http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/chladni.html about Chladni patterns for violin plates.
Does anyone know how to build a reasonable sound generator for home use to experiment with my plates after they are carved to see what Chladni pattern they will display for various Hertz values? Or is this type of equipment expensive and only found in physics labs? Or maybe I should not even care for a first violin?
I am probably getting ahead of myself... but that is my enthusiasm... and curiosity.
So if anyone has ideas, I would like to hear...
Thank you... New enthusiastic violon maker ...javascript:emoticon('') _________________ Thank you, Bazz. |
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Mat Roop Senior Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 911 Location: Wyoming Ontario
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Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:22 pm Post subject: |
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Welcome Bazz... Violin making will be fun and yes, there will be a plethora of opinions that are pro and con of any method or theory
So, do a search on this forum on your topic of interest and read read read... then post questions in the making section of this forum and then you will need to conclude for yourself what makes sense.
Generally, I think the best approach is to study and follow the methods of the old masters ... after all their methods have worked well for over 300 years!
... and those folks did not have Chaladni patterns or tone generators.
Keep it simple, and you will have fun and success!
Good luck, Mat |
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smbazin Junior Member
Joined: 17 Sep 2013 Posts: 2 Location: Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 7:35 am Post subject: |
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Thank you Mat. This is a great advice. _________________ Thank you, Bazz. |
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