Violin Forum/Message Board

Thanks to you both for the info-----

I may now order the Bruce Ossman book again ( i gave my first copy away-)
(just for the map)

I was pretty happy with the sound it made.

Tim

I think saying that you have done your part is a gross understatement-- IMHO

Can you give us a hint as to what new area you mentioned that you have moved into ? Working for Elon Musk ???? Smile

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do you think a penetrating layer of shellac (maybe heavy-) on the outside would help the surface be more damage resistant and maybe help the sound ?
(since cedar is quite a bit softer than spruce--)

might be pretty easy to make a simple machine to test bridges.
rig up a driver that outputs a calibrated constant amplitude driving signal.
drive the top with that and then graph the amplitude that ...

John---

I have postulated that the bridge--- acts as an intermediary between the strings ( the driving force ) and the top/body (the resonator)

I have thought that one might think of the bridge ...

my 1-st violin i used the Bruce Ossman book and used his top map, which I think was thick at the edges and had sort or concentric rings that grew thinner
as it got closer to the center. not circles ...

This is to Michael D.

I was looking at your violin construction blog.
The beauty of the pictures and the beauty of the woodwork moved me in the way that the greatest artwork like Michelangelo's ...

Maybe you should try a mechanically coupled pickup to minimize sound from other parts. maybe something like a old fashion phonograph needle cartridge.
you can plug those tight up to a microphone in ...

my cousin gave the what could be a pre 1900 german violin he rescued out of the neighbors trash about 30 years ago.

The top was in about 4 pieces. The inside of it was really uneven and thin an ...

the violin was buzzing violently when the G string was played. I believe after opening it up it was the bass bar loose at both ends. only held slightly right in the center.

The top side lini ...

a friend has a Hoyer violin from ( I think) about 1915.
does anyone know what a fair price range would be. ?
It is in excellent condition except for being partly revarnished about 15 years ago. Own ...

only the top removed ----
would LOVE to see the factory---- prob an abomination----

it doesnt look super bad-- but it does not have the super clean ribbed look it had before varnish.....

Hi Mike----

I am afraid of doing any further scraping. I think that was EXACTLY how my 2-nd instrument top got slightly too thin. So I dont want to scrape any more.
I may try wiping with some ...

I mostly finished my current top plate. I scraped it instead of sanding it and it looked great. I filled it (ground) stained it and then later-- gave it two coats of oil varnish. For some reason ...