Will’s Blog Posts:
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Violin Nicolo: Scraping a living, Scraping by; thoughts that swirl through my mind as I work the minute pieces of wood removed or smoothed in the scrapping process. Micheal Darnton stated that violin making is the process of picking the biggest tool that will do the job, up until the point where you are going…
Violin Nicolo: trimming the purfling grove corners. I work with enlarged photos of Stradivarius’ Messiah which you can see in the background. The Messiah is the most pristine example of Antonio’s work. Passed pretty much un-played from Antonio’s Son Paolo, to Count Cozio Di Salabue to Luigi Tarisio, to Jean Baptiste Vuillaume, to W. E.…
Violin Maude: another coat of varnish… #luthier #violinmaking #violin #violinmaude #jacksonville #stmarys #staugustine #brunswickga #ameliaisland #fernandinabeach
Violin Nicolo: cutting the purfling groove. #southgeorgia #staugustine #savannah #stmarys #jacksonville #brunswickga #brunswick #violinnicolo #violin #violinmaking #luthier #woodworking #ameliaisland #fernandinabeach
Violin Nicolo: Zen Garden music… a cup of Kava Kava tea…perfect for cutting sound holes.. focus, relax… #violinnicolo #violin #violinmaker #luthier #jacksonville #stmarys #savannah #staugustine #southgeorgia
Violin Maude: final cleanup getting ready to varnish. . #violinmaude #violin #violinmaker #luthier #southgeorgia #staugustine #savannah #stmarys #jacksonville
Violin Maude getting a few Florida sun rays. The calm before the storm. Hopefully Irma will leave us alone…. Hopefully… #violinmaude #violin #violinmaker #Luthier #jacksonville #stmarys #savannah #staugustine #southgeorgia #NorthFlorida #hurricaneirma
Violin Maude: Setup and played her for the first time today in the white (no varnish). I’m very pleased with what I’m hearing 🙂 . . #violinmaude #violinmaker #luthier #violin #maudepowell #NorthFlorida #jacksonville #staugustine #stmarys #savannah #brunswickga #stsimonsisland
Violin Maude: check my supplies and whoops no more violin end pins… So, turn the drill press into a lathe and pesto I have a new custom made end pin:-). My Dad started me on the lathe when I was about 8, so this brings back many fond craftsmanship memories… . . #luthier #violinmaude #violin…
Violin Maude: Edge-work….Slow and steady… . #luthier #violinmaker #violin #brunswickga #jacksonville #staugustine #stmarys #savannah