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 Topic: my 2nd fiddle project |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 4 Views: 7874 |
 Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 3:40 pm Subject: my 2nd fiddle project |
| I added some more pics so you can see my progress
Cheers Brent http://picasaweb.google.ca/bagpipeswest/71477147TrackNoPosetPorriersViolinCirca1875# |
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| Topic: my 2nd fiddle project |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 4 Views: 7874 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 2:02 pm Subject: my 2nd fiddle project |
| Thanks for the input guys
I took the fiddle to local shop in town. ( very well know ) He works on instruments that are 50k or more. He told me that it dates around 1875 and it was made by a sweat s ... |
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| Topic: my 2nd fiddle project |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 4 Views: 7874 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Jan 14, 2009 3:45 am Subject: my 2nd fiddle project |
| Thanks for all your help in getting me through my last fiddle (nippon) I pick ed up another one the other and it's in bad shape. I'm going to do it anyway.
The finish is done for. someone took pain ... |
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| Topic: string height on a 3/4 for an adult |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 5 Views: 9242 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 8:01 pm Subject: string height on a 3/4 for an adult |
| thanks
I have been looking for 2 days and I couldn't find anything Cheers Brent |
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| Topic: string height on a 3/4 for an adult |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 5 Views: 9242 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2008 2:28 pm Subject: string height on a 3/4 for an adult |
| what will the distance between the nut and the bridge? | |
| Topic: string height on a 3/4 for an adult |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 5 Views: 9242 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:24 am Subject: string height on a 3/4 for an adult |
| thanks i'll go with that
cheers |
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| Topic: string height on a 3/4 for an adult |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 5 Views: 9242 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 2:52 pm Subject: string height on a 3/4 for an adult |
| The person you gave me the fiddle that I put back together wants me to reglue the finger board on his 3/4. When I'm done, what should the string height be. An do I tune it to the same pitch as a ful ... | |
| Topic: what parts do I glue first |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 17 Views: 21835 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:48 pm Subject: what parts do I glue first |
| I don't know what you mean here Mat Did you check to see if the bar and post are equidistant from the center of the bridge? what bar , and I think you mean sound post | |
| Topic: what parts do I glue first |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 17 Views: 21835 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:35 am Subject: what parts do I glue first |
| http://picasaweb.google.com/bagpipeswest/DropBox?authkey=QIMUI88ceG4#5283998316838471042
I threw a bunch of pics in. The camera picks up every bit of dirt on the fiddle. Please let me know the ... |
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| Topic: what parts do I glue first |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 17 Views: 21835 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 10:17 pm Subject: what parts do I glue first |
| well the top went on yesterday without a hitch. I spent a hell of a long time dry fitting the neck. it was off to one side about 3mm. I bought a neck angle gauge last week which made things easier. ... | |
| Topic: what parts do I glue first |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 17 Views: 21835 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 1:33 pm Subject: what parts do I glue first |
| the gluing of the back I think was a success. after putting all the ribs back together and the neck block to the ribs I ended being out .008 inch (feeler gauge) on one side where the ribs meet the ne ... | |
| Topic: what parts do I glue first |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 17 Views: 21835 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:05 am Subject: what parts do I glue first |
| I meant to say that it didn't line up perfectly then so I thought that was best to glue it back in the same spot for the varnish reasons | |
| Topic: what parts do I glue first |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 17 Views: 21835 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:02 am Subject: what parts do I glue first |
| thanks
Ive done many dry runs. I glued the bottom on today with 32 spool clamps that i made yesterday. my goal was to line it up where it was before. It was perfect then, but I thought that ... |
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| Topic: what parts do I glue first |
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| bagpipeswest Replies: 17 Views: 21835 |
Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 1:07 am Subject: what parts do I glue first |
| I everyone. I have a pre-war Suzuki that came to me in pieces and I glued the ribs back together. now its time to go on to the next step.
I need to know what do I glue next. Back to the ribs. ... |
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