{"id":702,"date":"2023-10-20T05:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T04:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riccardo964a.wordpress.com\/?p=702"},"modified":"2024-12-11T04:38:18","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T04:38:18","slug":"tool-making-creating-a-neck-template","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/index.php\/2023\/10\/20\/tool-making-creating-a-neck-template\/","title":{"rendered":"Tool making: creating a neck template"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I <em>caught the bug<\/em> of creating templates (perhaps what others describe as <em>&#8220;fiddle disease&#8221;<\/em>? I cannot speculate about that), well, at least these past weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking at the remarkable video by Jon Mangum (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=k4P5UA89uIY\">How to Build a Fiddle &#8212; Part 9: Finishing the Scroll and Neck<\/a>), on the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/k4P5UA89uIY?t=875\">00:14:35<\/a> mark, he details how to create your very own <strong>neck template<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that&#8217;s what we&#8217;ll build today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this, you&#8217;ll require:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>a template: I&#8217;ll use my 1741 Kochanski neck template (that I acquired at Dictum);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a piece of paper;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a compass;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a ruler, or caliper.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Not the following measurements are only <em>provisional<\/em>, as they don&#8217;t account for the actual size of the neck. Here&#8217;s my template measured:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"583\" height=\"196\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-2.png?w=583\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-2.png 583w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-2-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note that it measures about 134mm, accounting its curvature:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-3.png?w=188\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-711\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s no need to create this template with that size, because you already have the neck template to help you with the actual size.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, let&#8217;s start by creating this base template:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-1.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-1.png 1125w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-1-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-1-1024x413.png 1024w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-1-768x310.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Base template: note that this figure is not to scale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, using your template, <strong>mark the outline<\/strong> on each end, a bit (1mm) shy to the inside of that 100mm area, as shown next:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1114\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-4.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-4.png 1114w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-4-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-4-1024x413.png 1024w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-4-768x310.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1114px) 100vw, 1114px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Put your own style when extending those lines, remember, it&#8217;s your violin\/fiddle and that shape will not translate to any gains in sound, as it&#8217;s far away from the soundbox itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now let&#8217;s work on the neck shape itself, on the start and on the end, we&#8217;ll mark to semi-circles of radius 15.5mm and 13mm distant respectively 25mm and 70mm from the leftmost point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You&#8217;ll have something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"496\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-5-1.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-5-1.png 1120w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-5-1-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-5-1-1024x453.png 1024w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-5-1-768x340.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We understand a further understanding on the <em>nomenclature <\/em>of the neck&#8217;s parts, look at this image excerpt extracted out of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makingtheviolin.com\">Making the Violin&#8217;s website<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.makingtheviolin.com\/Measurements\">Measurements<\/a><sup data-fn=\"8492da7f-6708-4d4b-a33a-8173a41b9106\" class=\"fn\"><a href=\"#8492da7f-6708-4d4b-a33a-8173a41b9106\" id=\"8492da7f-6708-4d4b-a33a-8173a41b9106-link\">1<\/a><\/sup>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"589\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/neck-excerpts-1.png?w=589\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-725\" style=\"width:445px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/neck-excerpts-1.png 589w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/neck-excerpts-1-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 589px) 100vw, 589px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s interesting names in there: the <strong>duck tail<\/strong> (or <strong>hen&#8217;s tail<\/strong>), the <strong>nape<\/strong> (or <strong>curb<\/strong>),  and the <strong>heel<\/strong>. So, this next should be the final neck template shape:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-6-1.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-6-1.png 1152w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-6-1-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-6-1-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-6-1-768x224.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And <em>voil\u00e1<\/em>, there&#8217;s your very own neck template. This is but a guide to help you carve out the neck. It should be 13mm thick on the heel&#8217;s side and 12mm thick on the duck tail&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you can check whether your neck has a <strong>flat bottom<\/strong>, you can check the curb and you can check the heel curve as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"336\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-7.png?w=1024\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-7.png 1152w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-7-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-7-1024x299.png 1024w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-7-768x224.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is what you shall do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/neck-excerpts-2.png?w=564\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-727\" style=\"width:513px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/neck-excerpts-2.png 564w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/neck-excerpts-2-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And, please, <strong><em>note that this is not to scale<\/em><\/strong>, ie, you cannot simply print this and hope it&#8217;ll match your design. You should create this template from scratch, as outlined here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, aamof, if you&#8217;ve bought an expensive violin, that&#8217;s one very cheap way of checking the violin maker&#8217;s abilities on the neck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use any material to create this, cardboard, wood, acrylic, or metal, you name it. I&#8217;ve  made  out of of some scrap oak I had:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"411\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/riccardo964a.files.wordpress.com\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-8.png?w=411\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-744\" style=\"width:385px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-8.png 411w, https:\/\/riccardo964.techster.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/my-neck-template-8-300x258.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 411px) 100vw, 411px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish you the very best of luck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Footnotes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"8492da7f-6708-4d4b-a33a-8173a41b9106\">Based on Antonio Stradivari&#8217;s &#8216;Messiah&#8217; 1716 violin. <a href=\"#8492da7f-6708-4d4b-a33a-8173a41b9106-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I caught the bug of creating templates (perhaps what others describe as &#8220;fiddle disease&#8221;? 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