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Violin Niccolo Varnishing: He will be complete in time for Christmas. So if you are thinking of a Holiday gift that will be used for a lifetime…. Niccolo will be ready for Saint Nick’s bag
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Howery Violins View in Instagram ⇒ Violin Niccolo Varnishing: He will be complete in time for Christmas. So if you are thinking of a Holiday gift that will be used for a lifetime…. …
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Violin Onalee: glueing the purfling in the grooves. Purfling, besides being beautiful, is a strip of wood with the grain running parallel to the plate edges. If the edges get impacted, the purfling stops any cracks from going inside the purfling line of the plates. Purfling: crack damage insurance
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Howery Violins View in Instagram ⇒ Violin Onalee: glueing the purfling in the grooves. Purfling, besides being beautiful, is a strip of wood with the grain running parallel to the plate edges. If …
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Violin Onalee: sinking the edges and feathering into the arching. The top of the plate(to the left) is well under way. The edges on the bottom of the plate are rough just after glueing in the purfling. Working in near darkness provides focused light to illuminate the Violins gentle curves, and mostly importantly any bumps
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Howery Violins View in Instagram ⇒ Violin Onalee: sinking the edges and feathering into the arching. The top of the plate(to the left) is well under way. The edges on the bottom of …
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Violin Onalee: cutting out the Sound holes. One of the most identifying elements of a violin is the sound holes; the layout, shape, and execution. Before I start the process, I drink a nice cup of Kava Kava tea, play some meditative music, mellow centered and a steady hand
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Amelia Island View in Instagram ⇒ Violin Onalee: cutting out the Sound holes. One of the most identifying elements of a violin is the sound holes; the layout, shape, and execution. Before I …
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Violin Onalee: Drawing the sound holes. Templates may be faster, but I like the process of laying out the upper and lower eyes then connecting all this curves with a pencil (and a fair amount of erasure, until it looks just right
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Howery Violins View in Instagram ⇒ Violin Onalee: Drawing the sound holes. Templates may be faster, but I like the process of laying out the upper and lower eyes then connecting all this …
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Violin Onalee: Graduating the plates. The beam caliper is similar to what Stradivarius used. I use carving gouges until I’m within .5 mm, then finger planes and finally scrappers. Also, the modern dial caliper is used when within .5 mm, It’s more accurate than the beam calipers, but takes a bit more time. How do I know when I’m done? First the plate weight then the modal tone frequencies. The frequencies are a function of the plate density which is a function of weight and volume. Every piece of wood from every tree is different, making the measurements mandatory for high quality tone. And the really cool thing is— every violin is a unique creation
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Howery Violins View in Instagram ⇒ Violin Onalee: Graduating the plates. The beam caliper is similar to what Stradivarius used. I use carving gouges until I’m within .5 mm, then finger planes and …