Violin Forum/Message Board

Sorry guys, I hadn't seen the link of the mold until now. Those photo's make sense, that is a much thinner mold than mine, which is why it had never seemed to be plausible.

Thanks for the info.

Whelp,

I sure do appreciate being corrected. Now I don't have to make a breakable mold for my violins (If I build anymore) Granted, I don't know if mine is too thick.

Thanks!

I'm not sure if we are talking about the same thing or not. I was just saying with a one piece mold (out of a solid, single piece of plywood or such) Can't come out after you put linings in both sides ...

Well, wouldn't that be a break away mold? A solid inside mold can only be lined on one side is all I was pointing out.

I suppose with location pins, it wouldn't be an issue anyhow.

I haven't worked on any Violin family instruments in a while, so it had slipped my mind a bit that I spot glue my plates, and drill loc ...

With your bag of clothes pins, you might want to consider wrapping rubber bands around the ends for extra strength. Clothes pins are magical cheap clamps, but the spring doesn't quite cut it.

As fa ...

So LP,

You have your mold still inside of the ribs when you set the neck and glue it. And while the ribs are still glued to the mold, you glue on your back and then pull the mold out once the back ...

Oh, also, do you guys know if/where you can buy individual copies of The Strad? I'd be interested in purchasing that issue with the cello poster, but not prepared to take on a subscription right now f ...

Hey,

Thanks for all the help guys. I really appreciate the prompt input. It's going to be some time before I can get to wrapping up this Gofriller project, as I've got alot of other things that ne ...

Well, I have a neck template for a Stradivarius I had copied from a chap a while back. It has the holes for the scroll in it, and it's a pretty fair template all and all. I don't know how much informa ...

Hey Cliff,

Thanks for posting a reply. That information you posted is invaluable, as those are all things I can't come up with myself. I'll look into the measurement book, and as far as the Cello b ...

Hey there all,

I am brand new, and fresh to this forum. A bit about me is I'm a guitar luthier; both building and repair, and I had started a couple stringed instrument projects a while back. With ...