Jerry Lynn

Well gosh guys, sorry I put in my two cents. Of interest, from the exact same place. Notice the TIM on the button. The link to drop in from "sold" doesn't seem to be working.. https://www.jrjuddviolins.com/product/tim-geigen-1923/

Yes, a lot of times (at least here) you see this model stamped and labeled as “TIM Geigen.”

Do kids these days know who Mr. Kool is? Some of the best advice I was ever given was to use both dyes and pigments so that my retouch doesn’t either look like koolaid or a coat of paint. Mine is “furnace black.” I wonder if at the end of the day if they are really all that different. All that being said, most everyday retouching for me tends to be Old Wood alcohol colors in black and orange, an Indian yellow pigment, and a burnt umber pigment. I’ve got a lot more that come out for specific things - The key to any retouching seems to be testing and knowing your m

The difficulty to be aware with surface plates and old instruments is dealing with instruments that have a significant amount of body twist, or are asymmetrical (either made that way, or through significant wear.)

Neck resetting part 1 Worthwhile and well written from a good friend and colleague.

I really like that Mark, I’m going to borrow it...

Nick now works for Potters, Josh is in NYC most of the time (I think). Try Craig Schaeffer at the string workshop.

Super swell guy...Last time I spoke with him he had mentioned how fortunate he felt to have gotten his shop space when he did. I don’t know how any of you all who live there can afford to do much of anything.

If she has room in her schedule, you can't do much better than Eliane Leblanc.

The trade has thankfully gotten far more conservative.

HA... one of my clients did this, and sent it to me and we used it for one of the early episodes of the Omo podcast. They are indeed dustbin scrolls. A violist, incase anyone is interested.

Every adhesive has its place, white glue on a patch isn’t the place for it.

Most pro restorers, including myself, wouldn’t dream of doing a post patch with out a cast. It has little to do with with whether or not the crack lines up or not. But is a necessary consideration in calculating time which we agree on:

So, you would do the job with out making a cast?

My understanding from whom we got that pic from was that everything was á la carte.