Violin Forum/Message Board

Now you're mixing numerous interests of mine into one package. What techniques were used to make the violin? Was this a wet layup or pre-preg? Was it vacuum bagged or autoclaved? Are there any cores i ...

Doug I'm not sure what varnish I will be using. I havn't made any progress on the project since work is getting in the way. How thin should the cleats be ?

I've used denatured alcohol it wiped the varnish right off. I would think grain alcohol like "Everclear" would work also but I have not tried that yet.

Nice looking violin Dave!

Something I found on YouTube. A chemist has found chemicals used to preserve wood present in wood samples taken from wood removed from Strad violins during repair. These chemicals are not normally fou ...

Hi Everyone,

I have a full size violin I purchased to learn to restore violins. The violin was in pretty rough shape. It had numerous grafitti items scratched and ink pened in the top plate and b ...

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I'm looking for tips on how to plane a bridge to the proper thickness. How do you secure the bridge so it can be planed? Also how do you prevent the tip in the heart from being broken off?

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Tim

Good job! I had to laugh out loud when I saw the picture with the props hanging on the wall. It looks like my work shop a mix of violin and RC stuff. Im just getting into making violins, and h ...

I would assume that the string height is the same for an adult as for a child. I measured my daughters 3/4 and there is 4.7mm clearance under the G and 3.8 mm under the E.

Tom

Can a Viola be setup as a violin? I am having trouble playing a full size violin my finger seem to be too big. I currently own a 15.5" Viola and would like to set it up as a violin. Would it be p ...

What type of maple is used in the necks of violins? Is hard or soft?

Thank You
Thomas

Hello Everyone,

I just started doing repairs on violins. I have been having problems working with my glue. I prepared the glue by using a 50/50 mix of water and graduals. I allowed tem to absorb t ...