Violin Forum/Message Board

I wouldn't worry about tea. Tannic acid doesn't attack wood, and there's not much of it in tea, anyway.

Thanks, that's good to know. I was thinking of the effect of acid in paper -- slow, but insi ...

Does a tea stain alone, being acidic, also cause damage over time? Is there a way to neutralize the acid without diminishing the effect?

That is a lovely memorial. My condolences on your loss.

What chad says about the reading/research is absolute truth, but you might also want to pick up a fiddle for repair off ebay with similar problems, then practice on that. I'm doing that at the moment ...

What is a great instrument that has been in your family for generations worth? Do you anticipate handing it down to future generations?

Before shelling out for the Stewart MacDonald kit, you might want to check ebay. I wasn't impressed with the quality of the kit from stewmac and I don't imagine kits on ebay are much worse.

With r ...

If that's your first, I'll look forward to seeing pictures of your second! Nice looking violin straight out of the gates.

I'm repairing an old fiddle in poor condition, especially the top. I don't detect any smell. But in order to repair the bass bar cracks I had to shave off the carved bass bar, so there's a strip of ...

If one were looking at the underside of a top, how would one know if it was cedar or spruce? Being a neophyte with regard to such things, I would assume it was spruce simply because that's what violi ...