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First, you cut the miter of the C-bout purfling; the inner black should fit the inner corner of the groove. The longer outer black for the bee-sting is from the upper/lower bout purfling.

I think it has to do with the depth of cut; it would be better to make very thin cut. I finally bought Aberti Design peg shavers, the best I've ever had. With the 2 set-screws on the side, I can take ...

I use maple veneer to make purflings, the black ones are dyed with iron acetate/tannic acid. I prefer 1.2mm thickness because I only need to bend the ones for C-bout. Also the veneers are "tender ...

What is downcut or upcut? Is the difference in the left or right hand thread? Is normal drill bits upcut or downcut?

The reason is like this: one could copy the shape and thickness as close as possible like Vuillaume did but still could not copy the sound. The varnish of many old violins had worn out but still sound ...

I've been using the same recipe for 20 years now, only in the last 5 or 6 years, I became a little smarter to do it better. Sound-wise, it depends on the substance, process, and quantity.

As I have suggested in MN, this article points to the direction of wood treatment. On the graph of their density differential, there is a modern violin top which falls below the Strad/GDG. I suggested ...