Violin Forum/Message Board Provided by Violin Vision    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  Search found 6 matches Violin Forum/Message Board Forum Index Author Message   Topic: Cutting Purfling Corners David Burgess Replies: 8 Views: 9970 Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2011 2:24 pm   Subject: Cutting Purfling Corners Hi David! You got me all nervous after that and I scooted back to Michael's flickr series to revisit my impression... I may be wrong, but looking at the corners from a variety of angles the annular ...   Topic: Cutting Purfling Corners David Burgess Replies: 8 Views: 9970 Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:47 pm   Subject: Cutting Purfling Corners I love the slow growth wood in that maple back... there's over 10 years of growth in just the area defined by the green line in Anders' photo... E Might you be looking at medullary rays, rather th ...   Topic: White dots David Burgess Replies: 21 Views: 31302 Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 9:01 pm   Subject: Re: White dots I have owned a 1716 Boquay cello since 1980 - it has a very rich dark varnish. About a year ago it started to develop little white dots on the top plate. I can wipe them off with a rag, but they keep ...   Topic: Lutherie aprenticeship David Burgess Replies: 51 Views: 63652 Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:04 pm   Subject: Lutherie aprenticeship Excellent perpective, David. Finally, I think of my own three children, where one is more technically perfect than the other two, and has trouble receiving correction and "criticism" (criti ...   Topic: Lutherie aprenticeship David Burgess Replies: 51 Views: 63652 Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:12 am   Subject: Lutherie aprenticeship Let me put it to you this way. Say an inner-city student walks in one day looking for a job and training. He could have a list of recommendations a mile long, but if the first thing he says to me is & ...   Topic: Lutherie aprenticeship David Burgess Replies: 51 Views: 63652 Forum: Violin Making and Restoration Forum   Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 9:33 pm   Subject: Lutherie aprenticeship Years ago, a job applicant forgot to cut the price tag off his suspenders before showing up for an interview. I suppose that could have suggested that his general level of attentiveness was low. Later ...   Page 1 of 1 All times are GMT - 4 Hours Jump to: Select a forum Luthier Corner----------------Violin Making and Restoration ForumBow Making ForumDouble Bass Making Forum Musical Performance and Technique----------------Musician's Forum Musical Instrument Market----------------Violin Classifieds Various----------------Introduction, Rules and SuggestionsEverything Else  Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group