Some random thoughts on woodworking & violin making
riccardo964 These are compilations and random thoughts about woodworking and violin making altogether.
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Kickstarting your violin making journey (on a budget)
I’m an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the musicians are my customers… They use my tools. Robert Moog There’s some equipment you’ll have to put your hands…
On varnishing violins – Part I
“I need hardly say that curious connoisseurs and anxious luthiers have devoted much time and thought to the fascinating but elusive problem of varnish making.” “British Violin Makers” (1920), by…
Kochanski "del Gesù", 1741
“Arguments rumble on as to whether Guarneri was insane, incompetent or a genius beyond our ken, but there is no denying that this violin is a wonderful artefact, thrilling to…