[Boveda Humidity Packs]

Yes they work pretty well. Search for a thread here on how to recharge them.

[Top Weight/Forensic Lutherie]

Hi Don. What do the squiggly grey lines represent?

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2 hours ago, MikeC said:

 

Whoa those are some seriously long corners. No doubt to be shortened but really?

[Christian Bayon´s bench]

3 hours ago, christian bayon said:

Not a particular model, inspired around 1742.

Actually glad to hear that because I could not place the F holes or instrument model! Very nice by the way!

[Christian Bayon´s bench]

What GDG is the above modeled after?

[Sound graphs - how can we see 'sound quality' how can we see 'bow response'?]

 David A.T. You could make a macro function and/or a template file in excel to do the work. Probably easier than trying to explain how to do it. You could post the macro here for people to use. And before someone chimes in, yes macros can be used to do evil things...

[Dave Slight's Bench]

Like the color!

[Damping of the violin bodies]

7 hours ago, Anders Buen said:

I think Heifetz played gut strings. I wonder if he also was one of the last solo violinists playing a gut E-string. His playing style was intense.

 

Heifetz played on unwound gut D and A. He used a steel E and metal wound on gut G.

[Kremer's 'Turpentine Rosin Oil']

I am also curious about this. Here is a link with some discussion 

I would suggest using Google to search for things on MN. The native search engine is so-so.

e.g. Kremer rosin oil site:maestronet.com

[Bein and Fushi violin cases]

Not sure how much they are doing with cases/accessories lately but here is their contact info https://beinfushi.com/contact/.

[Cremona Visit]

[Cremona Visit]

[Cremona Visit]

Amorim Violins

[Cremona Visit]

La Casa Nuziale

 

[Cremona Visit]

Cremona tools!

[Let's talk about Ground]

On 7/23/2021 at 8:11 PM, Don Noon said:

Terpene resin primarily.  I have been diddling for years with some in a large bottle with several different sovents added in unknown amounts and then adding some artists medium and then cooking it.  Hope that helps.

By artists medium, do you mean tube color or dry pigments?

[Cremona Visit]

19 hours ago, LSF2 said:

 I like that rich, reddish brown color on those violins.  Very nice!

The pics really don't convey their beauty. Even better in person!

[Cremona Visit]

DHad the chance to visit Cremona this summer. It is a charming town, especially for connoisseurs of bowed string instruments. I was there only a day and a half. I Wish that I could have spent more time there! Hopefully this will inspire people to visit.

First up is my visit with Davide Sora. I had a chance to see two of his violins and play one. Gorgeous instruments! The violin played great for an unplayed fiddle. Davide is as we know a master maker who is willing to share his time and information. I wish that I had taken more pics. Mille grazie Davide.

More to come.

[MN's Own David Burgess in Museo di Violino]

1 hour ago, Rue said:

 

[MN's Own David Burgess in Museo di Violino]

I did not see this view in my art history books...DB you have been working out!

[MN's Own David Burgess in Museo di Violino]

Forgot to include the two other Davids from the trip. Tutti Davidi 

[MN's Own David Burgess in Museo di Violino]

I’m going to post a bunch of pics soon. Got to hang out with Davide Sora!

[MN's Own David Burgess in Museo di Violino]

If memory serves, DB was one of the two Americani in the exhibit with David Gusset being the other.

 

[MN's Own David Burgess in Museo di Violino]

10 minutes ago, Violadamore said:

Lovely.  Thanks for posting this, @scordatura 

Thanks but I should have used the manual mode on my phone camera...I was in hog heaven in Cremona.

[MN's Own David Burgess in Museo di Violino]

11 minutes ago, Strad O Various Jr. said:

He must have won the Cremona contest where they keep the winning instrument

They had a whole section of mostly contemporary violas. A few cellos.