Violadamore Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Thank you, Jacob!! Very awesome description and excellent photos. Inspiring. Reality TV?? More like the Violin Resurrection Olympics or World Cup or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Hyslop Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Thank you, Jacob!! Very awesome description and excellent photos. Inspiring. Reality TV?? More like the Violin Resurrection Olympics or World Cup or something Yeah but those type of events only happen once every four years. Maestronet keeps on giving on a daily basis. Just want to say once again that I am very thankful for this place of learning and the knowledgeable people that make it what it is. r. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blank face Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Now we can recognize the face of the violin and I find it nearly identical with J.G. Thir, the edgework reminding of Leidolff; georgous sounding instruments and much undervalued in comparision with italian or french makers (IMO). I wish you calm hands and much patience for doing this great job of life-saving! Very curious for the going on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conor Russell Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 That's a monster job Jacob! I had a viola in some years ago, bran New, having suffered the same fate but even worse. Amazingly, the two bows that were in the case survived unscathed, just like yours. By the by, I had a very upset woman turn up one day with a cello in a big cardboard packing case. It had just been shipped from Australia. There were two slots in it where some loo la had driven his forklift in. She hadn't had the stomach to open it, but when we did, we found that although the forks had gone through the cello case, they had more or less missed the cello. One went clean through under the neck, and the other through between the back of the case and the back of the cello. There was just a little bruise on the lower back edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Hargrave Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Bloody hell Jacob you are a braver man than I will ever be. The two things that I vowed never to do was document a repair and give opinions about fiddles. I recently suggested that a saddle as probably not genuine and Bruce promptly put me right. I hope that people will be kind. Even if they think they do, they really don't know how lucky they are having you on this site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Molnar Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Jacob, you must walk on water! Can someone tell me how these violins sound after such extensive repair? Can they be played? Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Jacob, you must walk on water! Can someone tell me how these violins sound after such extensive repair? Can they be played? Mike I’m sorry, Roger never showed me how to do that. In my experience, the really smashed in instruments surprised everyone by sounding better than ever afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 In my experience, the really smashed in instruments surprised everyone by sounding better than ever afterwards. Somewhere in that statement surely resides a silver bullet for new making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted August 21, 2013 Report Share Posted August 21, 2013 Somewhere in that statement surely resides a silver bullet for new making. Sure does. First, you fire the silver bullet through the fiddle.................. The theory that crack repairs improve tone has a long history. FWIW, I've noticed the same thing but believe that the competence of the repairs has a lot to do with it. I'd say that the Frank's owner has nothing to worry about but the bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain Luthier Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I have tried a few instruments in showrooms that looked like jigsaw puzzles up close. I'm sure that they sound as good as they ever did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 I have tried a few instruments in showrooms that looked like jigsaw puzzles up close. I'm sure that they sound as good as they ever did. It's a bit spooky that this thread has flickered back to life now, because only yesterday, I strung the run-over Frank violin again for the first time, to see what it sounds like now. It has been a lot longer than I had planed because it spent several months sitting around on a dusty shelf in my workshop, waiting for me to do other things that were considered more “urgent”. I don't consider the re-touching work quite “finished” yet, because a couple of areas are a bit too shiny, although I would be a little upset if anyone thought it “looked like a jigsaw puzzle up close” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kallie Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 It's a bit spooky that this thread has flickered back to life now, because only yesterday, I strung the run-over Frank violin again for the first time, to see what it sounds like now. It has been a lot longer than I had planed because it spent several months sitting around on a dusty shelf in my workshop, waiting for me to do other things that were considered more “urgent”. I don't consider the re-touching work quite “finished” yet, because a couple of areas are a bit too shiny, although I would be a little upset if anyone thought it “looked like a jigsaw puzzle up close” Hi Jacob, would you perhaps consider posting pictures when you are done? Or more pictures from the repairs if you have any, and are willing to share? I'm sure everyone would be thrilled to see how it turned out. If not possible due to any reason, no problem, and thank you for the pictures and info you already posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassClef Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Monumentally excellent thread, I feel privileged to have read it and am salivating for more updates. Thank you thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted February 12, 2014 Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 It's a bit spooky that this thread has flickered back to life now, because only yesterday, I strung the run-over Frank violin again for the first time, to see what it sounds like now. It has been a lot longer than I had planed because it spent several months sitting around on a dusty shelf in my workshop, waiting for me to do other things that were considered more “urgent”. I don't consider the re-touching work quite “finished” yet, because a couple of areas are a bit too shiny, although I would be a little upset if anyone thought it “looked like a jigsaw puzzle up close” Yes, updates, please Your postings about the Frank make a nice antidote to the "worst repairs" thread that's still going on. From the pics I've seen so far, I can't imagine it looking like a "jigsaw puzzle"; (maybe more like the matchstick violin we had photos of here a while back........... but totally flawless, of course ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 By popular demand: This is what the run-over Frank violin looks like today and to save srolling back two pages too post #28, 2 Pictures of what it was like after it's mishap in August Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron MacDonald Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 This one's beyond impressive--it's incredible! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscus Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rue Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 ....at least the mute didn't fall off... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violadamore Posted February 14, 2014 Report Share Posted February 14, 2014 Bravo, maestro, bravo!!! [clapping, cheering, throwing spruce and maple confetti] Outstanding!! Do you have any more inspiring photos to share? [begins rhythmic clapping for an encore]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassClef Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 I somehow missed the post on the re-assembled instrument. Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palousian Posted May 27, 2014 Report Share Posted May 27, 2014 Thanks, Bass Clef, for bringing this thread to the top of the stack, since I also had somehow missed it three months ago. That is a spectacular restoration! I am curious whether the instrument sounds anything like it did before the catastrophe. I can't imagine that it isn't a little bit shaky on the edges, but I also thought that there was no way it was going to go back together either. I bow down!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_Molnar Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 It's a bit spooky that this thread has flickered back to life now, because only yesterday, I strung the run-over Frank violin again for the first time, to see what it sounds like now. It has been a lot longer than I had planed because it spent several months sitting around on a dusty shelf in my workshop, waiting for me to do other things that were considered more “urgent”. I don't consider the re-touching work quite “finished” yet, because a couple of areas are a bit too shiny, although I would be a little upset if anyone thought it “looked like a jigsaw puzzle up close” Incredible job, Jacob. I am surprised that it could be restrung after being smashed into so many pieces. How did it sound? Again - congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobsaunders Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Incredible job, Jacob. I am surprised that it could be restrung after being smashed into so many pieces. How did it sound? It sounds just as good as before, if not better. Not that I would recommend running anything over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Tucker Posted May 28, 2014 Report Share Posted May 28, 2014 Bravo, maestro, bravo!!! [clapping, cheering, throwing spruce and maple confetti] Outstanding!! Do you have any more inspiring photos to share? [begins rhythmic clapping for an encore]. I couldn't have said it better. Damn! That was painful to look at, after the ruinous bout with a car tire. I'm thinking that I would have simply passed on trying to restore such a mess. I too must give a thunderous applause. What you did with this violin is simply beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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