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 Topic: Peg fitting trouble. |
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| TimRobinson Replies: 18 Views: 19875 |
 Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 8:52 pm Subject: Peg fitting trouble. |
| Tim,
Thanks for the description of your peg shaper. I built one of these when I made my hurdy gurdy about 15 years ago; and it worked OK. In the intervening (non instrument) time I lost track o ... |
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| Topic: Peg fitting trouble. |
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| TimRobinson Replies: 18 Views: 19875 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 5:56 pm Subject: Peg fitting trouble. |
| Of all things I can have trouble with in making a violin, fitting pegs weirdly is not one. I also use el-cheapo pegs and my shaper is a bit of hardwood I reamed out and used the blade from a commerci ... | |
| Topic: working flamed maple |
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| TimRobinson Replies: 8 Views: 8135 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 8:49 pm Subject: working flamed maple |
| Sometime ago, I think I remember Michael posting a photo of an older instrument with these hills and valleys on it. I have to wonder how common these waves were on older instruments.
James FWI ... |
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| Topic: Question for Michael about golden period instruments |
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| TimRobinson Replies: 10 Views: 9328 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 5:08 pm Subject: Question for Michael about golden period instruments |
| I think the wood is different. The tradition is that the varnish/ground system is different, but it seems like everyone has tried every possibility in that direction, and not come up with something th ... | |
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