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hi i have couple of questions i am looking at making the holes on th scroll
for tuning pegs i have a 1/30 tapered reamer do i ream the holes to the full length of the reamer towards the handle secon ...

thank you for that i have looked at your pics very intersting i have a hand reamer but it goes from 3mm to 12 mm i only paid abot £4 for this i was wondering if i could use this if i marked it up usi ...

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hi everyone can anyone advise me of purchasing a reamer suitable for reaming the holes for a 4/4 strad copy the ones i have looked at so far are
very expensive for such a basic tool thank you Crying or Very sad

Flat is a good place to start, but you can also do some additional roughing while you are getting the edge down. There is another approach or two, but we won't go there now.

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Do you have any sort of reference books to work from?

Michael Darnton's Making a Viola series is a very good overview of the process.

http://darntonviolins.com/viola.php?set_id=1
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hi is there anyone out there who can tell me where to start i have glued the backplate of the violin cut out leaving 3mm overhang ready for finishing do i do the rough arching 1st or get the thickness ...

hi i would just like to introduce myself my name is albert but get alby my interests are playing the electronic keyboard and i am making my first violin i have been a diy person all my life i am 62 ye ...