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MANFIO Super Member
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M_A_T_T Member
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MANFIO Super Member
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KenN Member
Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 89 Location: Goodrich, MI
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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Nice instrument! I especially like the cherry mahgany color. It looks good with the dark shading. Do you find that violas are like big violins, or are they different animals? If this posts it seems it only works for me after I get logged in. For some reason it takes several tries to do that. |
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moronsreign Junior Member
Joined: 26 Mar 2007 Posts: 8 Location: Idaho
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2007 10:00 pm Post subject: Wow very nice |
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Beautiful photos of beautiful instruments! Very Very nice color and workmanship. You should visit up North some time.I'd like to meet you.Maybe I should visit down there? Kudos, Doug |
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mapleleaf_gal Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 73 Location: tucson, az
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:25 am Post subject: |
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beautiful, can i add you to my flickr page, too? that way i can keep my eye on your work? |
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jethro Member
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 178
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:40 am Post subject: Looks like maple syrip tastes ! |
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WOW ! As they say on the Rap channel -- "baby's got back!"
Beautiful deep rich color !
Lots of good flame too. The kind of instrument you would NEVER sell ! |
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MANFIO Super Member
Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 458 Location: Sao Paulo
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you all!
Hi Ken! I think good violas are not a "big violin" in general.... In general they are a bit wider, the C bouts are positioned higher in the body, as well as the bridge.
Hi moronsreign. Yes, I'll visit the North someday... NY probably.
Hi mapleleaf_gal: yes, you can ad me to your flickr page, no problem. _________________ www.manfio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7875988@N02/with/464604020/ |
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Jack H. Super Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 346 Location: Israel
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 10:07 am Post subject: |
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Nice viola, espacially like the back!
Is it a clear varnish over stained wood or is it a colored varnish? |
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MANFIO Super Member
Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 458 Location: Sao Paulo
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2007 4:41 pm Post subject: |
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Hi. The colour is mostly in the wood.
First, sun tanning, tea, light glue sizing, stain, more tea, light fumigation with amonia.
Ground: oil varnish (2 parts oil, one part colphony, one part mastic) paste with tripoli rubbed into the wood. I took the excess with a rag with kerosene, aplied a bit more of oil varnish and rubbed over the wood. This ground penetrated a bit in the wood (which was a bit porous) and that is responsible for the final result, I think.
Varnish:
one coat of Padding's "Doratura Cremonese" thinned with Kerosene and coloured with asphalt and Alizarin Crimson;
two coats of Padding's "Doraratura Rossa" used the same way. Used 1500 Micro Mesh betwen the coats, as well as tripoli. Polished with tripoli and polish. All that with a bit of varnishing experience...
The varnish has lots of texture. _________________ www.manfio.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7875988@N02/with/464604020/ |
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jessupe goldastini Member
Joined: 25 Apr 2007 Posts: 169 Location: sana' rafaela'
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2007 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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stunning work... fantastic work....love the deep flare in the fluting of the top scroll....love the pegs and wood selection....that seems like some spendy material....and to top it all off you even look like a violin maker...haha...one could learn much from a man such as yourself..... |
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MANFIO Super Member
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Jack Rushing Member
Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 170
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Posted: Sun May 13, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Not only does he just look like a violin maker, He IS a great violin maker.
I kind of think he looks like a college professor, or a Top Notch Lawyer too! |
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