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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 …
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Violin Onalee: gluing the linings. Linings provide structural strength to the violin ribs. Weight is the enemy of good tone, the entire violin system vibrates contributing to or diminishing an instruments tone. The linings 1.5mm thick and 8 mm high help hold the violin together with minimal vibrational attenuation
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Howery Violins View in Instagram ⇒ Violin Onalee: gluing the linings. Linings provide structural strength to the violin ribs. Weight is the enemy of good tone, the entire violin system vibrates contributing to …
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Violins Nicolo and Maude. Enjoying the Florida Sunshine! Those light cages work, but oh the joy of the real source of light:-). Now their singing in the sun, soon they will be singing on stage with their future players
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Howery Violins View in Instagram ⇒ Violins Nicolo and Maude. Enjoying the Florida Sunshine! Those light cages work, but oh the joy of the real source of light:-). Now their singing in the …
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Violin Maude and Nicolo in their light cages. Maude, the darker violin with 10++ coats of Cochineal varnish is in the UV light. Nicolo with Balsam varnish #2 ground is in a full spectrum grow light cage. The balsam ground varnish goes into the cells and pores of the wood to reflect light, and protect the wood from other substances penetrating the cells. The full spectrum light looks cooler, but will be upgraded to UV lights for better tanning and resin curing. I get my varnishes from Joe Robson
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Howery Violins View in Instagram ⇒ Violin Maude and Nicolo in their light cages. Maude, the darker violin with 10++ coats of Cochineal varnish is in the UV light. Nicolo with Balsam varnish …
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Violin Onalee: rib set ready for the linings. I pre-bend the linings and clip them to the ribs on the form to dry before glueing. I do this to avoid the linings having any distortion on the ribs. If they are formed and dried on the mold them everything goes together smoothly when the glue comes out
Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Howery Violins View in Instagram ⇒ Violin Onalee: rib set ready for the linings. I pre-bend the linings and clip them to the ribs on the form to dry before glueing. I do …