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Congratulations Louis.

Hi Critical mind. I accept all critics, don't worry. Critics, if are well done, help to enhance the work. Despite I dislike a lot of details of my violin I am a little happy because one or two things are better comparing with previous violins and I sold all my violins. Now, my goal is to make a clean violin but I have to improve. Regards Tango

Hi Rue You can pick on the photo and will see 4 more photos (scroll side and back)

Hi all This is my latest violin varnished with my own varnish (R. Hargrave colophonia recipe) Regards

Thanks Duane. I will try that

Thanks Duane88

Hi Thanks all for the comments. I noticed I forgot to put in place the blade . So, I will put in place the blade and continue flattening some with sand paper in differents degrees but will let a little hollow to test. This plane I bought for the make the centre joint because is larger than my little plane. Ussually I do that with a cheap but tunned jack plane resulting a dificult job for me. Despite of this, center joint came up well because I am patient fellow (haha) however I want to do this in few strokes. Thanks all Tango

Hi all I am setting up a Stanley plane #5 (356mm). I planed over a granite surface with #80, #100and#120 sand paper. I am tired and can´t delete the original all factory marks. Does the plane need dead flat in all the sole? The present concavity seem to be a very little. All advices will be apreciated Thanks and regards Tango

Congratulations Louis !!!

Hi Vernici Liutería If I can I will buy some luteola but I dont know nothing about plants and less of chemistry

Hi Only three violinist tested the violin and said it sound loud, speedy and even. So I am very happy. It is #7 I like a little more the sound of # 6 but anyway the goal was fulfilled Thanks for the compliments

Hi Jim The color is seemed to the real. Only few differences i some places. I cooked 100 hours the colophonia that have a subtle yellow hew. I mix in the third coat of vanish tube oil pigments : Indian yellow, alizarim crimson, blue and quincuasia gold in dust pigment. I like more the precedent violin . In this last case I mistakened with the quincuasia resulting a bit orange thas forced to me to change some the lasts coats and a subtle antiquing

Hi all After one difficult year,I finished my last violin. Soon well be another. Sorry the back. I don´t know how to rotate the photo. Regards

Hi Uncle Duke I had no luck with the Aloe Socotrino leaves. Very few drops fell down from the cut I made on the leaves. And the worse thing I lost that few yellow tears I collected. So, I begin now by second time. I will inform to Maestronet. Regards Tango

Hi Ctanzio I have two jars full of plaster prepared like Roger Hargrave explained in his Making a Doubble Bass. May I use that PoP in the way you wrote? Thanks for explanation Thanks for reply and thanks Joey too