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Ther eis a saddle . The nut and saddle are from rose wood, if you look more insistent, you will see the saddle.
Thanx for your comment.

i aleady ordered proper wood, in 2-3 days i start to work for my second one.

Here are some bad photos of my first violin, made with no proper woods, (larch for front), no tools, only some sculpture ciesels, and never seen a luthier maestro working. At least i did not used any ...

I just finised now my first rudimentary violin. Tomorow i will post photos here. In the morning i will set the strings and i will go to a frend, teacher to conservatory, to tune the strings and play a ...

All i have now is to start and continue alone. I am about to finish my first violin, about 4 weeks of work, some, 1-2 houres per day working. In 2 days i will post photos here.
Any way is verry diff ...

It is any violin maker who need and can accept one apprentice? Anywhere in the world. I speack also french.
Just trying now to finish my first violin, but with out having a maestro for 1-2 years, is ...

100% is a peg shaver!!! Is not rudimentary, just old and briliant, like all old tools.

Maestro Manfio,
i already have and study several books. I use as master guidline the one of Henry Strobel, wich i have recived personaly from him. In area where i live they are NOT any luthier, so i ...

was mistake, i will use for back the sycamore maple wood

I will take tomorow some photos of that wood, before cuting and preparing. Was cut from a 150 cm diameter tree. Even here in "country of woods" is expensive, but was a gift:)
For the top i ...

European Larch (Larix decidua) is taht good for the top of violin? I have one verry old and dry pice with a wonderful texture. Is also from Pinaceaes family and one old sculptor from here, Romania, to ...

Hello,
sorry for my english. I am a romanian sculptor, and i wanna start now to build a violin.I have all templates, a Stradivarius template, and almost all materials.
For the back and sides(ribs) ...