christian bayon

Don´t make it flat, for working well, a plane need to be slightly hollow in le length direction.

I bought it 15 years ago and I don´t know the new product. I´ll check if it´s different.

Yes, and I did it myself. Of course it´s only for "open" the FF, like you do with a saw, after, you cut them normally, only with knives.

In Mirecourt. First half of the XX century, the old guys cut very deeply with a knife, before carving the inside of the top. You need good muscle and a good hand! Fast and clean. Mirecourt way!

Nice varnish so far.

Last but not least I remember having read an article which focused on the importance of the thickness around the f holes. It is known that if the area below the treble side f hole is too thin a wolf note can come out. treble side?

Searching for light "craquelé" GDG mood.

After to glue it, only the height can be adjusted, at the centre and at the ends. Narrower?, why not? 6 or 7 gr, 2 more than my "normal" bar. For the taper, the bar follow the shape of the top.

It lowered the nut since it lowered the neck.

One of the effect of tapering the ribs on the belly side is to increase the string s angle at the bridge, maybe it was the purpose since , in the XVII century, with the baroque neck, it was difficult to add pressure on the bridge.

It s why I said "for me"

It s more logical for me, the ribs are under tension since the back is forced and they force the neck to the opposite direction from the strings tension.

It seems, like said Roger, Stradivari tapered the belly side. Here id the "Reynier " Strad, 1727, you can see the scribe line marking it. I do it on the back side.

This two sentence does not work very well together ! Usually the best makers does not have violin available for sale!

Experimentation of a new varnish.