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Topic: Time for Guitar Style Tuning Pegs ? |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 9
Views: 412
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2024 12:12 pm Subject: Time for Guitar Style Tuning Pegs ? |
With normal pegs you can change a string in about 30 seconds. With geared pegs it takes a couple of minutes. If you're the only violin in a group on stage with an audience waiting that's a big differe ... |
Topic: Time for Guitar Style Tuning Pegs ? |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 9
Views: 412
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2024 10:26 am Subject: Time for Guitar Style Tuning Pegs ? |
https://pegheds.com/
I've installed quite a few sets of these for students and they work great. When I tell professionals, who depend on being able to instantly change a string on stage during a conc ... |
Topic: Dead notes sorted.(On a guitar) |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 12
Views: 624
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2024 9:38 am Subject: Dead notes sorted.(On a guitar) |
Weighs to clip on violin bridges already exist: mutes. They come in many weights from almost nothing up to several ounces. It's generally accepted that they do not improve the sound of the violin.
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Topic: Dead notes sorted.(On a guitar) |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 12
Views: 624
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2024 9:05 am Subject: Dead notes sorted.(On a guitar) |
Actually, it is exactly a wolf note solution. On violins the critical spot for adding weight is about 35mm below the bass side f-hole on the top. If you can get someone else to play the note, run your ... |
Topic: My violin build |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 120
Views: 19966
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 9:21 am Subject: My violin build |
https://darntonviolins.com/f-hole-placement/
That's the diagram but it only works on a totally normal outline, and many Strad outlines are variations, with logical variations in placement. My diagram ... |
Topic: Is this an Amati label? |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 4
Views: 504
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2024 7:58 pm Subject: Is this an Amati label? |
Id rather suspect that the person who faked up the label used that piece as their inspiration. |
Topic: My violin build |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 120
Views: 19966
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2024 10:56 pm Subject: Re: My Violin build |
Instead of a smooth back surface I visualised a set of ridges with the angle of the ridge surfaces set to steer sound waves towards the soundholes.
Don't want to be the guy who has to fit a soundpo ... |
Topic: Is this an Amati label? |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 4
Views: 504
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2024 10:55 pm Subject: Is this an Amati label? |
Just off the top of my head, I don't think I've ever seen an H Amati labeled violin, even. I think they're incredibly rare, the Brothers Amati being the norm for that generation. But I really doubt th ... |
Topic: How high can a bridge be ? |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 9
Views: 1189
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Jul 28, 2024 3:09 pm Subject: How high can a bridge be ? |
It helps if the player is deaf: moving the bridge around can affect tone quite a bit. I've seen bridges in a variety of nonconventional place, and usually the sound was better after they're put where ... |
Topic: bridge selection for beginners |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 25
Views: 6270
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2024 10:18 am Subject: bridge selection for beginners |
As a general rule I think you'll find that most makers develop a setup that works well enough for the specific thing that they make, where people involved in repair and restoration develop a standard ... |
Topic: bridge selection for beginners |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 25
Views: 6270
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2024 12:46 pm Subject: bridge selection for beginners |
"The phrase Small Thinking about placement of the bridge relative to the inner nicks remains a mystery . That sounded very odd . I wondered if that included every maker who ever made nicks in sou ... |
Topic: bridge selection for beginners |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 25
Views: 6270
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Jun 02, 2024 9:22 am Subject: bridge selection for beginners |
You might consider whether a page with a bunch of people giving answers which don't agree with each other can be termed "valuable". Perhaps the proper conclusion to come to is that they don' ... |
Topic: bridge selection for beginners |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 25
Views: 6270
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri May 31, 2024 8:49 am Subject: bridge selection for beginners |
First, separate in your mind the concepts of art vs function, and know that when you look at a bridge you are often looking at some, or a lot, of both. . .
or none. Add to that the idea of regional ... |
Topic: My violin build |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 120
Views: 19966
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu May 23, 2024 10:18 am Subject: My violin build |
My favorite tool for the point you're at will get you through this part in about ten minutes :-)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HCR3723/ |
Topic: My violin build |
Michael Darnton
Replies: 120
Views: 19966
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Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue May 21, 2024 9:41 am Subject: My violin build |
Just for the record, I'm watching. Don't have anything to say.... |
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