Violin Forum/Message Board

Thank you all. This is a big help. Now I notice the steepness of the curve at the neck area compared to the tail. I will go with this shape. I have a violin a friend has loaned my to refer to for the ...

I am finding that the template drawings in my reference book for building my first violin are not very good. At least I know that parts of the violin are symetrical from left to right or should be and ...

Thank you Andres and rs for the time you have taken here. Like many things I have done for the first time you learn as you go so looking forward to the process on this project as well. .....wayne

Using Bruce Ossman's book called Violin Making for my method of build. This is my first Violin and things are going ok so far. My bouts are made of several layers of veneer glued together and I was wo ...

thank you Leif....I will use a different piece of Maple now that I know this.I have an 2 pieces of Spruce that I will use for my belly so I will start on the top first and wait till I get the right pi ...

Completed my rib and bout assembly last week. I have a nice piece of maple burl that I would like to use for the back of violin. I know maple is ok for this but not sure about a slab off of a burl. Th ...

did you glue up layers of veener after hot iron bending or did you have a thicker piece of maple and then bent that? .....wayne

Just started my first violin a few weeks back. I have built an electric solid body guitar before but this will be my first violin. My question is regarding the choice of wood for my belly. I have some ...