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Mat Roop Senior Member
Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 911 Location: Wyoming Ontario
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L P Reedy Super Member
Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Posts: 276 Location: Brevard, NC
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Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 3:33 pm Post subject: |
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I would tend to believe what Curtin says, unless you have reason not to. I've never done either, but many makers leave the sound post area up to a half mm thicker. I find that quite difficult to do so I just harden that area (inside). I may try the veneer instead.
I have not had problems with the bridge foot areas so will probably not do that.
In short, the only way you will know is to try it. |
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kubasa Member
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Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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I hadn't seen the veneers on the top under the bridge like this - or at least this big. I've seen soundpost veneers though. Interesting. I leave my soundpost area slightly thicker as well instead of a veneer. I have to wonder about the effect on sound but Joseph has far more experience than I do!
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Michael Darnton Moderator
Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 1286 Location: Chicago
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Posted: Fri May 12, 2017 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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I don't see any problem with veneers yet, but I can certainly conceive of ones that could develop as the two woods expand and shrink at different rates. Both this and the external pads seem like solutions in search of a problem, inasmuch as there are some hundreds of thousands or millions of violins around that have done perfectly well without either, for as long as 500 years. _________________ new blog at my site! http://darntonviolins.com/blog
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