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Does anyone know what units of measure Straivari used. I don't think he used the metric system.

I started out by following the Bolander book, supplemented with some help from Mr. Bolander himself. He did not have machine tools but followed the traditional French method. I would say I now use ...

Thank you all for your valuable and much appreciated advice. I will begin my work and share my progress with you.

From time to time, I may ask for more advice as my project continues. I hope you ca ...

An approach that many use is to first purchase a violin poster from the Strad http://www.orpheusmusicshop.com/. Although they cost a bit, they do provide the outlines and all other measurements, archi ...

This will be my first attempt, after reading several books and doing research to make a violin, so please excuse my nievate. I drew an outline of the bottom plate of the violin I wish to copy and want ...