Violin Forum/Message Board

Thank you for the detailed answers, i can easily get some thick glass for a sanding surface.

The grinding stone is water cooled, so heat is not a problem, i also have glass plates with wet sandpape ...

Thank you okawbow.

When splitting on a bandsaw, do you just take a slab of the flat side of the wedge, or do you need to split it perfectly down the middle to make 2 identical wedges?

I do not t ...

I have bought some wood for my next violin, and the back came as a wedge, so i have to resaw it and join it.
I do not have a bandsaw or a tablesaw, i can get access to both, i have no experience usin ...

Thank you Dave.

The first one is less glossy than the second one, it has been sanded very lightly with 1000grit sandpaper, in normal light it looks more like a satin finnish than a gloss. I am not ...

My first two violins are finaly done, started both of them last year, both have been nearly done in the white for a while, it took me a while to get the purfling and varnish done.

The learning ...

I think they look great, i especialy like the tailpiece.
How is the weight compared to ebony and boxwood?

I am not an experienced violin maker or restorer, but my understanding is that crack fillers are not used by professionals.

If there is no material missing, the crack is simply glued with hide glue ...

Thank you for the reply.

I would like to try a few bows in the way that you suggested, but i dont think i can do that.
I cant afford to order several bows in that price range at the moment
( and ...

I need to get myself a decent bow soon, the one i am currently using is borrowed from a friend, and it is missing the grip, winding and alot of the hairs.
My problem is, there are no stringed instrum ...

Thanks, nice pictures and usefull information.

Thanks i will check out international violin.

I when it comes to the wood, perhaps it would bring in some money, but i promissed i would be making violins from it when i got it , so i would feel k ...

The bridge is exactly 30mm in the middle. I corrected the lean on the bridge, guess i was not paying enough attention when i tuned it the last couple of times.
I will get a purfling marker when i ge ...

The end of the fingerboard is 16 mm above the front, string clearance is 3.5 mm E and 5,5 mm G, but thats because the bridge is cut quite low.

I guess i will have to try a neck reset in the weekend ...

My first violin in the white is almost done, still some rough edges, and plenty of mistakes. I made it from a stradivarius 1720 pattern in a old norwegian book about violinmaking, and used the book as ...